Conference Committee

Committee Chair
	Greg Edwards CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM, GCIH, CWNA is an amateur historian of cryptography for over 30 years. He works full time in computer security. He has a BS degree in Physics from UCD and teaches computer/network/wireless security part time at UC Santa Cruz extension. Greg has been involved with Information Security for over 15 years, mostly working on analysis of virus attacks and vulnerability assessments for various operating systems. He has also worked on wireless security, security awareness training, penetration testing, etc.
Committee Vice Chair
	Imelda Armantha was born and raised in Surabaya, Indonesia. She came to United States approximately 7 years ago, and lived in Los Angeles for 6 years before she moved to San Jose. Imelda has a master degree in Information Systems Audit from Cal Poly Pomona about 4 years ago. She is a CPA candidate and a CISA, and currently working for Ernst & Young.
Committee Member
	Brian Bertacini CEO co-founded AppSec Consulting in 2005 and oversees all company operations. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and is a leading provider of application security services and training to Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Bertacini is a member of ISSA and ISACA, and has over 15 years experience in software development and IT security, fulfilling various roles at IBM, Varian and Fujitsu. Mr. Bertacini is the founding member of the Silicon Valley OWASP chapter, and oversees operations at AppSec Consulting to ensure customers can deliver secure e-business services with confidence.
Committee Member
	Andrew Douglas, CISM, CISSP, is Senior Manager in the Security and Privacy Group of Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He Specializes in vulnerability assesments and penetration testing. Prior to joing Deloitte in the USA, he was employed as a Security Consultant for Deloitte in New Zealand. He has conducted vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, IT security audits and general computer controls reviews at a variety of organizations including major financial services, banking, manufacturing, government, and life sciences companies. Andrew sat his CISM exam in December 2005, and obtained an ISACA distinction award for getting the second highest exam score in North America. Andrew scored the highest from the Silicon Valley Chapteras well.
Committee Member
	Ted Kao is a Director in PwC's Advisory practice focusing on SAP Security & Controls and IT Risk Management. He has been with PwC for 8 years and has a CPA and CISA. Ted has worked in assisting leading technology companies with SAP Security, Business Process controls, SAP Virsa implementations, IT General Controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley services. These engagements have included design, implementation, and assessment engagements. Ted primarily focuses on Technology industry clients.
Committee Member
	Himanshu Gupta is Technology and Security Risk Services Consultant serving with Ernst and Young in their Risk Advisory Services (RAS) practice in San Jose. He has a strong background in project management, networking and security. For the past five years he has held leadership positions in various professional world wide organizations including Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) and Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Under his leadership the chapters were rejuvenated and won awards for numerous initiatives. He has a Masters in Computer Science and holds multiple certifications including Project Management Professional (PMP), VERITAS Certified Specialist, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) etc.