Dustin Larmeir

About Me

I'm a seasoned Cyber Security leader with over 13 years of on the job experience. Prior to working in Cyber Security, I spent several years in the web hosting industry and over 7 years in physical security and loss prevention. As a nerd by heart, I love exploring and learning new and cutting edge technologies. In my free time, I like to work on my farm, hang out with my family, travel, and curate a community threat intelligence feed.

  • Pronouns He/Him
  • Favorite OS GNU Linux
  • Country USA
  • Region East Texas
  • e-mail dustin@larmeir.com
  • Phone +1 469.273.0991

What I Do

Security Engineering

I'm the VP of Security Engineering for TierPoint and lead a team of builders that create, design, and improve internal and customer security tools. I'm still engaged at the engineering level and contribute code to this day!

Security Architecture

I develop, evaluate, and implement new technologies and techniques that help keep companies safe.

Engineering

I have experience building and leading both development and infrastructure programs. I'm passionate about designing creative solutions and tools that address challenges in the technology landscape.

Management

In my various roles, I've led everything from small tactical teams to large international teams. This includes managed support and engineering teams.

Fun Facts

Security Tenure

13 yrs

Security Experience

113K+ hrs

Threats Mitigated

Countless

Resume

Education

2001
UA Local 100 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union

Apprenticeship

I attended a technical school as part of a plumbing and pipefitter apprenticeship program.

1994-1999
Lake Dallas High School

HS Diploma

In high school I was involved in a variety of activies including band, sailing and computers.

Experience

2022 - Current
TierPoint

Vice President, Security Engineering

As the VP of Security Engineering at TierPoint, I lead a small tactical team of developers and engineers that create and develop security tooling. This includes custom developed tools, SIEM, SOAR, and automations.

2021 - 2022
Amazon AWS

Sr. Security Consultant

During my time as a Sr. Cyber Security consultant for Amazon AWS, I provided security professional services on the AWS cloud. This included assessing, developing, and implementing advanced security controls.

2015 - 2021
TierPoint

Sr. Director, Security Engineering

During my time in this role, I developed and ran a security engineering organization that developed and managed tools for our security operations team.

2010 - 2015
FireHost/Armor

Security Start-Up Generalist

As a managed security start-up generalist at Armor, I worked in a variety of roles as the company grew from 10 to 150+ employees. Some of the roles I filled there include Support, Sales, Sales Engineering, Training, and Management.

Security Skills

Cyber Security

95%

Incident Response

90%

Offensive Security

85%

Forensics

80%

Specialty Skills

BASH

95%

SIEM

92%

Linux

90%

Windows

90%

Cloud

90%

Knowledge

  • WAF
  • DDoS
  • Red Team
  • Blue Team
  • VTM
  • Compliance
  • Leadership
  • Creativity
  • Innovation
  • R&D
  • Threat Intel
  • Big Data
  • Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Incident Response
  • Forensics
  • Security Engineering
  • Encryption
  • SIEM
  • Elasticsearch
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Web Servers
  • Databases
  • Data Lifcycle Management
  • Security Architecture

Certificates

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Expires: 15th of January 2025
15th January 2021

Portfolio

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YouTube Videos

Contact

San Francisco

415-832-2000

alex@example.com

Freelance Available

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