Kas Clark is a cybersecurity-focused engineering leader with a decade of experience blending product development, operations, and security to harden customer-facing products. Currently Director of Engineering Operations & Security at Tektronix, he progressed through product security and leadership roles, previously running integrated security operations for Portland General Electric and conducting security research in the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Distributed Systems and combines academic rigor with hands-on DevSecOps and SDLC practice to embed security early in the product lifecycle. Known for translating complex threat landscapes into pragmatic product requirements, Kas fosters cross-functional teams that ship secure, market-ready solutions. A transatlantic background and editorial work in security publications reflect his habit of communicating technical risk to both technical and executive audiences.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Computer Science Internet and Web Technology, M.Sc. Computer Science Internet and Web Technology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
PhD Distributed Systems, PhD Distributed Systems at Delft University of Technology
B.A. Computer Information Science (cum laude) Computer Science Business Administration, B.A. Computer Information Science (cum laude) Computer Science Business Administration at St.Edward's University
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