Adrian Yardley
Sr Cybersecurity Analyst (Insider Threat)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdrian Yardley is a senior cybersecurity analyst and seasoned technical analyst with over 14 years of hands-on IT and security experience and a two-decade history of delivering measurable results across roles from PM and BA to PCI architect and forensic investigator. Based in Minneapolis, he currently leads insider-threat detection and investigation at UnitedHealth Group, leveraging Splunk, Phantom and forensic toolchains to mature enterprise detection and produce repeatable investigative playbooks. He has deep PCI program experience, strong documentation and process skills, and a knack for translating complex technical capabilities into audit-ready program artifacts. Adrian pairs technical fluency—SQL, ER modeling, data flow mapping—with exceptional facilitation skills developed through large EHR deployments and cross-functional projects that drove meaningful use attestation and substantial incentive payments. His open-source experience includes release management for the Parrot Virtual Machine, highlighting an attention to release rigor and automation beyond day-to-day security tasks. Colleagues describe him as energetic, articulate and relentlessly focused on integrity, quality and practical efficiency.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Talmudic Law, 3.5, Diploma, Talmudic Law, 3.5 at Aish Hatorah - Jerusalem, IsraelMMIS, Management Information Systems, 3.9, MMIS, Management Information Systems, 3.9 at Metropolitan State University - Minneapolis, MNHigh School, High School at King David High School - Liverpool, EnglandMS, Health Informatics, 3.5, MS, Health Informatics, 3.5 at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, MNBachelor of Arts (B.A.), 4.0, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 4.0 at Talmudic University of Florida
Github Skills (5)
release-management10
build-automation10
git9
documentation8
perl7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
parrot/parrot
Nov 2011 - Sep 2012
Parrot Virtual Machine
Role in this project:
Release Manager
Release ManagerContributions:349 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Adrian primarily contributed to the release process of the Parrot Virtual Machine. Their commits involve updating the release version, generating release announcements, modifying documentation, and preparing the build process, including ensuring tests pass and creating tarballs. The user's work focuses on automating and streamlining the tasks necessary to prepare and publish a new release of the Parrot VM.
parrotvirtual-machine
parrot/parrot.github.com
Nov 2011 - Sep 2012
Contributions:83 commits in 10 months
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