Brian Penders

Brian Penders has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Brian began their career in 1992 as a Nuclear Submarine Engineering Laboratory Technician in the US Navy, a role they held until 1998. Brian then joined the Vermont State Police in 1999 and held various positions, including State Trooper, Detective Trooper in the Governor's Security Unit, Detective Sergeant and Computer Crimes Unit Supervisor, and finally as Detective Lieutenant and Computer Crimes Unit Commander. In 2014, Brian transitioned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they served as the Incident Response and Digital Forensics Team Lead until 2019. In the same organization, they later became the Chief Information Security Officer.

Brian Penders holds a B.A. degree from the University at Albany, SUNY. Brian also obtained certifications in IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®), and EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE®). Furthermore, Brian underwent specialized training in Computer Forensics and Network Security at the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) and in Nuclear Engineering and Operations at the Naval Nuclear Power School.