Ruby Perez (they/them)

Ruby Perez has a strong background in security and infrastructure, with their most recent role being the Head of Security & Infrastructure at Kannact since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Software Security Researcher at BenthCo LLC from August 2021 to February 2023. From May 2020 to August 2021, Ruby was a Principal Application Security Engineer at Redox. Ruby also gained experience as a Security Software Engineer, Security Research & Development, and later as a DevSecOps Engineer at Ultimate Software from July 2017 to April 2020. Ruby has a history of working in security, with previous roles including Cloud Application Security Consultant and DevOps Security Lead, CSO at Financial Apps, as well as a Search Engine Evaluator at Leapforce. Additionally, they have experience as a Professional Services Engineer at Modern I.T. Group and as a Tier II WebApp Support Lead at BNY Mellon. Ruby started their career as a Computer Repair Technician at Geek Squad. Overall, Ruby Perez has accumulated a wealth of experience in security and infrastructure roles, showcasing their expertise in the field.

Ruby Perez attended Western Governors University from 2015 to 2019, where they pursued a non-degree seeking program and focused on software security. In addition to their education at WGU, they obtained various certifications. In 2015, they achieved CompTIA A+ certification. In 2015, they also obtained CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ certifications. In 2016, they earned CompTIA Project+ certification. In 2017, they achieved CompTIA Linux+ certification, LPIC-1 certification from Linux Professional Institute, and SUSE Certified Linux Administrator (CLA) certification from SUSE. In 2017, they also obtained Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician certification. Finally, in 2019, Ruby Perez obtained CIW Advanced HTML 5 & CSS3 Specialist certification from Certification Partners (CIW).