Derek Paupore

Derek Paupore is an accomplished professional in the networking and security consulting industry, currently serving as the Owner of Gateway Networking LLC since June 2022, where responsibilities include independent consulting for SASE and SD-WAN, as well as network and security assessments and recommendations utilizing security frameworks such as NIST and CMMC. Paupore also holds the position of Senior Systems Engineer at Federal Data Systems since June 2022. Prior roles include Senior Sales Engineer at Arctic Wolf, Security Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco, and various Systems Engineer positions at several organizations, including Tiburon Associates, Intelligent Decisions, and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Paupore's career began in the US Army as a Signals Intelligence Analyst. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, both obtained from the University of Maryland Global Campus.