Billy Glenn

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Objective

Lifelong learner with broad and deep expertise seeking a challenging position leveraging current skills, with opportunity for ongoing development and learning in a growth-mindset collaborative environment.

Skills

Diverse experience in delivering secure cloud-native solutions across both Information Technology and Operational Technology domains including:

  • AI: Traditional Machine Learning and GenerativeAI including RAG, MCP, Agents
  • API Authorization including OIDC AuthCode + PKCE Flow, Javascript SPA integration
  • Agile Methodology: Measured Delivery through Sprints, Stand-Ups, and Flow
  • Cloud-native security, solution architectures and design patterns
  • Modern Application Development: 12-factor applications, DevSecOps Principles
  • Everything-as-Code: Security, Automation, Versioning, CI/CD Pipelines
  • Event-driven Serverless Architectures including Function-as-a-Service
  • Container Platforms including Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, ECS / EKS
  • Streaming Architectures including Kafka, Kinesis, MKS, Confluent
  • Operational Technology Security: Industrial Control Systems including SCADA
  • Fluent in ICS Protocols including Modbus, DNP3, ICCP, IEC 61850
  • Industrial IoT: Convergence, Commercial Cloud Platforms, Edge Computing
  • Enterprise Architecture: Strategy and Roadmap, Reference Architecture, Design Patterns and Technology Standards aligned to business capability requirements
  • Security Architecture: SecDevOps, Identity and Access Management, Network and Infrastructure Security, AppSec and Data Privacy, ZeroTrust
  • NextGen Firewall Architecture, Deployment and Management
  • Enterprise Mobility: MDM, Connectivity, App and Content Enablement
  • Microservices architecture: API driven, decoupled, evolutionary architectures
  • PKI: X.509 Certificates and Certificate Authorities, CRLs/OCSP, Smartcards

Experience

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

San Francisco, CA | 04/1992 – Present

Principal Business Architect

IT – Emergency, Grid Technology, Smartmeter and Wildfire Operations Portfolio | 03/2024 – Present

  • Support Annual Planning (BPD) for Portfolio Book of Work
  • Create General Rate Case (GRC) Work Papers
  • Manage Portfolio Data Quality and Certification Activities in ATLAS
  • Provide Cloud DevSecOps Guidance and Services: DASH, CYME, OIH
  • Provide Portfolio-level Cloud FinOps
  • Ensure Timely Remediation of Cloud Security Vulnerabilities (Brinqa Tickets)
  • Conduct Hosting Assessment for both Major and Minor Portfolio Workloads
  • Active Contributor to GenAI Community of Practice
  • Developed and Documented AWS API Authorization Design Patterns Reference Implementation (with wiki, multiple GitHub repos with IaC code and front-end React app)

Principal Cloud Security Architect

IT – Products and Enterprise Platforms – Cloud COE | 07/2018 – 03/2024

  • Tech Lead for Cloud Center of Excellence
  • Promote Learning Culture, Building High-Trust Teams, Fast Feedback Loops
  • Collaboration across Cybersecurity and Partner Teams (Data and Analytics)
  • Establish AWS Landing Zone and Enable Commercial Cloud Services
  • Develop and deliver widely leveraged S3 Webapp Pipeline product
  • Founder and principal driver / contributor to Cloud Mentorship Program (> 300 Participants Company-wide)

Principal Vanguard Security Architect

IT – Enterprise Architecture - Vanguard | 07/2016 – 07/2018

  • Exploration in Cloud-native, Platform-as-a-Service, Modern App Dev
  • Develop / Delivered Vanguard Solar App and expressed on multiple platforms
  • Launched Grass-Roots Cloud Mentorship Program
  • Researched and Documented Point-of-Views on Emerging Technology (Blockchain, IoT, Commercial Cloud)

Principal Enterprise Security Architect

IT – Chief Technology Office | 05/2012 – 06/2016

  • Deep focus on Operational Technology / Industrial Control Systems
  • Develop / Define Smart Grid Security Architecture
  • Enterprise Architect for NERC CIP version 5 Transition Program
  • Conducted Extensive Lab Evaluation of NextGen Firewall Products
  • Design and Implement NGFW at Mission Critical Control Center Locations

