Gene has held numerous positions as a technical expert in hands-on roles, as well as presales helping various vendors, communicate the value of their product to prospective customers. That has provided him with numerous unique opportunities to truly understand how technology adoption makes a significant impact to businesses of all types and sizes. Because of the breadth of experience, he’s had – well beyond one or two industry verticals – he can bring that to the classroom where he teaches SEC555: SIEM with Tactical Analytics and use it to understand where the students are coming from and where they are in their information security career journey. “Armed with this knowledge, I’m able to tailor their learning into a personalized experience and get to be their guide on their adventure,” he says.