Summary
Michael Gilliam is a cybersecurity leader with 12 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering security programs and technical defenses for government, healthcare, and financial clients. As Manager of Cybersecurity Services at Dean Dorton he combines strategic consulting with practical implementation—covering vulnerability management, incident response, secure architecture, and regulatory frameworks like NIST, HIPAA, and PCI. His background spans large enterprises such as Lockheed Martin and Crowe Horwath as well as military INFOSEC roles, giving him a rare blend of operational rigor and client-facing delivery. He also brings a builder’s mindset, having automated processes with Python and contributed full‑stack improvements to open-source projects, demonstrating attention to both tooling and user experience. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, he is known for translating complex technical risk into actionable, auditable programs that scale across organizations.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
AAS, Computer Networking, AAS, Computer Networking at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
BS, Telecommunications Systems Management - Network Security, BS, Telecommunications Systems Management - Network Security at Murray State University
English