First Health Advisory
Allen Sickels is a skilled security project manager with extensive experience in medical device cybersecurity and biomedical engineering. Currently serving as the Senior Security Project Manager at First Health Advisory since January 2021, Sickels leads customer projects and oversees a project team while ensuring high-quality service delivery. Prior roles include Principal Cybersecurity Advisor at Catholic Health Initiatives and Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist at the V.A. Medical Center, where notable contributions included the development of vulnerability tracking tools and mitigation strategies for medical devices. Sickels earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University and completed DoD Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Technician Training.
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First Health Advisory
First Health Advisory (First) is passionate about security and privacy in the healthcare domain. We are experts in managed security and risk strategy solutions, collaborating with our clients to safeguard customers, preserve reputations, and protect balance sheets. Our advisors and programs derive value from investments in technology with the understanding that people have the most significant impact on an organization's security posture and its alignment with the goals of the business. First develops and maintains client trust by providing informed, responsive, and adaptable risk and asset management services that are solely focused on health organizations, delivering budget-sensitive resilience while uncovering operational efficiencies. We understand what healthcare entities are facing today as they digitally transform the continuum of care. Those organizations turn to First for guidance as they navigate regulatory mandates, device and data threats, personnel shortages, and interoperability challenges with constant budget pressure to protect more with less. The manner in which First addresses and supports our clients’ interests and concerns is a key discriminator of our organization.