Richard Whiteside

Richard Whiteside is currently the Head of IT and Security at Optimal Workshop, where Richard also holds the title of Security & Privacy Officer. Prior to this, Richard served as a Senior Security Consultant at Quantum Security Services in New Zealand from February 2017 to August 2021. Richard started their career as a Graduate at Datacom from January 2015 to January 2017. Richard obtained their Bachelor's Degree in Information Assurance and Security from WelTec in 2014 after completing their NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 at St Patrick's College, Wellington from 2007 to 2011.