Summary
Edward M is a Senior Systems Engineer based in Durham, NC with 11 years of hands-on experience spanning DevSecOps, systems administration, and technical support across enterprise environments. He has progressed from field roles in the US Army and early IT positions to security-focused engineering at Relativity and IBM, bringing practical operational perspective to critical infrastructure and cyber-physical systems security. Edward’s background includes payments security, large-scale systems administration, and developer-operations tooling—skills that let him bridge incident response, secure deployment pipelines, and infrastructure reliability. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, security-first solutions that account for both legacy OT constraints and modern cloud-native practices. Notably, his career path includes nontraditional roles like pitmaster, reflecting a hands-on, process-oriented approach and an ability to adapt skills across domains. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from DePaul University and focuses on applying systems engineering rigor to ICS/OT resilience and security.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at DePaul University
English