Andy is a straight shootin’, boot wearin’ native Texan who has been in technology and cybersecurity since 1996.  He started as a hardware technician and worked his way up and across the enterprise.  He has worked in Retail, Oil and Gas, Fortune®500 consulting, Banking and Finance, Higher Education, State government, and is recognized for his work in strategic planning and incident response.  Today he is the CTO and CISO of Apollo Information Systems where he continues to use all the lessons learned across his career to build capabilities that help close the gap between the bad guys and the rest of us.