Zach Fuller

Zach Fuller has built businesses in industries including website design, information marketing, ecommerce, real estate investment, private equity, and cybersecurity. He served as Green Beret in the U.S. Army, conducting highly sensitive combat operations in Afghanistan.  Zach was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and other decorations for his actions overseas. He later went into real estate investment and private equity, building an investor relations team for Caliber Companies and holding the role of Executive Vice President. He and his team raised well over $140,000,000 in private capital to fund residential and commercial real estate investments, making Caliber an Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company in America. Zach is a founding partner of Silent Sector, where he is focused on changing the dynamic of the industry by showing the benefits and impact security brings to proactive organizations.

Technical Certifications and Education:

• John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School Graduate
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA A+
• Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional (CCIP)

Michael Rotondo

Michael Rotondo has been engaged in all areas of IT over his 20+ year career which began with selling computer parts in the infancy of the IT industry during the pre-dot.com era in the early 1990's and quickly transitioned to the operations side of the industry. Mike has been on the bleeding edge of technology in the Cyber Security Industry. Mike has held every position in IT from help desk to architect.

Technical Certifications and Education:

• CISSP-Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• CEH- Certified Ethical Hacker
• CPT- Certified Penetration Tester
• PCIP- PCI Professional
• Member of ISC2 Phoenix Chapter

Lauro Chavez

Lauro developed an aptitude for computers & electronics at a young age. By age 10, he was experimenting with BASIC on an old Atari and by age 15 managing his own Windows NT domain at home. In high school he assisted teachers and students as a part of the high school computer help-desk team. After high school Lauro joined the US Army where he obtained more technical training in signal communications, cryptography, computer/network engineering and automation. It was during this advanced training that Lauro found he had an aptitude for identifying security flaws and stress testing applications and systems to validate integrity. Lauro provided system/network engineering and cyber-security support to U.S. Army base level communications networks and for sensitive missions during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. After eight years of active duty and an honorable discharge, Lauro began working for the Department of Defense.  He supported "black" projects like the Joint Strike Fighter and other highly sensitive endeavors being developed by the U.S. Air Force and NASA.

Lauro went on to build his own cybersecurity consulting practice where he has helped over 40 organizations develop a cybersecurity program, maintain a strong security posture, and meet compliance initiatives such as PCI, COBIT, FIPS-140 and NIST.  His twenty plus years of experience spans the system/network engineering, architecture and GRC spaces. He is a founding partner of Silent Sector and privacy advocate.

Technical Certifications and Education:

• CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• Oracle Certified Expert - Oracle Solaris 10 Security Administrator
• CCNP +S - Cisco Certified Network Professional + Security
• PCI-P - Payment Card Industry Professional
• OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional