Marian Serna
Senior Tech Lawyer at Wenia
Old Toronto, Ontario, Colombia
Summary
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Top SchoolMarian Serna is a Senior Data & Trust Manager specializing in privacy for smart technologies, with 11 years of experience bridging engineering, legal, and regulatory teams. She combines hands-on technical experience as a former web developer and IT project manager with deep legal training and multiple advanced certifications in data protection and privacy. Marian has led privacy, cybersecurity, and risk programs at both enterprise and startup levels, operationalizing global data protection controls and advising on complex technology contracts and DPIAs. Her background in law and design thinking helps her translate regulatory requirements into pragmatic, developer-friendly solutions that integrate privacy by design. Based in Old Toronto, she has a track record of building cross-functional teams and mentoring colleagues to adopt modern privacy and security practices. An unusual strength is her ability to move seamlessly between code, contracts, and policy—making privacy a practical enabler rather than a bottleneck.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The Osgoode Certificate in Privacy Law & Cybersecurity, The Osgoode Certificate in Privacy Law & Cybersecurity at York University - Osgoode Hall Law SchoolJuris Doctor (JD) Law, Juris Doctor (JD) Law at Universidad de AntioquiaMultimedia Design & Development Web Dev, Multimedia Design & Development Web Dev at Humber CollegeGlobal Professional Masters of Law (GPLLM) Law, Global Professional Masters of Law (GPLLM) Law at University of TorontoWeb Developer Information Technology, Web Developer Information Technology at General Assembly CanadaParalegal Post-Diploma, Paralegal Post-Diploma at Centennial CollegeIT Project Management Information Technology, IT Project Management Information Technology at Seneca PolytechnicToronto Metropolitan UniversityAdvanced Master in Data Protection Cybersecurity and Data Management, Advanced Master in Data Protection Cybersecurity and Data Management at Maastricht UniversityInternational Business Certificate International Trade, International Business Certificate International Trade at University of Toronto - University College
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
carrierwave8
rspec-rails7
twitter-api6
celluloid6
omniauth6
sass5
redux4
sinon4
enzyme3
actioncable3
mobx3
devise3
react-context3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
marianserna/xoxo
Dec 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:24 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
marianserna/portfolio
Mar 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:132 commits, 2 PRs, 92 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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