Michael Echols

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- Information security leader with 20 years of experience managing risk, governance and…

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    Advisory Board Member

    American Training Center

    - Present 3 years 2 months

    Education

    American Training Center provides career training and professional opportunities to adults entering the workforce or aiming to gain competence in other industries. To date, American Training Center has provided a variety of healthcare courses, IT courses, and has connected students with apprenticeship opportunities. The key component of the role is to contribute key knowledge and insights to aid in the development of American Training Center’s courses, particularly those in the information…

    American Training Center provides career training and professional opportunities to adults entering the workforce or aiming to gain competence in other industries. To date, American Training Center has provided a variety of healthcare courses, IT courses, and has connected students with apprenticeship opportunities. The key component of the role is to contribute key knowledge and insights to aid in the development of American Training Center’s courses, particularly those in the information technology and cybertechnology sectors.

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    Member Of The Board Of Advisors College of Business and Information Technology

    University of Phoenix

    - Present 3 years 3 months

    Education

    As an advisory council member, I advise the College of Business and Information Technology (CBIT) on how to best establish and maintain industry-relevant and career-enhancing educational programs.

  • Contributor

    CryptoGenius

    - Present 7 years 2 months

    Science and Technology

    Facilitating the development of an Cryptocurrency investment club, to spread awareness around the benefits of cryptocurrencies and how blockchain technology is changing the world. Maintains a mailing list which articulates the analysis of cryptocurrencies evaluated by the investment club. Go to www.cryptochainsec.com to subscribe to the mailing list.

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    Student Recruiter

    Alumni Association of the University of Michigan

    - Present 18 years 7 months

    Education

    The University of Michigan is built on a strong tradition of academic excellence. Alumni volunteers can give back to the University and share their U-M pride and loyalty by encouraging academically talented students to apply to and attend the University.

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    Member

    West Valley Mavericks Foundation

    - 3 years

    Children

    The West Valley Mavericks Foundation was born of the imagination and vision of a group of community leaders late in 2012. The West Valley Mavericks is a social club led by gentlemen who believe that the West Valley is an incredible place to live, work, play and support. The Mavericks’ charter is to advance charity, culture, community and commerce in the west valley of Phoenix. The group’s membership hails from a diverse set of trades and professions, and includes all manner of backgrounds and…

    The West Valley Mavericks Foundation was born of the imagination and vision of a group of community leaders late in 2012. The West Valley Mavericks is a social club led by gentlemen who believe that the West Valley is an incredible place to live, work, play and support. The Mavericks’ charter is to advance charity, culture, community and commerce in the west valley of Phoenix. The group’s membership hails from a diverse set of trades and professions, and includes all manner of backgrounds and philosophies. The Mavericks host four annual events, which are described below;
    • The Shindig - An elegant party in an airplane hangar where you attend with your bags packed! Several lucky winners will jet off to Las Vegas after this fun-filled night of food, music, casino-style gaming, and exciting silent and live auctions.
    • "The Corral" @ The Patriot - 84 Elite collegiate golfers plus special invitees from around the USA converge on The Wigwam Golf Resort. Throughout this 54-hole championship, each participant honors a fallen soldier by carrying a bag bearing their name.
    • The Maverick - Known as the "must play golf tournament" on the west side. A golf tournament like no other! ‘The Maverick’ is a complete takeover of all three courses at the award-winning Wigwam Golf Resort.
    • The Round Up Food Truck Music Festival - Our popular food truck & music festival at Goodyear Ballpark. This family-friendly event features local bands, a large assortment of the most popular food trucks in Arizona, a bustling kids zone, and more.

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    Adjunct

    Estrella Mountain Community College

    - 3 years 10 months

    Education

    Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is one of ten colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), and is the newest in the district. MCCCD is one of the largest and oldest community college districts in the United States. EMCC recently established a curriculum around Cyber Security designed to provide students with the knowledge and capacity to enter this profession.

    Estrella Mountain Community College has been designated as a National Center of Academic…

    Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is one of ten colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), and is the newest in the district. MCCCD is one of the largest and oldest community college districts in the United States. EMCC recently established a curriculum around Cyber Security designed to provide students with the knowledge and capacity to enter this profession.

    Estrella Mountain Community College has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education

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    Member

    Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International

    - 1 year 9 months

    Social Services

    Phi Alpha Delta (ΦΑΔ or P.A.D.) is the largest professional law fraternity in the United States. Founded in 1902, P.A.D. has since grown to 717 established pre-law, law, and alumni chapters and over 330,000 initiated members. Application for membership to Phi Alpha Delta is available to undergraduate students, law school students, lawyers, judges, and politicians. Five of the sitting Justices of the United States Supreme Court are members of P.A.D. From 1964 to 1968, Tom C. Clark…

    Phi Alpha Delta (ΦΑΔ or P.A.D.) is the largest professional law fraternity in the United States. Founded in 1902, P.A.D. has since grown to 717 established pre-law, law, and alumni chapters and over 330,000 initiated members. Application for membership to Phi Alpha Delta is available to undergraduate students, law school students, lawyers, judges, and politicians. Five of the sitting Justices of the United States Supreme Court are members of P.A.D. From 1964 to 1968, Tom C. Clark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, served as Supreme Vice Justice of the Fraternity. Six U.S. Presidents have likewise been members of P.A.D.

