Laurence Smith
Chief Information Security Officer
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolLaurence Smith is a pragmatic technology leader and CISO with eight years of experience bridging game development, mobile apps, and information security across startups and academia. Currently spearheading security and full-stack initiatives in health tech while running a game-focused studio, he blends gameplay systems design instincts with rigorous data-privacy and compliance practices. His background as an Unreal Engine programmer and mobile app developer informs a hands-on approach to building resilient, user-centered products and tooling. At Code Ninjas he has combined curriculum coordination with IT operations, demonstrating an ability to translate technical strategy into teachable practices and reliable infrastructure. Laurence’s portfolio and GitHub showcase a steady evolution from intricate character controllers to production security solutions, signaling a rare mix of creative systems design and operational security. Based in Aurora, Ontario, he’s equally comfortable mentoring students as he is architecting privacy-first software for sensitive health data.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
King City Seondary SchoolComputer Technology - Game Programming, Computer Technology - Game Programming at George Brown Polytechnic
Github Skills (9)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
L-Smith-E/L-Smith-E
May 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:59 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
L-Smith-E/GGJ2022-WORKING-TITLE
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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