City of Glendale, CA
Christiam Lemus currently serves as the Cybersecurity Manager for the City of Glendale, CA, since August 2023. With extensive experience in information security, Christiam has held various positions at Los Angeles Metro since July 2013, including Information Security Officer, Sr. Software Engineer, Sr. Network Security Engineer, Network Security Engineer, and Communication and Controls System Engineer I. Prior roles include MIS Specialist at Danmer Inc. from November 2000 to July 2013 and IT Manager at GEOSYS from June 1995 to November 2000. Christiam holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, completed between 1993 and 2000, and pursued additional studies at the Oxford Institute of Technology in 2005-2006.
City of Glendale, CA
Incorporated in 1906 and boasting a population of over 200,000, the City of Glendale is the sixth safest city of its size in America and fourth safest in California. Covering approximately 30.6 square miles, Glendale is comfortably situated north of Los Angeles with beautiful views of the Verdugo Mountains. Glendale’s charm is in its unique neighborhoods, offering opportunities for both big city dreamers and small town entrepreneurs. Glendale’s strong ecosystem supports both growing and established companies, such as Walt Disney Imagineering, DreamWorks, Service Titan, Dine Brands, LegalZoom, and Public Storage. Glendale’s track record of successful business attraction is due in no small part to its central location giving it access to four major freeways for residents, employees, and customers from around the region. Businesses and residents alike have taken advantage of Glendale's central location, reputation for safety, excellent business environment, outstanding schools, state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, and growing restaurant and entertainment options. The City of Glendale prides itself on the quality of service and exceptional customer it provides to the community through precision execution and innovative leadership. Such execution and leadership is made possible by its status as a full-service charter city and the Council-Manager form of government. Five councilmembers are elected at large to serve four- year terms, and each year Council selects one member to serve as Mayor. The City is comprised of 15 departments that include the offices of the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Community Development, Community Services & Parks, Finance, Fire, Water & Power, Human Resources, Information Services, Innovation, Performance, and Audit, Library, Arts & Culture, Police, and Public Works.