In the world of comic books, origin stories inform the reader of the identity and motivations of heroes and villains (thankfully, we only have the former here). Like Spider-Man or Captain America, your origin story is important as it defines who you are today. Learn about the experiences, people, and influences that shaped Concord's Doug Winzell by reading below!
Western Kentucky and Manchester, Connecticut. I left after high school to join the United States Marine Corps.
Camping and overland exploring.
Kevin Mitnick. Without his early exploits and communication, we would not have the cybersecurity industry we have today.
The Pacific Northwest. I love the mountains, forest, and shore.
Multiple combat deployments as a Marine and later working in intelligence as a contractor remind me daily not to sweat the small stuff.
I love good tacos. Being so close to the Mexico border in Las Vegas, this is not an issue for me.
I've been interested in hacking and computers for a long time. After working in systems engineering, business intelligence, and software engineering, I decided that cybersecurity was my main area of interest in IT.
I returned to school later in my career to study geospatial information systems and learn about mapmaking and remote sensing of the Earth. Although I decided not to pursue it professionally, I am a satellite enthusiast and love making my own maps from Landsat and Sentinel-2 Earth observation platforms.
After three years of touring the western U.S. in an RV with my wife, we didn't get divorced.
Don’t worry too much about others’ opinions. Pursue your interests and passions, and focus on the impact you can make with your unique gifts.
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