Bryan Young, PE, CISSP, MBA

Bryan Young, PE, CISSP, MBA has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Bryan started their career at SAS Institute, Inc. where they worked as Network Engineer and then as a Systems Developer. Bryan designed and implemented BI Platform infrastructure management tools generating over $1M in revenue by transitioning Fortune 100 accounts to web platforms. Bryan also led a team, managed a $600k annual budget, and restructured build management procedures and validation procedures resulting in $1.8M in savings in development and testing. Later, at Intel Corporation, Bryan served as a Sr. Product Manager and Business Development Manager where they built Go-To-Market strategy and plans for Blade products, organized corporate goodwill and tax advantage with $6.4M Blade donation to NCSU, and sourced $2M from a government program to fund Intel's Growth and Sustainability programs. Bryan worked as Sr. Software Architect and Software Business Development Manager at Lenovo, where they led the development and execution of go-to-market strategy for software products. In addition, they were Chief Technology Officer at Zingo where they led the development of cutting-edge credit technology software. Bryan is also the Co-Founder and Advisor to SoundWaveIQ, Inc., where they used their extensive experience in technology to create an innovative mobile intelligence app. Currently, Bryan works as Sales Engineering and Security expert at CRS Group.

Bryan Young, PE, CISSP, MBA, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, both obtained from North Carolina State University in 1998. Bryan further pursued an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in Marketing and Operations from 2003 to 2005. In April 2003, they obtained a Professional Engineer (PE) certification from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Recently, in August 2021, they obtained certification as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)², and in April 2021, they obtained the SAFC-II Advanced FCRA Certification from the National Consumer Reporting Association.