Mel Reyes

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Coach Mel unifies his Puerto Rican roots, having been raised in NY, with his California…

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Volunteer Experience

  • The CyberNest Graphic

    Cybersecurity Advisory Board

    The CyberNest

    - Present 11 months

    A community-powered peer review and information-sharing platform for CISOs and cybersecurity professionals

  • Society for Information Management Graphic

    SIM National DEI & Women Summit Council Member, SoCal SIM Board Member, & SoCal Summit Moderator

    Society for Information Management

    - Present 9 years

    2023 to Present – SIM National DEI Council Member
    2021 to Present – SIM Women Summit Council Member
    2023 – SIM Women Summit Panelist: Recruiting Top Talent - Should you Compromise?
    2023 – Moderator: “Navigating the Threat Landscape” – Southern California Society for Information Management Summit
    2022 – Moderator: “Navigating Data Privacy Impact and Compliance Across Industry” – Southern California Society for Information Management Summit

  • Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems Graphic

    Cybersecurity Advisory Board Member

    Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems

    - Present 4 years

    Cybersecurity Advisor for curriculum development.

  • Vation Ventures Graphic

    Innovation Advisory Council Member – Venture Capital

    Vation Ventures

    - Present 4 years

    Helps innovative companies successfully navigate the emerging technology landscape to support their growth journey and stay ahead of the competition.

  • HotTopics Graphic

    Technology Advisory Board

    HotTopics

    - Present 11 months

    Community of CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and digital and data leaders to shape the technology agenda in cutting-edge roundtable discussions.

  • HMG Strategy Graphic

    Advisory Board Member – Financial Services

    HMG Strategy

    - Present 5 years

    • 2021 – Recipient of the HMG Global Leadership Institute Award
    • 2020 – Panelist on the inaugural HMG Financial Services summit

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    Advisory Board Member, Mentor, & Instructor – GRC, Cybersecurity, & Training, NPO

    GRCIE

    - Present 2 years

    Education

    GRC for Intelligent Ecosystems (GRCIE – pronounced Gracie) is a next-generation organization for educating and training diverse GRC workforces. We provide in-depth, immersive, tuition-free education for talented and motivated students needing a hand up due to situational disadvantages.

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    National Advisory Board Member – Mentor, Speaker, NPO

    Tech Impact

    - Present 4 years

    Education

    Nonprofit leveraging technology to advance social impact and providing IT & cybersecurity services to other nonprofits.

  • Life After Next Graphic

    President / Director, Board of Advisors – Re-Entry Services, NPO

    Life After Next

    - Present 2 years

    Education

    Empowers formerly incarcerated, at-risk youth, and system-impacted individuals with the tools to champion their next life.

  • Youth Business Alliance Graphic

    Mentor

    Youth Business Alliance

    - Present 1 year

    Education

    Vision is for all students to know they are capable of achieving big dreams and have the tools to make career success a reality.

  • Gartner Graphic

    Peer Insights Ambassador

    Gartner

    - Present 1 year

  • uno.ai Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    uno.ai

    - Present 1 year

  • LendForGood Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    LendForGood

    - Present 2 years

  • VeraScore Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    VeraScore

    - Present 2 years

  • LIVE FR8™️ Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    LIVE FR8™️

    - Present 3 years

  • Scrut Automation Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    Scrut Automation

    - 2 years

  • Zluri Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    Zluri

    - 2 years

  • Startup Advisor

    Nomadreaming

    - 1 year

  • Apolyta Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    Apolyta

    - 2 years

  • Innovation Exchange (IX) Graphic

    Ambassador / Strategic Partner

    Innovation Exchange (IX)

    - 2 years

  • Synchrony Graphic

    Synchrony Hispanic Network Mentor

    Synchrony

    - 3 years

  • Otomo Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    Otomo

    - 1 year

  • PieEye  Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    PieEye

    - 1 year

  • Reshuffle, now part of Twitter. Graphic

    Startup Advisor

    Reshuffle, now part of Twitter.

    - 1 year

  • Upkey Graphic

    Mentor

    Upkey

    - 1 year

    Mentor for students entering the workforce for Upkey's VIP Internship Program.

  • Somers Chamber of Commerce Graphic

    Board Member | Events | Digital Marketing | eCommerce | Digital Payments | NPO

    Somers Chamber of Commerce

    - 8 years

    Economic Empowerment

  • Somers Education Foundation Graphic

    Officer and Trustee | Events | Digital Marketing | eCommerce | Digital Payments | NPO

    Somers Education Foundation

    - 4 years

    Education

Publications

  • NetGuru's Disruption Guide Fintech 2021

    NetGuru

    Whether you’re a fintech startup looking for funding, a venture capitalist hunting down your next big opportunity, or an established player building on your success, this guide is designed to help you get ahead.

    We've gathered insights from industry leaders to guide you through all aspects of the market. Get up to speed on everything from the companies to invest in and fintech unicorns to watch in 2021 to the technology trends and legal changes affecting the industry.

