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Trusted advisor with over 15 years experience spanning technologies and vertical industries, focused on delivering measurable business improvements and building long term strategic relationships.
* Vertical Market expertise: Healthcare, Healthcare Technologies, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Professional Services, Retail, Education & Government.
* Expertise in helping Startup and high-growth stage technology organizations scale and establish and grow strong partnerships.
With a background in business development, project management, developing strategic partnerships and solutions, business process improvement, Mark can easily work with stakeholders to assemble team(s) to help clients reach positive outcomes.
Competencies:
Business Development - Software, Professional Services Consulting & Training/Enablement
Strategic Account Management
Strategic Channel Partnership Management
Cyber Security, Compliance, Governance (IAM, SecOps & Incident Response, Network/Infrastructure, etc.)
ITIL, ITSM, ServiceNow, ITAM, ITOM, SecOps, Customer Service and Employee Experience
Project Management - Resource Management / Project Delivery
SDLC - Process Improvement / Agile Development Methodologies
Collaboration (SharePoint, Cloud, etc.) 
As the Director of Cybersecurity Sales at Black Duck, Ryan English brings a wealth of experience within the technology and cybersecurity sectors. Previously, he served as the CIO at Insight Global and Chief Growth Officer at Truck IT. Ryan has a proven track record of driving growth, fostering innovation, and enhancing cyber resilience.
Recognized as a seasoned speaker in the field of security testing, Ryan has shared his insights at prestigious industry events, including RSA, HP Protect, HP Discover, HP Software Universe, Mercury World, Better Software, STAREAST, STARWEST, and IBM Rational Development Conference.
Ryan holds an MBA from Regis University and a BS from the University of Alabama, showcasing a strong academic foundation to complement his extensive professional achievements. His commitment to driving excellence in cybersecurity and technology is evident in his diverse and impactful career. 
Palaniswamy “Raj” Rajan is currently the Chairman & CEO of Softwear Automation, Inc, an Atlanta, Ga. based company with the sole focus of developing innovative robots (sewbot®s) for the apparel manufacturing and sewn products industries by harnessing its experience and expertise in machine vision, robotics, and computing. The Sewbots® automate the transfer and sewing of fabric, eliminating the need for trained seamstresses. SoftWear technology allows for redesign of the apparel manufacturing supply chain and enables sewing to be performed locally resulting in a disruptive transformation of the industry.
He is also Managing Partner of CTW Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital fund which invests in and assists seed and early-stage entrepreneurs in all industries in Atlanta and the South Eastern United States who are engaged in disruptive innovations and technologies. CTW focuses solely on companies which are started by expert technical founders with strong domain expertise. CTW partners with technical entrepreneurs and companies in markets with large opportunities and no identifiable competitors. CTW typically supplies the first capital, often at the concept phase. CTW works as active partners with our entrepreneurs, helping with all aspects of strategy, market definition and execution
He is also the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Virima Technologies, Inc, a leading Data Center & IT Operations software developer.
A leader in the business community is also involved in several professional and community related organization. Mr. Rajan was instrumental in establishing the Atlanta CEO Council, a non-profit networking group of more than 1000 CEOs, CxOs, and investors in the Southeast. Mr. Rajan serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta CEO council from 1999 to present.
Mr. Rajan was also honored as Georgia Trend’s “40 Under 40” Rising Stars in 2000.
Cloudflare is the security, performance, and reliability company on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today it runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of Internet properties, with approximately 19% of the Fortune 1000 companies using at least one Cloudflare product.
{Cloud, Network, Security, Platform} Architect
:: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
Every organization is trying to digitally transform itself, and really do it on at least four dimensions.
1. Connect better with their customers
2. Connect better to their employers
3. Transform their operations and be more efficient in terms of how they run the company
4. Transform their products and services
To accomplish these, businesses on average use four cloud vendors for software, three for platforms, and two for infrastructure, according to a survey last year of 550 corporate IT decision-makers by data and marketing company International Data Group Inc. Most of these companies had shifted only about half of their IT systems and software to the cloud, continuing to use in-house data centers, IDG found.
The network layer is now transitioning to the Cloud.
Cloudflare makes it easier to manage hybrid cloud deployments in addition to other types of cloud deployments such as multi-cloud. The Cloudflare cloud network, which is distributed across 200 cities in 100 countries, sits in front of any cloud infrastructure and handles DNS, DDoS protection, content acceleration, TLS encryption, and other essential functions. Cloudflare also helps with user access control, a crucial aspect of any cloud deployment. 
