Job title:
CTO and vice president, eSoft

Areas of expertise:
Applied cryptography, PKI, identity and access management (authentication, authorization, and auditing), secure data transport, and system hardening and protection

Biography:
Rick Robinson has over ten years of experience in the computer security sector, including development of secure embedded computers, secure remote access, secure networking design, and secure system architecture. Throughout his career, he has regularly worked with Fortune 500 customers, providing security strategy and guidance. Robinson is a recipient of the prestigious Avaya Labs Cup Award and has been named on four USPTO patents in the area of computer security with additional USPTO application submissions in process. He possesses CISSP and ISSAP certifications from (ISC)2. In addition, he is an IEEE Senior Member, Past-Chair of the IEEE-Denver Section, Member of IEEE Security and Privacy Society, Member of the IEEE Computer Society, and Member of the IEEE Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee. Robinson holds BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Montana State University with an emphasis in computer engineering, and is completing his Executive MBA from the University of Colorado.