Publications

  • Cybersecurity 2016 & Beyond: The New Normal

    Arizona IT Symposium

    Technology continues to evolve as the network perimeter evaporates into the cloud and electrons become the new global currency. Enterprises are continuously challenged by an elusive and morphing cyber threat from bad actors and opportunists who use the vulnerabilities in our Information Systems as weapons. From fraudsters to nation state-sponsored cyber warfare, these attacks come at us from every direction as the ingenuity of criminal minds seek new and creative ways to infiltrate our valuable…

    Technology continues to evolve as the network perimeter evaporates into the cloud and electrons become the new global currency. Enterprises are continuously challenged by an elusive and morphing cyber threat from bad actors and opportunists who use the vulnerabilities in our Information Systems as weapons. From fraudsters to nation state-sponsored cyber warfare, these attacks come at us from every direction as the ingenuity of criminal minds seek new and creative ways to infiltrate our valuable information resources and engage in cyber warfare against our businesses and our way of life--compromising our financial and national security. We are bombarded daily with newspaper headlines and digital media reports about the latest cyber security breach. This breakout session will allow our panel of experts the opportunity to share hard won experience and best practices.

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  • Video - Thought Leadership Series CIO and CISO

    FireEye

    David L. Stevens (CIO) and Michael Echols (CISO) discuss the need for a close and collaborative relationship between the CIO and CISO. Our partner FireEye presents this open discussion on leadership. - see also https://www.fireeye.com/customers/maricopa-county-case-study.html

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  • Making the Case for Cyber Defense Spending in Local Government

    Route Fifty

    Here’s how IT leaders in one Arizona county are working to demonstrate the return on cybersecurity investments: “When [decisionmakers] see that value, it makes sense.”

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  • Smart Grid Security: An End-to-End View of Security in the New Electrical Grid

    CRC Press

    The Smart Grid has the potential to revolutionize electricity delivery systems, and the security of its infrastructure is a vital concern not only for cyber-security practitioners, engineers, policy makers, and utility executives, but also for the media and consumers. Smart Grid Security: An End-to-End View of Security in the New Electrical Grid explores the important techniques, challenges, and forces that will shape how we achieve a secure twenty-first century electric…

    The Smart Grid has the potential to revolutionize electricity delivery systems, and the security of its infrastructure is a vital concern not only for cyber-security practitioners, engineers, policy makers, and utility executives, but also for the media and consumers. Smart Grid Security: An End-to-End View of Security in the New Electrical Grid explores the important techniques, challenges, and forces that will shape how we achieve a secure twenty-first century electric grid.


    Following an overview of the components of the Smart Grid, the book delves into the evolution of security standards and regulations and examines ways in which the Smart Grid might be regulated. The authors discuss the technical details about how metering technology is being implemented and the likely threats and vulnerabilities that utilities will face. They address the home area network (HAN) and examine distribution and transmission—the foundation for the delivery of electricity, along with distributed generation, micro-grids, and operations.

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Projects

  • Developed and Implemented a NERC Compliance Program over several states

    Organized a culture of compliance, by documenting RSAWS, Processes and evidence to ensuring that Subject Matter Experts understood their role in incorporating a real culture of compliance.

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Honors & Awards

  • GoldenGov Executive of the Year Nomination

    StateScoop

    http://statescoop.com/meet-the-statescoop-50-goldengov-nominees-maricopa-county-ariz-ciso-michael-echols

    Golden Gov: State Executive of the Year

    The visionary leading state government into a new technology landscape with innovative ideas and by inspiring others to get on board

  • Nomination "Best CISO" SC Magainze

    SC Magazine

    http://www.scmagazine.com/2016-sc-awards-us-finalists/article/458840/

    CSO of the Year
    Contenders should include those who work for end-user companies only. No vendor CSOs will be considered. Nominees are the cream of the crop, having spearheaded a viable IT security program, gained the support of their company's executive leaders, as well as their colleagues, and helped – through their indefatigable efforts – to propel the CISO/CSO position to a footing of influence within their…

    http://www.scmagazine.com/2016-sc-awards-us-finalists/article/458840/

    CSO of the Year
    Contenders should include those who work for end-user companies only. No vendor CSOs will be considered. Nominees are the cream of the crop, having spearheaded a viable IT security program, gained the support of their company's executive leaders, as well as their colleagues, and helped – through their indefatigable efforts – to propel the CISO/CSO position to a footing of influence within their organization and the corporate world as a whole. Specific projects and undertakings, as well as over-arching security programs to propel these various goals, should be noted. Nominees should be prepared to answer further questions during the judging process, offer at least two references, and be open to holding confidential interviews with members of the SC Magazine editorial team, if warranted.

    Please note: Professionals who work for an IT security vendor, IT reseller or IT consultancies are not eligible for this category.

    Bruce Wignall, CISO, Teleperformance

    Michael Echols, CISO, Maricopa County

    Michael Roling, CISO, State of Missouri, Office of Administration

    Pritesh Parekh, VP, Chief Security Officer, Zuora

  • County Government Category: Maricopa County, AZ – Cyber Security Strategy

    Center for Digital Government

    http://www.govtech.com/security/2015-Cybersecurity-Leadership-and-Innovation-Awards.html?

    Maricopa County established performance measures, or Key Performance Indicators, for its cybersecurity processes that have clearly demonstrated risk reduction and allow business decisions to be based on measurable benefits.

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