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Justin Drummond
President/CEO
As the President and CEO of SparkC, Justin Drummond has been laser-focused on providing innovation in the realm of Cyber-Security and Training Technology. After graduating from The University of Toledo with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, he completed a Master's Degree in Cyber-Security Management & Policy at The University of Maryland-University College (UMUC).
Mr. Drummond has led SparkC to winning multiple cyber security contracts with large corporations, conducting vulnerability scanning and SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) to enhance security and reduce risk for SparkC’s clients. Mr. Drummond takes every opportunity to give back to the community, conducting mentoring sessions for young entrepreneurs looking to begin their career paths in the cyber-security industry.
Ryan Han is a results-driven cybersecurity professional with combined experience and education of 15+ years. Mr. Han is highly qualified to navigate challenges arising from conflicting business and operational capabilities by utilizing expertise gained from IT operations, security engineering, and risk management. Mr. Han has an exceptional ability to match offensive and defensive security tactics, resulting in better overall security posture. He has proven expertise in security assurance and governance based on CJIS / FIPS / NIST / ISO 27001.
Ryan Han
Cybersecurity Analyst/Sr. Pen Tester
Ahmad George
Vice President/COO
Mr. George has served as the Vice President since our inception in 2013. Focused on maximizing Business Development efforts has led to SparkC acquiring contracts with our 12+ collegiate institutions providing eLearning Development and Digital Transformation services. Within the cybersecurity industry, Mr. George assisted in securing quarterly penetration testing, vulnerability scanning/assessments and continuous monitoring contracts with federal agencies such as Department of Veterans Affairs and multi million dollar corporations like Ankura Consulting Group located in Washington, DC.
Acquiring a Masters from LIU Brooklyn in Information Technology (IT) and Bachelors Degree from Pace University in Business Management and Minor in Finance. Mr. George is a member of various professional organizations and corporate alliances to market SparkC and our capabilities to high-value networks.
Nelson Lubinda, CISSP
Sr. Cyber Security Compliance Director/CISO
Nelson Lubinda is a certified and experienced IT and cyber-security professional with over 20+ years of experience implementing DOD, NIST, FISMA, and DIACAP framework and compliance oversight, perform engineering support to the SOC and supported the SOC response approach with Incident Response (IR) and conducting network vulnerability scanning with Tenable Security, IBM Resilient, Hexadite, Phantom and FireEye. Provided network engineering support for data security centers. Cyber-Security Management experience includes updating corporate security policies and executing implementation. Managed Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) Threat Intelligence Feeds from the Department of Homeland Security.
Led projects including executing internal vulnerability scanning for Ankura Consulting Group and vulnerability assessments for applications for Department of Veterans.
Technically Driven Individual with 15+ years of Instructional Systems Design technical experience, courseware development, multimedia, and training software development. Throughout my growing career, my projects include the full use of the Adobe Creative Cloud applications along video production and animation development. With designing and building eLearning products for government and non-government contractors, my experience in this field will provide the skills needed to complete the mission.
Baron James
Chief Training Officer (CTO) -
Sr. Instructional System Designer
Ryan Han is a results-driven cybersecurity professional with combined experience and education of 15+ years. Mr. Han is highly qualified to navigate challenges arising from conflicting business and operational capabilities by utilizing expertise gained from IT operations, security engineering, and risk management. Mr. Han has an exceptional ability to match offensive and defensive security tactics, resulting in better overall security posture. He has proven expertise in security assurance and governance based on CJIS / FIPS / NIST / ISO 27001.
Instructional Designer
Jared Hallow