Pete Garvin
Cyber Security Advisor at Protectus
Greater Cleveland United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPete Garvin is a Cyber Security Advisor with 12 years of focused experience helping organizations achieve compliance, manage crises, and build lasting cyber confidence. Based in Greater Cleveland, he brings a deep engineering foundation from prior roles at IBM where he served as product engineer, developer, and IT architect across field support and services. At Protectus he translates complex security requirements into practical, auditable controls and incident responses that reduce risk and increase stakeholder peace of mind. His academic background includes advanced studies in computer engineering from Columbia and National Technological University, grounded on a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Ohio State. Known for blending hands-on technical rigor with clear advisory communication, he often bridges technical teams and executive leadership during high-stakes security efforts. Few advisors pair decades of systems engineering with frontline crisis leadership, making him a dependable choice for organizations seeking both strategy and operational execution.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at National Technological UniversityBachelor's degree, Electrical Enginering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical Enginering at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
protectus/pfring-to-mongo
Nov 2013 - Mar 2019
Part of the Sentry by Protectus. Project to interpret bytes off the wire, storing connection metadata and per-second volume information in Mongo. Released as open source in memory of Pete Garvin.
Contributions:204 commits in 5 years 4 months
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