Patrick Sofo
Senior Product Manager Threat Operations at Huntress- Claim this Profile
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Jason Trost
I worked with Patrick for >3 years, and I was his direct manager for about 1.5 to 2 years. Patrick is a hard working, personable, and creative Product Manager. He successfully managed multiple ML-based cybersecurity products, and he spearheaded the design and creation of a new internal threat detection product (fullstack app + big data backend + ML). This was very successful in detecting new threats, saving analysts' time, and reducing false positives. Along with having exceptional product management skills, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement skills, Patrick has deep technical knowledge and experience in several complementary areas including: machine learning, threat detection & response, insider threat detection, UI/UX, AWS, and agile delivery. I would highly recommend Patrick for a Senior/Lead Product Manager role and would definitely work with him again!
Nicole Washburn, JD, CFE, CCP
Patrick was Product Manager for our custom internally built insider threat platform for over two years. His leadership and direction for our program and this product was exceptional. Under him the tool went from one basic rules based use case to an actual UEBA tool that risk scored technical and behavioral indicators, ingested and aggregated dozens of data sources, alerted on over 100 threat patterns and applied over 50 ML/statistical anomaly detectors to identify insider risk. He was always customer focused, providing exceptional support, thinking ahead, identifying and anticipating the teams needs, incorporating feedback, and overall providing the best customer experience I have had. We miss him daily!
Jason Trost
I worked with Patrick for >3 years, and I was his direct manager for about 1.5 to 2 years. Patrick is a hard working, personable, and creative Product Manager. He successfully managed multiple ML-based cybersecurity products, and he spearheaded the design and creation of a new internal threat detection product (fullstack app + big data backend + ML). This was very successful in detecting new threats, saving analysts' time, and reducing false positives. Along with having exceptional product management skills, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement skills, Patrick has deep technical knowledge and experience in several complementary areas including: machine learning, threat detection & response, insider threat detection, UI/UX, AWS, and agile delivery. I would highly recommend Patrick for a Senior/Lead Product Manager role and would definitely work with him again!
Nicole Washburn, JD, CFE, CCP
Patrick was Product Manager for our custom internally built insider threat platform for over two years. His leadership and direction for our program and this product was exceptional. Under him the tool went from one basic rules based use case to an actual UEBA tool that risk scored technical and behavioral indicators, ingested and aggregated dozens of data sources, alerted on over 100 threat patterns and applied over 50 ML/statistical anomaly detectors to identify insider risk. He was always customer focused, providing exceptional support, thinking ahead, identifying and anticipating the teams needs, incorporating feedback, and overall providing the best customer experience I have had. We miss him daily!
Jason Trost
I worked with Patrick for >3 years, and I was his direct manager for about 1.5 to 2 years. Patrick is a hard working, personable, and creative Product Manager. He successfully managed multiple ML-based cybersecurity products, and he spearheaded the design and creation of a new internal threat detection product (fullstack app + big data backend + ML). This was very successful in detecting new threats, saving analysts' time, and reducing false positives. Along with having exceptional product management skills, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement skills, Patrick has deep technical knowledge and experience in several complementary areas including: machine learning, threat detection & response, insider threat detection, UI/UX, AWS, and agile delivery. I would highly recommend Patrick for a Senior/Lead Product Manager role and would definitely work with him again!
Nicole Washburn, JD, CFE, CCP
Patrick was Product Manager for our custom internally built insider threat platform for over two years. His leadership and direction for our program and this product was exceptional. Under him the tool went from one basic rules based use case to an actual UEBA tool that risk scored technical and behavioral indicators, ingested and aggregated dozens of data sources, alerted on over 100 threat patterns and applied over 50 ML/statistical anomaly detectors to identify insider risk. He was always customer focused, providing exceptional support, thinking ahead, identifying and anticipating the teams needs, incorporating feedback, and overall providing the best customer experience I have had. We miss him daily!
Jason Trost
I worked with Patrick for >3 years, and I was his direct manager for about 1.5 to 2 years. Patrick is a hard working, personable, and creative Product Manager. He successfully managed multiple ML-based cybersecurity products, and he spearheaded the design and creation of a new internal threat detection product (fullstack app + big data backend + ML). This was very successful in detecting new threats, saving analysts' time, and reducing false positives. Along with having exceptional product management skills, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement skills, Patrick has deep technical knowledge and experience in several complementary areas including: machine learning, threat detection & response, insider threat detection, UI/UX, AWS, and agile delivery. I would highly recommend Patrick for a Senior/Lead Product Manager role and would definitely work with him again!