    See publication
  • Is Your Youngster Anxious?

    Westchester Healthy Family

    Co-authored an article for Westchester Healthy Family Magazine with my wife on how to identify and address youth anxiety in today's demanding world.

    Uncredited co-authorship.

    Other authors
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  • Hacking Firefox

    Wiley

    They dreamed of a better browser . . . and before you could say "explore no more," Firefox was born. But already you want more. Tighter security, greater functionality. A custom installation for Linux. Maybe even that unique extension you've always dreamed of creating. Well, if you want to tweak the Fox, here are over 400 pages of ways to do it. From hacking profile settings to cracking links and cleaning out the cookie jar, this is the stuff that puts you in control.

Patents

  • Systems and methods providing a drive interface for content delivery

    Issued US 10,257,301

    Systems and methods which provide a drive interface for delivery of various content to consumers of the content are described. Embodiments provide access to content shared by a content provider using an interface emulating a disk drive local to the consumer. In operation the user accesses content shared by a content provider using a drive interface content delivery platform of embodiments herein as if the user were accessing content on a local drive. The drive interface of embodiments is…

    Systems and methods which provide a drive interface for delivery of various content to consumers of the content are described. Embodiments provide access to content shared by a content provider using an interface emulating a disk drive local to the consumer. In operation the user accesses content shared by a content provider using a drive interface content delivery platform of embodiments herein as if the user were accessing content on a local drive. The drive interface of embodiments is branded in correspondence to the content or content provider. Drive interface content delivery platforms of embodiments employ a "push" type content delivery technique whereby content is actively delivered to the consumers under the control or at the initiation of the content provider. Embodiments may additionally provide push delivery of content through web based interfaces and application interfaces.

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  • Event based media interface

    Issued US 9,465,521

    Systems and methods which provide an event based media interface operable to organize digital media content for presentation to a user based upon predefined events are shown. A user may define an event epoch, such as may comprise an event designator, temporal criteria, location criteria, content criteria, etc., whereby digital media content associated with the event epoch is organized into an event collection. Various aspects of the event collection, such as relative event significance level…

    Systems and methods which provide an event based media interface operable to organize digital media content for presentation to a user based upon predefined events are shown. A user may define an event epoch, such as may comprise an event designator, temporal criteria, location criteria, content criteria, etc., whereby digital media content associated with the event epoch is organized into an event collection. Various aspects of the event collection, such as relative event significance level, sharing scope, contributor group, etc., may be used to facilitate control with respect to the event collections of event epochs of embodiments herein. The event content of event collections herein may comprise digital photographs, videos, sound files, documents, etc., alone or in combination. An event gallery may be utilized to provide a user interface in which event content of one or more event collection is presented.

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  • Systems and methods providing media-to-media connection

    Issued US 9,298,758

    Systems and methods which provide direct connections between digital media content are shown. Embodiments provide media-to-media (MTM) connections which directly and autonomously couple digital media content files. The MTM connections of embodiments facilitate enhanced digital media content use, such as to provide simultaneous presentation, coping, and/or manipulation of multiple digital media content files which are connected when a user accesses one such digital media content file. MTM…

    Systems and methods which provide direct connections between digital media content are shown. Embodiments provide media-to-media (MTM) connections which directly and autonomously couple digital media content files. The MTM connections of embodiments facilitate enhanced digital media content use, such as to provide simultaneous presentation, coping, and/or manipulation of multiple digital media content files which are connected when a user accesses one such digital media content file. MTM connections provided according to embodiments of the invention may be one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many, and many-to-one as well as unidirectional or bidirectional.

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  • Systems and methods for organizing content using content organization rules and robust content information

    Issued US 9,183,232

    Systems and methods which provide organization of content using robust content information to enable presenting content to a user organized in a highly relevant way are disclosed. According to embodiments, a user does not control the organization of the particular content (although the user may establish some level of preferences), but rather content organization rules may be autonomously applied through analysis of robust content information and provide content organized in a thematic…

    Systems and methods which provide organization of content using robust content information to enable presenting content to a user organized in a highly relevant way are disclosed. According to embodiments, a user does not control the organization of the particular content (although the user may establish some level of preferences), but rather content organization rules may be autonomously applied through analysis of robust content information and provide content organized in a thematic organizational structure which is highly relevant to the user. Such content organization rules may identify content connection points which are not readily apparent, but which nevertheless provide a collection of content which is relevant. Such content organization rules may operate to provide organization of content related through a thematic thread, such as may comprise a temporal aspect, a geographic aspect, a subject matter aspect, a content file aspect, a setting aspect, a general aspect, and/or the like.

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Courses

  • (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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  • Cybersecurity Masterclass

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  • Masterclass: Serving on a Board

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Projects

  • ISO 27001 Pre-Audit Clearance

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    Was successfully able to get Getatound ISO 27001 audit-ready in less than 6 months. Leveraging the appropriate tools, business communications, and pulling in the right resources we were able to apply all the controls and visibility required for full global coverage.

