Michael Rich
CISO, Director Of Infrastructure And Operations
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Rich is a seasoned cybersecurity and infrastructure leader with over two decades of operational leadership beginning in the USAF and 11 years in civilian IT, currently serving as CISO and Director of Infrastructure and Operations in California. He built a comprehensive security program from scratch—implementing NIST CSF, DevSecOps, SIEM, PAM, and daily security operations—yielding clean forensic sweeps, major vulnerability reductions, and a measurable 16% insurance premium cut. He led a full enterprise technology refresh and a tested disaster recovery site, and introduced AI-driven call-center improvements that halved supervisor escalations. Known for hiring and mentoring intellectually curious teams, he combines quantitative risk modeling with hands-on systems modernization to drive resilient, auditable outcomes. A former Air Force deputy director for global nuclear treaty monitoring, he brings rare experience in high-availability sensor networks and large-scale program management to commercial cybersecurity challenges.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's of Science Mechanical Engineering, Master's of Science Mechanical Engineering at The University of New MexicoMasters of Military Operational Art and Science, Masters of Military Operational Art and Science at Air Command and Staff CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland
Github Skills (31)
genetic-algorithm10
genetic10
evolutionary-algorithms10
pygad10
plugin9
python9
keras9
optimization9
quantitative8
deep-learning8
machine-learning-algorithms8
machine-learning8
python-poetry8
simulation7
pytorch7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
richmr/Priorities
Jan 2018 - Feb 2020
A project prioritization and progress tool
Contributions:4 PRs, 47 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 1 month
prioritizationrefactoringcodemod
richmr/QuantitativeRiskSim
Jul 2017 - Aug 2022
Quantitative risk simulation tools
Contributions:12 commits, 4 PRs, 15 pushes in 5 years 1 month
risksimulationquantitative
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