Jay Spann

Jay Spann is the Security Automation Evangelist for Swimlane, the leader in automation for the entire security organization and based in Louisville, Colorado. Over the last 28 years, Jay has delivered more than 35,000 hours of training as an instructor, speaker and consultant in the fields of Information Technology and IT Security. Mr. Spann obtained his master’s degree in Computer Science and holds numerous industry certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), CyberSec First Responder (CFR), Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), CompTIA A+, Network+ and Security+ and several additional certifications from Microsoft, Check Point, Nokia and others. Over his career, Jay has developed and instituted technology initiatives for Raytheon, the Department of Health and Human Services, Sprint, the Internal Revenue Service, McGraw-Hill, the Department of Defense and many other Fortune 500 companies and US Government Agencies.