  • Understanding the persona of the underserved and unbanked with Oracle Cloud tools

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    Personal project showcasing how to use publicly available data within the Oracle Autonomous Database realm and leverage Oracles' Analytics platform with Machine Learning, to derive augmented analytics for personas and product development using Oracle's Cloud stack.

  • Let's Go To - Greenburg Nature Center

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    Freelance Photographer, some great shots, they opted to showcase Elvis.

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  • Let's Go To - Walkway Over the Hudson

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    Freelance Photographer, Submitted several others but this one was chosen. If you zoom in on the page you'll see the wife and kids on their way back.

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  • Let's Go To - Stepping Stones Museum for Children

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    Freelance Photographer, main headline photo.

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  • Hacking Firefox

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    If you want to tweak the Fox, here are over 400 pages of ways to do it. From hacking profile settings to cracking links and cleaning out the cookie jar, this is the stuff that puts you in control.

    Other creators
    See project

Honors & Awards

  • 13x Gartner Executive Leader Award Winner

    Gartner

    InfoSec Community Ambassador on Gartner Peer Community! The Gartner Peer Experiences connects verified industry leaders for meaningful discussions without sales pitches, recruitment, and other self-promotion.

  • "Top Business Communications Voice"

    LinkedIn

  • "Top Executive Leadership Voice"

    LinkedIn

  • "Top Digital Strategy Voice"

    LinkedIn

  • 2023 Volunteer Impact Award

    Tech Impact

    2023 Volunteer Impact Award Presented to Mel Reyes

    Your service to Tech Impact and our programs has enabled us to put technology in the hands of those who need it the most and has advanced hundreds on the path toward self-sufficiency.

    This award recognizes your dedication and significant contribution.

  • 2021 HMG Global Leadership Institute Award

    HMG Strategy

  • Values Award

    Synchrony Financial

    March 2020: Hard work and dedication in delivering enterprise MFA for Synchrony's primary acquisition channel.

    November 2018: Awarded for dedication and commitment to the Hispanic Network+ events which were offered during the Hispanic Heritage Month.

  • Exceptional Leadership Awards

    Synchrony Financial

    Awarded on October 2017, July 2018, November 2018 and April 2019

  • Quarterly Meeting Award - PayPal Closing

    Synchrony Financial

    Integral part of the newly acquired $7.6B PayPal Credit portfolio acquisition contract. Provided guidance for RFP responses, contract development and review, business strategy development, technical parity coordination, interim servicing launch, and anti-money laundering (AML) support.

  • Operational Excellence Award

    Synchrony Financial

  • Quarterly Meeting Award - Acquisition Data Share Award

    Synchrony Financial

    Collaborated to develop credit and risk strategies and launched an automated data share process to approve an additional 25% of referred applications, provide 50% higher credit lines based on engagement, and reduced risk with fraud data.

  • 2016 Internet Retailer’s B2B eCommerce Marketer of the Year

    Internet Retailer Excellence Awards

    Managed the eCommerce efforts and collaborated with the core Cenveo teams to deliver all the tactical marketing, affiliate, retargeting, and design deployment needs.

    "A manufacturer and distributor of printed materials including labels for pharmaceutical, food, beverage and consumer products companies, Cenveo Inc. orchestrates coordinated digital marketing campaigns across several channels. Its Lightning Labels division, which sells products and services online at LightningLabels.com…

    Managed the eCommerce efforts and collaborated with the core Cenveo teams to deliver all the tactical marketing, affiliate, retargeting, and design deployment needs.

    "A manufacturer and distributor of printed materials including labels for pharmaceutical, food, beverage and consumer products companies, Cenveo Inc. orchestrates coordinated digital marketing campaigns across several channels. Its Lightning Labels division, which sells products and services online at LightningLabels.com, stands out as a Cenveo division effectively marrying multiple forms of media to push content, engage customers and prospects, and drive up sales. It has coordinated its campaigns across social media, display ads, content and affiliate marketing, paid and organic Internet search, and email-driven customer relationship management campaigns."

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • International Coaching Federation (ICF)

    Member

    - Present
  • Blue Lava Community

    Member

    - Present
  • Cloud Security Alliance

    Member

    - Present
  • CyberRisk Alliance

    Member

    - Present
  • Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum

    Member

    - Present
  • OWASP Foundation

    Member

    - Present
  • ISSA

    Cyber Security Executive & LA Chapter Member

    - Present
  • ISACA

    Member

    - Present
  • Toastmasters

    Member

    - Present
  • Society for Information Management - Southern California (SCSIM)

    Member

    - Present
  • IIBA - International Institute of Business Analysis

    Member

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  • AFCOM - Advance Data Center and IT Infrastructure Professionals

    Member

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  • ALPFA - Association of Latino Professionals for America

    Member

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  • Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce

    Member

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