Summary
Simon Roy is a product security specialist with over 25 years in software development and more than a decade focused on securing products and processes for cloud and embedded systems. Based in Chennai with ties to Canada, he currently leads application security at Evident Industrial—establishing security-by-design practices, SOC2 certification efforts, vulnerability management, and metrics-driven compliance. His background spans hands-on software engineering, team leadership and process improvement from roles at Olympus IMS and Humanware, where he built accessibility-focused applications and cross-platform tools. He also teaches and supports cybersecurity labs at Université de Sherbrooke, blending academic rigor with practical security operations. Known for turning regulatory and certification demands into actionable engineering workflows, he pairs technical depth with pragmatic program management to make security an enabler rather than a bottleneck.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science Cybersecurity, Master's degree Computer Science Cybersecurity at Université de Sherbrooke