Nicole Washburn, JD, CFE, CCP
Patrick was Product Manager for our custom internally built insider threat platform for over two years. His leadership and direction for our program and this product was exceptional. Under him the tool went from one basic rules based use case to an actual UEBA tool that risk scored technical and behavioral indicators, ingested and aggregated dozens of data sources, alerted on over 100 threat patterns and applied over 50 ML/statistical anomaly detectors to identify insider risk. He was always customer focused, providing exceptional support, thinking ahead, identifying and anticipating the teams needs, incorporating feedback, and overall providing the best customer experience I have had. We miss him daily!
Credentials
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PMC Level I
Pragmatic InstituteJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Product Owner
Scrum AllianceMar, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum AllianceNov, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Amazon Web Services Security Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Nov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web ServicesApr, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIAJun, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile Inc -
Certified SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Experience
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Huntress
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Product Manager Threat Operations
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Product Manager
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Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
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Capital One
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Product Manager
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Jun 2019 - Apr 2021
I was the embedded product owner for multiple development teams. I also was the product manager for the platform that we built and supported. The UEBA platform detected internal and external cyber security threats at Capital One using Big Data and targeted Machine Learning models.I engaged directly with business stakeholders, end users (cyber analysts) and engineers, leading product design and requirement gathering. I owned the roadmap and I worked directly with the development teams, creating and refining stories (technical and user) Show less
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Senior Product Owner
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
Led Capital One’s 1st cyber machine learning team to the successful build out of multiple targeted Machine Learning systems: phishing email triage, malware beacon classification, obfuscated Powershell detection, and cloud storage anomaly detection. As an embedded product owner, I engaged directly with engineers on a daily basis, drafted user stories, maintained product roadmaps, and shared incremental sprint work with end users via live demos (SOC analysts).
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Senior Engagement Manager
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Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
Engagement manager for Capital One's Machine Learning Department. Engaged and managed relationships with numerous internal customers and stakeholders to scope out business/engineering use cases targeting 6 high value lines of business (Digital Marketing, Anti-Money Laundering, Auto-Finance, Credit Monitoring, Fraud, and Cyber Security).
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Capital One
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Scrum Master
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Apr 2016 - May 2017
Scrum Master for Capital One's Data Management Department. Led 3 engineering teams focused on delivering access controls, data protection and data lineage solutions to internal capital one analysts and data scientists. Scrum Master for Capital One's Data Management Department. Led 3 engineering teams focused on delivering access controls, data protection and data lineage solutions to internal capital one analysts and data scientists.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
I worked in one of Amazon's largest North American fulfillment centers, learning about operations and Amazon's continuous improvement process. Led and motivated hundreds of Amazon associates to deliver products on time to millions of customers. I worked in one of Amazon's largest North American fulfillment centers, learning about operations and Amazon's continuous improvement process. Led and motivated hundreds of Amazon associates to deliver products on time to millions of customers.
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Aries Building Systems
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Williston North Dakota
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Field Operations
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
Worked along side operations managers to keep Aries's facilities maintained throughout the summer. Worked 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for 3 months across 5 camps in the Williston, North Dakota area. Work ranged from plumbing/electrical maintenance to handling daily work orders involving outside contractors. Worked along side operations managers to keep Aries's facilities maintained throughout the summer. Worked 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for 3 months across 5 camps in the Williston, North Dakota area. Work ranged from plumbing/electrical maintenance to handling daily work orders involving outside contractors.
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Fairfax County Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Camp Counselor
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Jun 2010 - Jun 2013
Supervised campers from ages 8 to 16 at Oakton High School's Summer Basketball Camp. Coached multiple teams, teaching them the fundamentals of basketball and sportsmanship. Supervised campers from ages 8 to 16 at Oakton High School's Summer Basketball Camp. Coached multiple teams, teaching them the fundamentals of basketball and sportsmanship.
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Education
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2012 - 2016
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Technology
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