Edward Spear
BS Naval Academy MIS, MS CIS, MS MGMT, MS HRM, MS Global MGMT,
Doctoral Candidate MIS
Faculty
College of Business and Information Technology
About Spear
Edward Spear has an extensive background as a Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer along with a robust academic training and teaching foundation and a commitment to continuous learning.
In his previous roles, he has consistently demonstrated his capacity to lead technology training initiatives, drive innovative solutions and ensure the highest standards of security and compliance. His experience aligns seamlessly with the responsibilities outlined for the Principal Technologist role.
At AT&T, he served as a Senior Virtual CIO/CISO Cyber SME, where he provided strategic training guidance on IT security, GRC, DLP, and Zero Trust Security Architecture.
His dedication to education is evident through his role as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Phoenix since 2002. Designing and teaching 400 undergraduate and graduate GRC/Cyber/Business courses for over 6,500 students reflects his commitment to knowledge dissemination and aligns with the University's values of Brave, Honest, and Focused.
His background in leading diverse teams, coupled with his ability to engage with both business and technical teams effectively, positions him well to contribute to the organization.
Education:
- Doctoral Candidate – Management Information Systems, Northcentral University, San Diego, CA, 2009 –4.0 GPA
- MBA – Global Management, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- MS – Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- MS – Management, Troy State University, Troy, AL
- MS – Human Resources Management, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
- BS – Physical Science, Computer Minor, United States Naval Academy
Research interests:
- Zero Trust Cyber Security – Presidential Executive Order 14028
Programs:
- Fundamentals of Business Systems Development
- BSIT Capstone
- CIS Strategic Planning
- Managing Risk and Security vs. Opportunity
- Enterprise Models
- IT Infrastructure
- Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- IS Integration
- Influence and Leadership in Technology
- Security and Ethics
- CIS Project Management
- Systems Analysis and Development
- Advanced Cybersecurity Concepts
- Foundations of Security
- Cyber Domain
- Global Cyber Ethics
- Computer Network Defense Part 1
- Computer Network Defense Part 2
- Infrastructure Administration
- Compliance Management, Certification and Accreditation
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Cryptography
- Threat Intelligence
- MYSCYB Capstone
- Programming in Python
- Cloud Programming
- Java Programming II
Past positions:
- AT&T, VCISO/VCIO, 2022 – 2023, Senior Virtual CIO/CISO Cyber SME
- Delmock Technologies, VCISO/VCIO Contract Program Manager, 2021 – 2022
- Presidio – Managed Services Provider, Woburn, MA VCISO/Senior Cyber Security Engineer, 2017 – 2021
- Vision Group Holdings, West Palm Beach, FL CISO/Vice President of Information Technology, 2015 - 2016
- EMC Dell RSA, Hopkinton, MA, Division Director – Technical Security RSA, 2015
- Senior Manager – Americas Mainframe Training Delivery Lead EMC, 2014
- EMC IT Advisory Consultant, 2014
- Educational Credit Management, Oakdale, MN, Chief Information | Chief Information Security Officer, 2002 – 2014
Certificates:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP)
- Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)
- Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security (MCSE)
- Cisco VPN Specialis
- Cisco IPS Specialist
- Cisco Firewall Specialist
- Cisco Information Security Specialist
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Checkpoint Firewall Engineer
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
- Certified VMware Virtualization Expert (CVE 5.1)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
- Microsoft Certified Systems DBA (MCSE: DBA)
- Tenable Certified Sales Engineer (OT)
- Tenable Certified Sales Engineer (VM)
- Tenable Certified Sales Engineer (AD)
- Tenable Certified Sales Engineer (CS0)