Matt Holland is one of the world’s leading authorities in the cyber security industry.

Starting his career at the Communications Security Establishment, Matt spent seven years in the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group as a leading security researcher specializing in intelligence tradecraft and technology for key top-secret projects for the Five Eyes.

In 2007, he co-founded his first company and grew it to be a silent leader in the privatized intelligence industry, serving democratic governments globally. It was acquired by L3 in 2018.

Matt has an established background and expertise in distributed computing, low level security systems and cross platform methodologies, and has a track record of commercialization and success with “hard problems”. Matt’s background directly contributes to Field Effect’s comprehensive cyber security solution, Covalence, and the aggressive growth of Field Effect worldwide.

Andrew Loschmann led five years of research and development efforts to bring Field Effect’s sophisticated suite of Covalence threat monitoring and detection and Cyber Range simulation and training platforms, as well as other services, to the global market. Andrew brings a 20-year background building and managing IT security products and programs, including 13 years in government/defence, as well as security policy development within the Government of Canada’s Privy Council Office and contributions to Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy. His technical background includes development of software and systems, and cyber security analytics, as well as leading incident detection and response teams.

Andrew Milne builds and creates connections between products, clients and market fit. With a career in sales and marketing that spans more than two decades, he inspires clients and audiences to innovate, change, and challenge traditional business thinking. He is a sought-after speaker on marketing, digital transformation and audience engagement, and how these topics will shape the future of business. He is an active blogger and the host of “The Brief,” a video series focused on conversations with key players in the business of digital transformation today. Prior to joining Field Effect, Andrew was the founder and Chief Revenue Officer of the digital creative agency bv02 Inc., and has worked with global brands as well as small and mid-sized enterprise clients in multiple sectors including technology, financial services, healthcare, education, tourism, associations, and government.

Brad Peterson brings 22 years of experience successfully building enterprise IT systems with 16 years focused on IT security. Brad has led software development in the fields of big data, adaptive systems, enterprise analysis frameworks, secure infrastructure, network defence, secure software agents, malware analysis, machine learning, vulnerability research, and more. At Field Effect, Brad helped assemble and lead teams that built and deployed Field Effect’s cyber defence product framework, including host, network and analytic components and their interoperability with commercial tools. Prior to joining Field Effect, Brad was a senior manager in the Cyber Security Partnerships Branch of the Communications Security Establishment, the lead Federal agency on Cyber Security.

Noel Murphy has 20 years of experience in the software development and IT field, most recently as the Director of Product Technology for all Online Training at The SANS Institute. Noel has the ideal mix of IT security and e-learning background, giving him a unique understanding of not only the needs of security professionals, but also the needs of the people who train them. During his career, he has been a software developer, a software architect lead, and managed software development teams.

Patrick Smith is a computer engineer with over 10 years of experience in computer network operations, as well as technical analysis of sophisticated cyber threats in both network and on-host domains. Patrick’s recent research efforts have focused on developing novel targeted call graph analysis techniques to identify malicious behaviour in binary executables. Formal academic work, in support of a MASc, includes implementation of techniques identifying known network communication channels using only TCP/IP metadata. Most notably, this technique offers detection of malware communications in important modern high-speed environments, even when using TLS/SSL. Patrick’s passion for cyber security extends beyond operations and into classroom and online training, creating and delivering highly-technical courses including in malware and network analysis. As a member and co-captain of the Samurai (Capture The Flag) CTF team and a winner of the DEFCON CTF, he is an active participant in the online CTF community. He was also captain of Canada’s first Royal Military College (RMC) team, participating in the annual National Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Defence Exercise.

Sean Alexander is an experienced software engineer and security analyst with 10 years of experience in the cyber security industry. During his career he has worked in the software development fields of: endpoint sensors, network sensors, cross-platform agent frameworks, vulnerability research, malware analysis, build systems, test automation and orchestration, data mining, and machine learning. Sean developed his professional skills through his Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Queen’s University. During his academic career Sean was a founding member and team lead of the Queen’s Network Security team and participated in the Cyber Defense Exercise with the Royal Military College of Canada’s team.

Earl Fischl has 19 years of experience in cyber security and data analytics, including time spent conducting operations and developing analytics, as well as years working at a strategic level as a manager within the Government of Canada. Earl brings a rare blend of skills and experience to Field Effect. With a background in political Science, he has tackled cyber security as both a purely technical security challenge and as a complex espionage challenge.

Andrea Holland’s career has been focussed on improving client satisfaction, better client interactions and user adoption of technology. She has a proven record in identifying client business needs and defining practical solutions. Prior to joining Field Effect, Andrea was a business consultant and worked with clients in the cyber security and risk management sectors. Prior to that, she had leadership roles in organizations including TELUS, MD Physician Services and Teradata. She has worked with clients in many industries including healthcare, financial services, retail and government.

Julie Kim worked in the healthcare industry for 17 years prior to making a career change and joining Field Effect in 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering along with a diploma in Clinical Methods in Orthotics and Prosthetics.

With over 15 years of experience in various sales roles, Ryan McBride is intimately familiar with supporting SME sized organizations. His role is to help organizations strengthen their cyber security defences as well as to further our goal to provide comprehensive cyber security to businesses of all sizes.

Toby Nangle excels at building sales channels and channel sales teams for technology companies. With a 23-year career in technology channel sales, he has worked extensively in the Education Technology, Cloud, IT Infrastructure and IT Security sectors. His expertise lies in developing cohesive channel strategies, identifying and developing the shortest path to revenue for new technologies and implementing the necessary internal and external structures to support channel partnerships. Immediately prior to joining Field Effect, Toby guided channel development and partner account management teams through two successful acquisitions.

Jason Serafini specializes in bridging the knowledge gap between people and technology, identifying technical solutions to ensure the needs of each client is met. He brings over 15 years of software development experience to his current role as a Sales Engineer. He works closely with clients and Field Effect technical teams to find innovative solutions for the unique needs of each individual organization. Jason’s software development experience spans multiple industries including education, mining, healthcare, government, and cyber security. Prior to joining Field Effect, Jason led software development teams in designing and implementing enterprise level information management systems for a large public health organization. He began his career at Field Effect as a Senior Software Developer where he gained detailed knowledge of the underlying technology used in Field Effect products and services.

With over 16 years in the IT security industry, Andrew Stevenson has evolved into a leading security specialist in host-based and network security technologies, cross platform/environment distributed computing solutions, and systems and software test implementation. Andrew’s experience implementing cyber security solutions in the public sector and private industry helps provide valuable context to build our next generation tools and capabilities.

With over seven years of experience as a UI/UX design specialist, Michael Woods is responsible for the design and development of the front end user interface and experience for the Field Effect product suite. Combining an academic background in Computer Engineering, a strong technical understanding of visual and interaction design principles, and years of hands-on experience in software design, Michael applies a user-centric problem solving approach to architect, implement and optimize highly effective workflows in both desktop and mobile domains.