Improver

Terry O'Daniel

Security & GRC @ Instacart | Netflix | Salesforce | Yahoo!

San Francisco, California

I enjoy building teams and solving problems at the intersection of business and technology. I am passionate about aligning security risks with business objectives, implementing automated security controls to reduce the cost of compliance, and building partnerships with Infrastructure & Product Engineering teams to achieve shared objectives.

I've led successful Security and Engineering teams at small startups, hypergrowth unicorns, and Fortune 500 enterprises. I'm at my best working in high-performing environments where teams are empowered to experiment, fail fast, and challenge the status quo.

Building a secure and compliant technology ecosystem requires not only technical problem-solving skills but also strong communication and the ability to influence. I enjoy the challenges inherent in securing cloud-first architectures and evolving technology practices like microservices, container orchestration, devsecops, CI/CD continuous validation, and compliance as code.

I strive to make security compliance a no-brainer by building consensus among stakeholders, evangelizing creative solutions that exploit automation, and translating vision into a practical, tactical plan.

* Certifications: CISA, CISM, CRISC
* Frameworks: SOX, PCI, HIPAA, SOC II, ISO 27k, NIST CSF, CIS18, HITRUST, GDPR, CCPA, FAIR

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Experience:

• Head of Security Assurance (Netflix)
• Director, Cybersecurity Consulting (Armanino LLP)
• Security Advisor (Splashtop Inc.)
• Director of Engineering (Security Risk & Compliance) (Instacart)
• Interim Head of Security (Instacart)
• Advisor (anecdotes)

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