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Hi, I am Fred

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Fred Blaise

Product Security and vCISO at iSecu.re

I offer my combined experience in Platform Engineering and Product Security to enhance your Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC), so that you can meet your business targets.

Leadership
Innovation
Hard Working
Certified Information Security Manager
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
AWS Security Specialist
Privacy Engineering Certification

Services

Education

Boston University
2008-2010
Master of Science, Business Intelligence and Databases
CGPA: 3.87 out of 4
University of Louisiana at Monroe
1999-2002
Bachelor in Computer Information Systems
CGPA: 3.63 out of 4

Experiences

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Light Frame

Jan 2025 - Present

Lausanne, Switzerland

Core Banking and Portfolio Management for contemporary private banks

Chief Information Security Officer

Jan 2025 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Site Reliability Engineering and Security
SecureFlag

Dec 2024 - Present

Remote

Secure coding training and Threat Modeling for developers, DevOps and QA engineers.

Special Advisor

Dec 2024 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Advisor to the board
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Thomson Reuters

Jun 2021 - November 2024

Zug, Switzerland (Remote)

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading provider of news and information-based tools to professionals. Our worldwide network of journalists and specialist editors keep customers up to speed on global developments, with a particular focus on legal, regulatory and tax changes.

Senior Director, Product Security

Jun 2021 - November 2024

Responsibilities:
  • Led Product Security practice globally, with 40+ members kick-ass colleagues, responsible for securing over 250 applications and empowering over 4000 engineers. Successfully drove product security maturity through innovative security initiatives.
  • Enterprise Vulnerability Management
  • Application Security
  • Secure Development Education and Security champions program
  • PSIRT, VDP and Bug Bounties
  • Penetration testing
  • Security Software and Data Engineering
CloudBees

March 2019 - June 2021

Remote (Switzerland)

CloudBees is building the world’s first end-to-end automated software delivery system, enabling companies to balance governance and developer freedom.

Director, Product Security

March 2019 - June 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Multi-faceted and transverse role heading security engineering within a critical software vertical, with the most popular open-source CI/CD engine (Jenkins) as well as for all CloudBees self-managed and commercial SaaS products.
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OWASP

March 2019 - December 2021

Remote (Switzerland)

The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide free and open community focused on improving the security of software.

Core maintainer - DefectDojo (Hall of Fame)

March 2019 - December 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Governance and process re-engineering
  • Feature and CI/CD development
  • Community support
Kudelski Security

April 2015 - Nov 2018

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland

Kudelski Security is a premier cybersecurity solutions provider, working with the most security-conscious organizations in Europe and across the United States.

Head of Engineering (Platform)

July 2017 - Nov 2018

Responsibilities:
  • Oversaw global platform engineering and operations for Kudelski’s Managed Security Services.
Tech Lead, DevOps Platform Engineering

October 2015 - June 2017

Responsibilities:
  • Build and lead new DevOps team to revamp the MSS platform.
Senior Security Consultant

April 2015 - September 2015

Responsibilities:
  • Solution architecture and pre-sales
  • Log analytics / SIEM advisory and implementation
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