Principal Security Architect

ISTS - Strategic Planning and Architecture | 04/2010 – 04/2012

  • Establish new Security Solution Architect role and function
  • Design patterns map security controls to reference architectures driving standardized solutions, reuse, and simplified security review

Principal Internet Architect

ISTS - Strategic Planning and Architecture | 08/2006 – 04/2010

  • Founding member of Enterprise Architecture team representing Internet Domain
  • Establish enterprise standards, reference architectures and design patterns
  • Designed and implemented first enterprise identity federation using SAML

Principal Internet Architect – IT Infrastructure

01/2001 – 07/2006

  • Provided strategic planning for Internet infrastructure and services
  • Develop standards for existing and emerging technologies and toolsets
  • Evolve Internet infrastructure by introducing 3-tier J2EE architecture
  • Enhanced security and audit capabilities with application firewalls / IDS

Internet Architect - IT Planning

07/1998 – 01/2001

  • Selected for newly-created strategic planning position
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and their potential application
  • Design infrastructure architecture (connectivity, web servers, firewalls, proxies, application servers) to support business objectives
  • Evaluate and implement authentication systems: Web Single Sign-On, LDAP, PKI infrastructure including X.509 Certificate Authority

Senior Network Specialist

Supervisor - Internetworking | 10/1995 - 06/1998

  • Team lead of third-tier technical support for Internetworking services
  • Deployed first firewall supporting full-time Internet connectivity
  • Infrastructure and security for initial launch of www.pge.com (2/29/96)
  • Developed architecture for secure vendor and business-partner access
  • Provide technical support for firewall, DNS, SMTP, web/proxy, search

Network Specialist

09/1993 - 09/1995

  • Implemented first business-critical client-server application
  • Developed monitoring and management strategies for network and servers
  • Managed corporate data network and core services

Telecommunications Technician (T300 + T200)

04/1992 - 08/1993

  • Install LAN hardware, software and associated cabling
  • Install telecommunication equipment including digital and analog microwave

Contra Costa County Communications

Martinez, CA | 02/1990 - 03/1992 Communications Technician

  • Maintaining mobile radio equipment in all public safety vehicles
  • Install/maintain analog microwave, repeater, dispatch and remote controls

U.S. Navy FC1 (E-6)

USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, Naval Air Station Alameda, CA | 01/1984 - 01/1990

  • Work Center Supervisor for 3-dimensional air search radar group
  • Responsible for maintenance and component-level repair of AN/SPS-48C

Certifications

  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner | 09/2024
  • GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA) #266 | 11/2020
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Architect | 11/2020
  • AWS Certified Database Specialty | 09/2020
  • Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) | 06/2020
  • Google Cloud Platform Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) | 10/2019
  • AWS Machine Learning Specialty | 05/2019
  • AWS Alexa Skill Builder Specialty | 02/2019
  • GIAC Python Coder (GPYC) #458 | 10/2018
  • AWS Big Data Specialty | 04/2018
  • AWS Advanced Networking Specialty | 03/2018
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner | 03/2018
  • AWS Security Specialty | 02/2018
  • GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) #11828 | 09/2017
  • GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID) #31 | 08/2017
  • AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional | 03/2017
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional | 03/2017
  • AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate | 08/2016
  • AWS Developer – Associate | 08/2016
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate | 08/2016
  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer #987267 | 10/2015
  • GIAC Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) #329 | 01/2015
  • ISACA CISM Certification #1425958 | 08/2014
  • TOGAF 9.1 Foundation and Certified | 02/2014
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) #18178 | 12/2010
  • (ISC)2 CISSP Certification #374092 | 06/2010

Education

Associates of Science Degree University of State of New York Regents College, Albany, NY | 11/1990

High School Graduate Beaverton H.S. | 06/1983

References available upon request