Stephen Spencer

Stephen Spencer has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Stephen began their career as an Assistant Store Manager and then became a Store Supervisor at CVS Pharmacy. Stephen later worked in the education sector as a Technology Specialist and then became a Lead Technology Specialist/Tier II at BLUE SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT R-IV. Stephen then transitioned into the IT field, working as a Support Analyst/Tier II, System Engineer, and Field Tech Engineer at Cerner Corporation. Stephen also worked as a Lead Technology Specialist/Tier II at BLUE SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT R-IV. Stephen's roles later included working as a Lead Network Engineer at Sitel and as a Lead Information Security Engineer at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. Stephen then held the position of Lead Architect, Info Security Engineering at FNTS and Manager - (SOC) Security Operations Center/Sr Security Engineer at BlueAlly. Most recently, Stephen served as a Senior Security Consultant and Engineering Program Manager at First Health Advisory, and they currently hold the position of Director of Enterprise IT & Security Risk Management - Operations and Support at the same company. Throughout their career, Stephen has demonstrated expertise in various areas, including information security, network engineering, and technology management.

Stephen Spencer earned their Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Management from Devry University Kansas City. Stephen attended the university from 1999 to 2002. In 2017, they pursued further education at AIM Academy, where they completed a program in IT Leadership and Strategy. Additionally, Stephen obtained several certifications including "Organizational Data Security Fundamentals" from Cybrary in January 2017, and they also pursued professional training in cloud security and information security through institutions such as Cloud Security Alliance, (ISC)², and SANS Institute. No specific start or end years were provided for these training programs. It is worth mentioning that Stephen returned to Devry University Kansas City for another degree in Telecommunications Management, although the start and end years were not specified.