Rob de Cespedes III
Chief Information Security Officer at Startup.Security- Claim this Profile
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Christian K.
I have worked as a direct report for Rob and worked with Rob on several key projects. He is a capable technical leader that combines solid technical knowledge with superb people management skills. This is a rare combination to find in Cyber and with Rob you have the best of both worlds. Besides his excellence at work, Rob also manages to be a good person and takes good care of the people he manages. I would not hesitate to recommend Rob in any Cyber Management role and I would love to work with Rob in the future. He gets stuff done and embodies the 'lead by example'
Ayola Singh-Kreitz, Ed.D.
Rob is a multi-faceted IT professional. You can lean on him to treat our customers with the utmost respect, and find a solution for their issues as quickly as possible. You can count on him to get any project (big or small) done and his inquisitive mind keeps him with a technological edge that our organization needs.
Christian K.
I have worked as a direct report for Rob and worked with Rob on several key projects. He is a capable technical leader that combines solid technical knowledge with superb people management skills. This is a rare combination to find in Cyber and with Rob you have the best of both worlds. Besides his excellence at work, Rob also manages to be a good person and takes good care of the people he manages. I would not hesitate to recommend Rob in any Cyber Management role and I would love to work with Rob in the future. He gets stuff done and embodies the 'lead by example'
Ayola Singh-Kreitz, Ed.D.
Rob is a multi-faceted IT professional. You can lean on him to treat our customers with the utmost respect, and find a solution for their issues as quickly as possible. You can count on him to get any project (big or small) done and his inquisitive mind keeps him with a technological edge that our organization needs.
Christian K.
I have worked as a direct report for Rob and worked with Rob on several key projects. He is a capable technical leader that combines solid technical knowledge with superb people management skills. This is a rare combination to find in Cyber and with Rob you have the best of both worlds. Besides his excellence at work, Rob also manages to be a good person and takes good care of the people he manages. I would not hesitate to recommend Rob in any Cyber Management role and I would love to work with Rob in the future. He gets stuff done and embodies the 'lead by example'
Ayola Singh-Kreitz, Ed.D.
Rob is a multi-faceted IT professional. You can lean on him to treat our customers with the utmost respect, and find a solution for their issues as quickly as possible. You can count on him to get any project (big or small) done and his inquisitive mind keeps him with a technological edge that our organization needs.
Christian K.
I have worked as a direct report for Rob and worked with Rob on several key projects. He is a capable technical leader that combines solid technical knowledge with superb people management skills. This is a rare combination to find in Cyber and with Rob you have the best of both worlds. Besides his excellence at work, Rob also manages to be a good person and takes good care of the people he manages. I would not hesitate to recommend Rob in any Cyber Management role and I would love to work with Rob in the future. He gets stuff done and embodies the 'lead by example'
Ayola Singh-Kreitz, Ed.D.
Rob is a multi-faceted IT professional. You can lean on him to treat our customers with the utmost respect, and find a solution for their issues as quickly as possible. You can count on him to get any project (big or small) done and his inquisitive mind keeps him with a technological edge that our organization needs.
Credentials
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Registered Scrum Master
Scrum Inc.Mar, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC-CouncilMay, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
InsightVM Certified Administrator
Rapid7May, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC)
GIAC CertificationsFeb, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Registered Product Owner™
Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™Sep, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation
AXELOS Global Best PracticeOct, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
CE+
TrustedIASep, 2020- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Startup.Security
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Information Security Officer
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Director of Cyber and Information Security
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Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
In my role as Directory of Security for Startup Security, it is my responsibility to ensure that our clients are held to the highest security standards. No matter the security need, we are here to help. I've had the pleasure of working with some fantastic partners and have been able to help them reach their security goals. I look forward to the future projects and companies we will be able to help secure.
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Startup Dev
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Information Security Officer
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Dec 2022 - Present
In my role as Chief Information Security Officer for Startup Dev, it is my responsibility to ensure that our clients are held to the highest security standards. No matter the security need, we are here to help. I've had the pleasure of working with some fantastic partners and have been able to help them reach their security goals. I look forward to the future projects and companies we will be able to help secure. In my role as Chief Information Security Officer for Startup Dev, it is my responsibility to ensure that our clients are held to the highest security standards. No matter the security need, we are here to help. I've had the pleasure of working with some fantastic partners and have been able to help them reach their security goals. I look forward to the future projects and companies we will be able to help secure.
