Our February Speaker!Michael Dee Cannady II, MBA, CISSP
Sr. Solutions Architect, QuikTrip
Michael resides in Northern Oklahoma where he has established himself as a longtime member of the IT community with over 25 years of experience. Currently, he is a Sr. Solutions Architect at QuikTrip focused on cybersecurity; however, throughout his career he has occupied positions in all aspects of the IT and management spectrum. His experience spans large and small businesses across a variety of industries, including Fortune 500 companies such as Check Point, Helmerich & Payne, ConocoPhillips, and Williams.
Michael spent time at the University of Tulsa’s Information Security and Information Assurance Cyber Corps program and went on to further his formal education by obtaining a B.S. in Business Administration and Management and Master of Business Administration in Human Resources and Management from Oklahoma Wesleyan University. He currently holds the industry accreditations of CISSP, Check Point Certified VSec Administrator / Expert, and numerous certifications from ICS-CERT. In the past, he has held the titles of MCSE, MCSA, OK/AR/TX licensed private investigator, and Access Data Certified Examiner.
Michael enjoys mentoring opportunities and contributing to the security community at large. He serves as a member of the Tulsa Tech Security Program Advisory Board, consults, and delivers leadership vision to multiple organizations. He enjoys learning and teaching modern security concepts and evangelizes the balance of business enablement against appropriate risk management. When he is not working, Michael’s passions include the outdoors (mainly hunting and fishing) and volunteering with the BSA organization and church.