Philip A.

Philip A. has extensive experience in the field of information security, with their most recent role being the Associate Director of Information Security at Oxford Nanopore Technologies since February 2023. Before joining Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Philip worked as a Senior Security Consultant at Quorum Cyber from May 2022 to January 2023. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Information Security Manager at Amey from February 2018 to May 2022, where they managed cyber security risks and improved security controls. Philip also has experience as an Information Security Specialist at CQR from January 2017 to January 2018. In addition, Philip worked at Unipart Group as an Information Security Analyst from September 2015 to December 2016, where they assisted in the development and delivery of IT security initiatives. Philip also completed the IT Leadership Programme at Unipart Group from September 2013 to August 2015, gaining experience in IT project management. Philip started their career as a Finance Analyst at IBM from June 2011 to July 2012 and worked as a Waiter/Bar Assistant at The Old Brewery from September 2010 to May 2011.

Philip A. attended the University of Greenwich from 2009 to 2013, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Mathematics. In addition to their degree, they earned several certifications in the field of information systems security. In March 2016, Philip obtained the Associate of (ISC)² CISSP certification from (ISC)². Then, in June 2019, they obtained two further certifications: the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification and the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, both from (ISC)².