Summary
Brian North is a cyber architect and principal systems engineer with 20+ years of experience across avionics, mission systems, and cybersecurity, currently shaping cyber architecture at Lockheed Martin. He has led aircraft cyber design and hardened architectures at Bell Flight, guided F-35 weapons integration at BAE Systems, and managed complex data link and CNI programs with strong supplier and program management chops. A CISSP with a BS in Computer Science, he blends hands-on software and systems engineering (C++, C#, simulation systems) with regulatory and standards compliance (DO-326/356, NIST, MIL-STDs). Known for translating mission thread analysis and threat modeling into practical, auditable mitigations, he excels at bridging technical teams and nontechnical stakeholders. Based in Chico, Texas, he brings rare cross-domain depth—from machine-shop roots to flight test leadership—helping defense programs deliver secure, certifiable systems.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Phoenix