Principal Architect, Operational Technology / Industrial Control System Cybersecurity
United Airlines
Christopher has nearly 20 years of experience in the Engineering and Technology domains in roles ranging from Mechanical design to Embedded Firmware development to 10 years’ experience managing Cybersecurity within Industrial Control System networks for the U.S. Department of Energy. At United Airlines, Chris leads the cross-domain workstreams to inventory and secure all critical Operational Technology assets at disparate locations ranging from very large Airports to Maintenance bays to Corporate support centers. Chris is also the application owner of an Enterprise-wide OT and IT inventory tool at United which collects more than a dozen upstream integrations and IT data sources into a single pane of visibility. Chris has 2 university Masters Degrees and possesses CISSP and GIAC Red Team Professional certifications.