Ralph Hogaboom
Chief Information Security Officer
Aberdeen, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRalph Hogaboom is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with 11+ years of professional experience who currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. He progressed internally from Senior Cybersecurity Architect after a long tenure at Grays Harbor College where he held multiple IT leadership and systems administration roles, including Interim Chief of IT. Ralph blends hands-on systems expertise with program-level security strategy, incident readiness, and stakeholder-facing governance across public-sector environments. Based in Aberdeen, Washington, he pairs practical IT operations roots dating back to the late 1990s with formal IT management training from Western Governors University. Known for connecting only with people he’s met, he brings a pragmatic, trust-focused approach to building resilient, auditable security programs.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
AA, AA at Grays Harbor Community CollegeGrays Harbor CollegeWeatherwax HighschoolThe Evergreen State CollegeBachelor of Science (BS) Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at Western Governors University
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Github contributions (5)
ralphhogaboom/Powershell-Scripts
Dec 2014 - Jul 2019
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes in 4 years 8 months
ralphhogaboom/chickadee
May 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:50 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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