Summary
Frances Ruganyumisa is a security consultant and technology generalist with eight years of hands-on experience spanning network engineering, SOC operations, and security content development. Based in Dar es Salaam, she leads vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response, and product penetration testing while embedding security-by-design with development squads. Previously a COO and co-founder, she blends operational leadership of NOC and mission-critical services with deep technical expertise in SDN, smart grid security, and secure APIs. Frances builds realistic cyber range infrastructure and scenarios, mentors teams, and supports compliance initiatives like ISO 27001 and GDPR. Her background in telecommunications engineering and early carrier internships gives her a practical, operator-first perspective that sharper detection and resilience work. She is curious by nature, constantly learning new networking and software techniques and eager to turn complex risk into clear, actionable controls.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Telecommunications Engineering at University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
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ACSEE Physics Chemistry and Advanced Mathematics (PCM), ACSEE Physics Chemistry and Advanced Mathematics (PCM) at kibaha boys high school