Bill Murray, CISSP
Bill Murray grew up in Berea, Ohio and attended Cleveland State University where he obtained a Bachelors degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Electronic Technology. Bill's interests were drawn towards information security and he obtained his CISSP certification in 2002
Bill joined Westfield Group in 2005 when an opportunity to enhance information security and disaster recovery capabilities opened. Bill currently manages the Risk, Security and Compliance team within Information Technology and is responsible for information security policy creation, awareness training, vulnerability scanning, security event monitoring, incident response, risk assessments, role based access control and disaster recovery planning.
Prior to working for Westfield, Bill worked at Key Bank as Vice President, Vulnerability Management & Incident Response and at National City Bank as Assistant Vice President, Information Protection & Contingency Planning. Bill also has a strong background in a wide variety of technical and application development skills and has participated in industry groups that have defined information security standards and best practices.
Bill’s hobbies include robotics, artificial intelligence, neural networks, programming, camping, playing bass guitar and reading. Bill is married, has two daughters and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
John Doan, CISSP
John has been in the IT industry for the past 10 years since graduating from Kent State University where he studied Psychology and Pre-Dentistry. He attributes his career success to his formal education since implementing IT security is like “pulling teeth.” John recently moved into a new role with Westfield Group as their Information Security Architect & Engineer. His areas of responsibilities include information security policy, legislative awareness and project management. Previously, he served as Westfield’s Information Security and Disaster Recovery Coordinator.
Before joining Westfield Group, John was employed with KeyBank as an Information Security Engineer and Unix Systems Engineer. He has also worked for BP, NASA, Arter & Hadden and Roadway as a consultant in various IT related areas.
When John is not busy securing Westfield Group, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. You can usually find John on a golf course, in front of a grill or at an Indian’s game during the summer. During the winter he spends his time skiing and hunting. Other interests include books (the audio variety), videography, photography and tech gadgets.
Jake Harris
I'm Jacob Harris, a Vulnerability & Forensics Analyst for the Westfield Group, a regional insurance carrier based in Medina County, Ohio. I've been with Westfield since 1998, primarily working in the role of Network Administrator, however I've had several opportunities to participate in many of the security focused projects implemented in the past 10 years.
I currently serve as an advisory member to the Computer Networking Technology course at Polaris Career Center. I also have an undergraduate degree in Network Administration and happened to pick up a MCP, & CCNA in the past few years. My interests include carpentry, and culinary creations (who doesn't enjoy good food and pastries).
Jeff Gibson
Jeff is a Cleveland State University graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He began his IT career in 1990 and not until 1997 did he get interested in the security field. He is currently a Vulnerability Management, Compliance & Forensics Analyst at Westfield Group, located in Medina County, Ohio. He's been a member of the Westfield team since May 2006.
Prior to coming to Westfield, he was an Assistant Vice President at Keybank for 6 years peforming Vulnerability Management and Incident Response duties. Before that, Jeff was a member of the Information Protection team for three of his ten years at National City doing distributed security and creating automation/monitoring tool programs.
Jeff enjoys cycling, swimming, basketball, baseball, and soccer with his wife and two boys. There's usually a home improvement project or two in the works too.
Mike Rossander
I'm Mike Rossander, the Corporate Information Security Manager for the Westfield Group, a regional insurance carrier based in Medina County, Ohio. I started writing InfoSec "Tips" in 2004 as a way to raise employee awareness and teach others how to recognize these scams. Over time, the tips were opened up to family members who wanted to subscribe, then to Westfield's independent agents and other business partners and now are published for anyone wanting to learn more about protecting your people and your information.
Prior to joining Westfield, I was a Senior Manager for Ernst & Young's business process consulting practice. Before that, I served for 15 years in the US Army, mostly in the artillery. My undergraduate degree was in physics and education (I was briefly a high school science teacher) and I hold an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. I keep honeybees in my backyard and recently started teaching myself forging (the blacksmithing kind).
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