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Advisory Board Members

Kevin J. Burns

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Chief Information Security Officer | Draper Labs

kburns@draper.com

Kevin is currently responsible for information security throughout the enterprise, as well as compliance, incident response, and security architecture. Mr. Burns previously worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and held the position of CISO within the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. Mr. Burns is an advisor to several higher educational institutions and is active in the cybersecurity community including law enforcement, Department of Defense, and private/public partnerships.

 

Shamsi Moussavi, POC

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Professor of Computer Science

Shamsi Moussavi, POC, has been with MassBay Community College since 2004. She developed MassBay’s Cybersecurity program curricula: two certificates and an Associate in Science degree in Cybersecurity. The Associate in Science degree in Cybersecurity is the first (and only) degree of its kind approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.

Andrew Liberatore (MassBay alum)

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Information Security Operations and Training | Advisor360

andrew2252@hotmail.com

Mr. Liberatore is a security engineer working for SaaS fintech company.

He is primarily involved in SOC, Enterprise security controls, SIEM Administration, WAF & DDoS, ZTNA, and Security testing.

Mr. Liberatore is the first graduate of MassBay’s Cybersecurity A.S. degree.

Michelle Drolet

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CEO | Towerwall

michelled@towerwall.com

Ms. Drolet is responsible for all aspects of business for Towerwall. She has more than 24 years of network and cybersecurity experience. She has leveraged that knowledge to make Towerwall a leading cybersecurity service and solution provider. Well respected in the analyst and trade community, Ms. Drolet is often published in national magazines and is a regular contributor to the Forbes Council and IDG CSOonline.

George Erhorn

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Senior Director - Product & Platform Trust | Autodesk

Mr. Erhorn has been working in security for around 20 years. He has had roles related to audit and compliance, compliance engineering, and security management and leadership.

Robbie Harriman

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Director, IT Advisory Services | OCD Tech

rharriman@ocd-tech.com

Mr. Harriman is the Director of Advisory Services at OCD Tech and oversees the IT Advisory services teams. Prior to working at O’Connor & Drew, P.C., Mr. Harriman worked in IT for other companies, including the heavily regulated casino industry. He has a diverse range of experience in the IT field, with a deep background in IT systems administration and control areas.

Sashank Narain

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Assistant Professor – Computer Science | UMass Lowell

Sashank_Narain@uml.edu

Dr. Narain received his PhD in User Privacy, Mobile Security, Side-Channel Attacks, Network Security from Northeastern University prior to joining UMass Lowell. Dr. Narain’s primary research focus is on the implication of smartphone sensors like GPS, Wi-Fi, Camera, Microphones, Accelerometers, Gyroscopes and Magnetometers on User Privacy. His ongoing research aims at mitigating traditional wireless, network and systemic threats plaguing billions of smart devices worldwide.

Michael Lyons

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Vice President and Chief Information Officer | MassBay Community College

With over 30 years of experience in IT, Mr. Lyons holds numerous industry certifications.  As a computer instructor, technology advocate, and lifelong learner, he is passionate about educating others and advancing technology.

Tony Sena, Alternate POC

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Professor and Chair of the Computer Science department

Tony Sena is a Professor and Chair of the Computer Science department at MassBay in the areas of computer networks, IT, Linux OS, and databases. He has been an instructor and Academy Leader for MassBay’s Cisco Networking Academy since 2015. He is also an Associated External Collaborator at the CMINDS center at UMass Lowell.

Manoj Yeddanapudi

MassBay Cybersecurity Program Advisory Board
Computer Science Lab Manager

Manoj Yeddanapudi is the Computer Science Lab Manager at MassBay Community College.