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Ramboll
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Denmark
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of IT Security Tools and Services
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Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
In this role at Ramboll, I have the pleasure of managing an international team in Threat and Vulnerability management, Security Engineering and Security Event and incident management. My team will conduct regular vulnerability scans of Ramboll owned assets as well as any environment that may come into contact with the Ramboll network. We will be building vulnerability scanning out as a service to provide to all business units to help move a proactive security posture forward. As was the case before, we will be working with all the international business units to ensure that every Ramboll asset is secure and available.Headed the Solarwinds Orion Task Force to ensure the comapany was not affected by the vulnerability. Show less
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Cyber Security Architect
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Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
• Develop unique, effective security strategies for software systems, networks, data centers, and hardware• Implement/build-in security systems to software, hardware, and components• Research best ways to secure company-wide IT infrastructure• Build firewalls to protect network infrastructures• QA software and hardware for security vulnerabilities and risks• Monitor software for external intrusions, attacks, and hacks• Close off security vulnerability in the case of an attack• Identify cyber attackers, report to upper management, and cooperate with police or other legal forces to detain perpetrator Show less
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Hood College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2018 - May 2020
Co-Teaching a course on Digital Forensics where we give students the real world knowledge needed to analyze computer systems and accurately extract information about what was done on them. Co-Teaching a course on Digital Forensics where we give students the real world knowledge needed to analyze computer systems and accurately extract information about what was done on them.
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Covert Fishing LLC
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of IT
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2020
Oversee all technical aspects of Covert Fishing, from web design and maintenance to E-Commerce and day to day operations. Oversee all technical aspects of Covert Fishing, from web design and maintenance to E-Commerce and day to day operations.
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Regent Education
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dev Ops & System Administrator
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Aug 2016 - Apr 2018
Manage and deploy a diverse network environment of Windows, Linux and OSX machines. Apply SQL updates and packages as requested by clients in real time. Migrate present Active Directory environment to current standards with zero down time. Update and manage legacy linux environments to bring them up to modern standards. Ground up network architecture planning and execution in new location as company moves physical buildings.Wireless network design for enterprise implementation. Work with a great team to get day to day tasks completed in a timely manner. Migrate Atlassian products from legacy versions to the latest builds and also move to cloud. Manage virtual machine environments in VirtualBox, VMWare and Hyper-Visor. Complete SOC Audit for company re-certification. Show less
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System Administrator
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
Manager of a Linux and Windows server environment for Airfacts. Take care of any technical issues that arise in the production environment (CentOS, Tomcat and postgres) and the AD system managing the workstations. Manager of a Linux and Windows server environment for Airfacts. Take care of any technical issues that arise in the production environment (CentOS, Tomcat and postgres) and the AD system managing the workstations.
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Welder
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Feb 2015 - May 2015
Aided in the construction of several steel items. Most notably the structures that support the solar panels at the Tampa Airport. Aided in the construction of several steel items. Most notably the structures that support the solar panels at the Tampa Airport.
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University of Florida
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Expert
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Jan 2007 - Jan 2014
Oversee training of technical consultants. Maintain database of security codes for all employees with access to primary building. Desktop support for the Help Desk Unit. UF encryption task force. UF mobile task force. Linux and OSX environment specialist. Microsoft software liaison.
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Supervisor/Consultant
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Jul 2004 - Jan 2008
Supervise Consultants and make sure they are on task. Assist in any technical issues that Consultants may be having. Triage and repair personal laptops of UF students, Faculty and Staff. Organize and conduct training for new Consultants.
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Draftsman
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Jan 2000 - Jul 2002
Take hand drawn plans made by the engineers and translate them into ACAD. Take hand drawn plans made by the engineers and translate them into ACAD.
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Education
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Hood College
Master of Cyber Security, Cum Laude, Computer Science -
University of Florida
Bachelors, Philosophy -
Florida International University
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Alchemy University
Web3, Ethereum and smart contracts, Web3, Ethereum, smart contract development