Maafu Shabaz

Cyber Risk Evangelist | Disruptive Tech Whisperer

Raleigh, NC, United States

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Education: Bachelor of Science (BS)

Computer Science

The State University of New York

Experience: In 1 year, built a cloud risk sales practice selling AI-powered cloud risk management services to

Fortune 100-500 clients, resulting in a remarkable 35% increase in sales.

2021 : Present

World Wide Technology

Principal, Cybersecurity and Risk | Sales and Business Development

Over 2 years, led high-performing teams, leveraging disruptive tech and innovative strategies, achieving 30% YoY growth in Azure cloud revenue.

2019 : 2021

Accenture

Security Consulting Senior Manager

In 18 months, drove Azure cloud security strategies and architecture as a Cloud Cyber Risk practice

leader, increasing client resilience by 25% and achieving over $15M in overall risk reductions.

2016 : 2019

Deloitte

Manager | Cyber Risk | Deloitte Advisory

Provided pre and post sales business analysis, security thought leadership and security architectural expertise to Verizon’s Fortune 100 clients.

2015 : 2016

Verizon

Principle Security Consultant

Design and implement cloud security solutions. Develop reference architectures. Define application migration strategies. Influence stakeholders to move to future state architectures.

2009 : 2015

Verizon

Lead Security Consultant

Company: World Wide Technology

Years of Experience: 15

Spoken Language: French, Korean, Spanish, Swahili

Skills Agile Methodologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Analysis, Business Development, Checkpoint, CISSP, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cross-functional Collaborations, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Cross-Organization Collaboration, Cross-team Collaboration, Design Engineering, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Software, Firewalls, IDS, Information Security, Information Security Management, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Leadership, Machine Learning, Management, Microsoft Azure, Network Administration, Network Architecture, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Program Management, Risk, Risk Management, Routers, Security, Security Architecture Design, Shell Scripting, Software Development, Solution Architecture, Solution Development, Solution Implementation, Solution Selling, Strategic Collaboration, Strategy, Switches, Technology Roadmapping, TOGAF, Virtualization, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Vulnerability Management, Wide Area Network (WAN)

About With 15+ years of global sales, business development, and engineering, I've delivered over $20M in revenue in just two years and achieved a remarkable >90% customer adoption rate. My expertise lies in fostering high-performing teams and enabling the adoption of disruptive new technologies, encompassing data science, machine learning, and AI.