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Gio Hernandez

Director of Information Technology at RAPT Therapeutics

Gio Hernandez has over 18 years of experience in the field of information technology and cybersecurity. Gio currently serves as the Director of Information Technology at RAPT Therapeutics. Prior to this, they worked as an Information Security Consultant at the University of California, Davis and as an Information Technology Consultant at Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Gio also has experience as an Information Security/Cybersecurity Consultant at US ProTech.

Gio Hernandez's previous roles include serving as the Sr. Director and Head of Global Information Technologies at Dynavax Technologies, where they rebuilt and led a global IT team and developed an IT and Information Security strategy. Gio has also worked as the Director of Information Technology and Information Security Officer at TeraRecon, Inc., where they oversaw IT and information security operations.

Furthermore, Gio Hernandez has held positions such as Senior IT Director, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) & Compliance Manager at Recommind, where they managed global IT support, information security, and compliance. Gio also worked as the Sr. Director of IT at Medivation and as the Director of Information Technology and Information Security Officer at XDx and Kosan Biosciences, respectively.

Throughout their career, Gio Hernandez has demonstrated expertise in IT infrastructure, information security, IT governance, and IT support services. Gio has developed and implemented IT policies and procedures and has experience in areas such as disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and data management.

Gio Hernandez attended Diablo Valley College from 1992 to 1994, where they pursued a degree in Computer Science with a focus on Computer Programming. Prior to that, they studied Engineering at Universidad Jose Simeon Cañas from 1979 to 1980, specializing in Industrial Engineering. Beginning in 1977 until 1979, Gio obtained a Bachelor's degree from Colegio Externado de San Jose, majoring in Physics & Math.

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