John Padgette

John Padgette has a strong background in cybersecurity, with a focus on architecture and mobile/wireless security. John most recently worked at Helmerich & Payne as a Principal Security Architect. Prior to that, they held the position of Senior Security Architect at TEKsystems. John also had a long tenure at Accenture, where they were a Cyber Security Architect specializing in cloud security. John began their career at Booz Allen Hamilton, where they worked as a Senior Mobile/Wireless Security Engineer, conducting vulnerability research and developing mobile device forensics systems.

John Padgette has a MS degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, which they obtained from 1999 to 2004. Prior to that, they completed a ME degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia from 1994 to 1998. Their undergraduate degree is a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, earned between 1987 and 1992. In terms of certifications, they hold the following: API Security Architect from API Academy (obtained year unknown), SABSA Certified Architect - SCF from The SABSA Institute (obtained in 2015), AWS Certified Security - Specialty from Amazon Web Services (obtained in August 2020), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² (obtained in February 2005), Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) from CWNP (details unknown), Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP) from CWNP (details unknown), and Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) from Cisco (details unknown).