Richard Whitt
Security Solutions Architect at Google
Fontana, California, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Whitt is a CISSP-certified Security Solutions Architect with a decade of hands-on experience building and operating Managed Security Services and Security Operations Centers, now applying that expertise at Google. He blends solution architecture and delivery—SIEM, EDR/XDR, next-gen firewalls—with practical incident response and threat-hunting skills honed as a founding SOC member. Previously a Director of Engineering for a global SaaS provider, he led cross-functional and offshore teams to double sprint output, introduce cloud and modern stacks, and launch revenue-driving features. Richard is a trusted customer advisor who converts threat intelligence into detection rules and playbooks, and he has a knack for turning operational pain points into repeatable processes that scale. Based in Fontana, CA, he pairs technical depth with people-first leadership and measurable improvements in team performance and customer satisfaction.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associates of Science, Business Administration, Associates of Science, Business Administration at San Bernardino Valley Community CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Cyber Security, Graduated, Bachelor’s Degree, Cyber Security, Graduated at California State University-San BernardinoAssociates of Science, Business Administration, Associates of Science, Business Administration at San Bernardino Valley CollegeHigh School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Fontana High School
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Github Skills (12)
owl8
sports-data8
cyber-threat-intelligence7
api7
incident-response7
cybersecurity6
threat-intelligence6
intel6
threat-hunting6
python6
scale5
ips5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
r-whitt/MLBScoreboard
Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
MLB Scoreboard using MLB's free api
Contributions:67 commits, 5 PRs, 65 pushes in 5 months
apiscoreboardfree-apimlbsports-data
r-whitt/apiPostGres
Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:48 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
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