Previous Experience

Mr. Maiwald has served as a security administrator and security officer for large enterprises and as a security consultant for clients in healthcare, finance, entertainment, retail, and manufacturing. He led an effort to develop a managed security service offering and then managed the service for clients in various industries. He also served as a product manager in the IT security industry. Mr. Maiwald is the author of three books on security: "Network Security: A Beginner's Guide," "Security Planning and Disaster Recovery" and "Fundamentals of Network Security." Mr. Maiwald is a named inventor on patent numbers 5,577,209, Apparatus and Method for Providing Multi-level Security for Communications Among Computers and Terminals on a Network; 5,872,847, Using Trusted Associations to Establish Trust in a Computer Network; 5,940,591, Apparatus and Method for Providing Network Security; and 6,212,636, Method for Establishing Trust in a Computer Network via Association.

Professional Background

• Bluefire Security Technologies, Director of Product Management and Support, 1 year
• Burton Group, VP and Research Director, 6 years
• Fortrex Technologies, Chief Technology Officer, 6 years

Education

• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• M.E., Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology

Industry Awards/Accolades

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional