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Wells Fargo | Quantum Technology Research Team | Quantum Economic Development Consortium Technical Advisory Committee (QED-C TAC) Relationship Leader (2019-2023)

 

Member of Advanced Technology Quantum and Emerging Technology Research and Development (R&D) Team. This 5-member core team collaborated with extended teams across the enterprise and various outside organizations to research and conduct product evaluations on:

  • Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
  • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
  • Quantum Clocks
  • Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG)
  • QED-C TAC (Quantum Economic Development Consortium Technical Advisory Committees) Relationship Leader: Official liaison between Wells Fargo and the QED-C Technical Advisory Committees (TACs)

 

Key Contributions

  • Created and presented a topic to QED-C, “Quantum Ethics”
  • Contributed to multiple QED-C initiatives, such as:
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definition for quantum
    • PQC candidate evaluations

 

Industry Group Contributor

 

Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9

“The Accredited Standards Committee X9 (ASC X9, Inc.) is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) accredited standards developing organization, responsible for developing voluntary open consensus standards for the financial services industry in the U.S.[2]

ASC X9 is the USA Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Technical Committee on Financial Services ISO/TC 68 under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), of Geneva, Switzerland, and submits X9 American National Standards to the international committee to be considered for adoption as international standards or ISO standards.” – Wikipedia

  • Provided expertise to the group on topics of cybersecurity, quantum, and more.

 

Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)

“The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) is an industry consortium dedicated to reducing cyber-risk in the global financial system. Serving financial institutions and in turn their customers, the organization leverages its intelligence platform, resiliency resources, and a trusted peer-to-peer network of experts to anticipate, mitigate and respond to cyberthreats.” – Wikipedia

  • Provided cybersecurity and quantum expertise in closed discussion groups.
  • Invited to lead a Red Team working group for FS-ISAC following participations in a closed, high-trust session with the organization’s senior leadership and select peers. While I ultimately declined the role due to time constraints, the invitation reflected immediate recognition of strategic and operational credibility within financial sector defense circles.

 

Wells Fargo Information and Cybersecurity Organizational Management Community of Practice: Manager and Leadership Development

Internal program designed to provide mentorship and networking to upcoming and existing leaders within Wells Fargo.

 

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