Bio & CV

CERTIFICATIONS

CISM - Certified Information Security Manager (ISACA)

ISO 27001 Senior Lead Implementer (PECB)

CC - Certified in Cybersecurity (ISC2)

SC-900 - Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (Microsoft)

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University

MSc. Information Security Policy & Management (2021) - Highest Distinction

University of Buenos Aires

MSc. Information Security (2018) - Class rank 1st

Information Security Specialist (2017)

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Bachelor in Business Administration & Information Systems (2014) - Graduated with honors -  Class rank 2nd 

ISO EXPERIENCE

ISO Information security, cybersecurity, and privacy protection subcommittee

ISO expert on Working Groups 1, 4, and 5 (2020 - )

Representing Malta & Argentina

Argentina Information security, cybersecurity, and privacy protection subcommittee

Subcommittee secretary (2021 -  2023)

Representative of the University of Buenos Aires (2018 - )

WORK EXPERIENCE

dLocal

EMEA Information Security & Compliance (2024 - )

PwC Malta

Manager Cybersecurity & Privacy (2022 - 2024)

Accenture

Data Protection Architecture Team Lead/Consultant (2021 - 2022)

Telecom - Cybersecurity Solutions

eGRC Ssr Consultant (2021 - 2022)

Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University 

Cyber Risk Consultant (2021)

Ministry of National Security (Argentina)

Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Lead (2016 - 2019)

Cybersecurity and Information Security Analyst (2015 - 2016)

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Practice Consultant (Walmart - Activity flow costing) - Bachelor's Capstone (2014)

Data Quality Jr Consultant - Buenos Aires City Bank (2013 - 2014)

PUBLICATIONS

Cyber ISO Standards

ISO/IRAM 27001 “Information Security Management System (ISMS)”- Special Delegate & secretary (2021)

ISO/IRAM 27002 “Information security controls”- Translation team member (2021)

ISO/IRAM 27003 “Information Security Management System: Guidance” - Special Delegate & secretary (2022)

ISO/IRAM 27018Code of practice for protection of PII in public clouds acting as PII processors” - Special Delegate & secretary (2023)

Thesis

Understanding the privacy awareness gap” - 2nd Master Thesis - Advisor: Prof. Alessandro Acquisti (2021)

Information Security Unified Framework“- 1st Master Thesis - Distinction (2019)

Research

5 things you need to know about the new version of ISO 27001” (2023)

Unified Cyber risk Maturity Model” - Independent study: Usable Security - Advisor: Brett Tucker (2020)

"Data Deletion and Cookie Control" - Human-subjects research: Usable Privacy and Security final project (2021)

"COVIDaily" - Int Python final project (2020)

"Secure Work from Home Framework" - Cryptography final project (2020)

"Securing a Network to NIST SP 800-171 Standard" - Network and Internet security final project (2020)

SEMINARS & SPECIAL COURSES

PwC - Price Waterhouse Coopers

Leading Teams training (2022)

CERT/SEI: Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University 

Insider Threat Analyst Training (2022)

Future Faculty Program – Carnegie Mellon University

Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation (2021)

Active Countermesures

Cyber Threat Hunting Level 1 (2021)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO’s publishing process (2020)

Drafting ISO/IEC Documents (2020)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Advanced techniques for drug trafficking analysis (2019)

Open source and social network analysis (2017)

INTERPOL & Organization of American States (OAS)

Internet use for terrorist purposes (2016)

SPECIAL LECTURES & CONFERENCES

PECB – Impact of GenAI on Cybersecurity – How can ISO 27032 help?

Speaker - “Using ISO 27032 to counter Generative AI cyber risks” (2023)

Carnegie Mellon University SEI/CERT - FloCon 2022 conference

Speaker - “ECI & RA: Express Control Impact and Risk Analysis” (2022)

PwC Malta - “How will DORA impact ICT risk management?” webinar

Speaker - “Risk Management good practices” (2022)

PwC Malta - “How will DORA impact ICT Third-party risk management (TPRM)?” webinar

Speaker - “Third-party risk management maturity model, metrics, and reporting” (2022)

Information Security Master - University of Buenos Aires

Guest lecturer - "Information Security Strategic Management I" course (2022)

Fransico de Paula de Santander University - “Software engineering fair” webinar & seminar

Speaker - “The state of cybersecurity in the XXI century” (2022)

School of Engineering - University of Buenos Aires

Guest lecturer - “Deep & Dark web 101” (2018)

Presidential security unit “Quinta de Olivos” - Argentine Federal Police

Guest lecturer - “Cybercrime, OSINT, and dark web” (2017) 

Santiago del Estero Police Force (State Police Force)

Guest lecturer - “Cybercrime, OSINT, and dark web” two-day lecture (2017)

Argentine National Gendarmerie (Federal Police Force)

Guest lecturer - “Deep & Dark web 101” and “OSINT Cyberoperations” lecture series (2016 - 2017)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

STC Higher Education - University of Wolverhampton (Malta)

Principal Lecturer - "Information Assurance" (Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

Principal Lecturer - "Research Methodologies & Project Management" (Spring 2024)

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Principal Lecturer - "Intro to Info Sec Management" (Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

Carnegie Mellon University

Teaching Assistant - Privacy in the Digital Age (Spring 2021)

Teaching Assistant - Information Security Risk Management (Spring 2021 Mini 3, Mini 4)

Teaching Assistant - Statistical Reasoning with R (Fall 2020)

Ministry of National Security (Argentina)

Cybersecurity Lecturer (2016 - 2019)

University of Buenos Aires

Teaching Assistant - Information Security Management (Spring 2019)

Assistant Lecturer - Network Security (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Assistant Lecturer - Business processes analysis & modeling (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

Teaching Assistant - Introduction to General Informatics (Fall 2012)

WORKING PUBLICATIONS

Cyber ISO Standards

ISO/IRAM 27001:2022 “Information Security Management System (ISMS)” - Secretary

ISO/IRAM 27002:2022 “Information security controls” - Secretary

ISO/IRAM 27005 “Information security risk management” - Translation team leader & Secretary

ISO/IRAM 27018 “Code of practice for protection of PII” - Special Delegate & Secretary

ISO/IRAM 27103 “Cybersecurity and ISO and IEC Standards” - Secretary

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Carnegie Mellon University 

Thesis - Privacy Awareness Gap (2021) - Advisor: Prof. Alessandro Acquisti

Research Assistant @ Cylab - Predicting large malware outbreaks (2020)

Research Assistant @ Cylab - Understanding credential Stuffing (2020)

Independent study - Understanding Privacy Awareness Gap (2020)

Independent study - Cyber Risk Maturity Model (2020)

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

Highest distinction

Carnegie Mellon University (2019 - 2021)

Fulbright scholarship for Master degree

Carnegie Mellon University (2019 - 2021)

Distinction with score 10 over 10 (Thesis)

MS Information Security - University of Buenos Aires (2019)

Scholarship for Master degree

MS Information Security - University of Buenos Aires (2018)

AGITBA award

ITBA Alumni Association award to the best Final Project Award (2015)

ADITBA Award

Friends of ITBA Association award to the Second Highest GPA of the 2014 class

Honor Diploma

Awarded in recognition of an outstanding Bachelor GPA (2015)

AD HONOREM & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Latino Graduate Student Association (CMU)

VP of Operations and Alumni Relations  (2019 - 2021)

Authorized signer (2019 - 2021)