Eric Schley

Eric Schley has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Eric most recently worked as the Chief Security Officer at Summa Financial Technology starting in October 2018. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2018, Eric was a Senior Software Engineer at The Weather Company, an IBM Business.

In 2014, Eric served as a Technical Solutions Architect - Enterprise Information Management (EIM) at Kohl's Department Stores. From 2012 to 2014, they were an Enterprise Architect, Open Source Expert at OpenLogic, where they provided professional services and support for various open source technologies.

Earlier in their career, Eric worked at Stark Investments from 2001 to 2012, holding various roles including Enterprise Architect - Infrastructure and Infrastructure Manager, Enterprise Architect - Risk, and Senior Software Engineer. Eric was responsible for managing and supporting remote/global offices, designing and building risk applications, and developing J2EE/Swing applications for the trading floor.

Eric began their career as a Senior Consultant at Cornerstone Consulting from 1999 to 2003. In 2000, they worked as a Consultant at Workscape. Eric also gained experience as a Software Engineer at Strong Capital Management and Frontier Technologies.

Overall, Eric Schley has a strong background in software engineering, architecture, open source technologies, and risk management, with expertise in various industries including finance, retail, and technology.

Eric Schley attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1991 to 1996, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following:

- Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer from Google in October 2020

- ISC2 - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in October 2013

- Professional Cloud Security Engineer from Google in January 2021

- Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect from Google in December 2020

- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator from The Linux Foundation in May 2021

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in March 2021

- ISC2 - Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) from (ISC)² in January 2018

- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council in February 2014

- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate from Amazon Web Services in September 2016

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional from Amazon Web Services in September 2018

- AWS Certified Developer - Associate from Amazon Web Services in June 2016

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services in December 2015

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional from Amazon Web Services in March 2017

- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) from Cisco in March 2012

- Cisco Certified Network Associate - Security (CCNA Security) from Cisco in June 2012

- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) from Cisco in January 2015

- VMware Certified Professional 4 (VCP) from VMware in March 2011