Cristian Cordeiro is the Offensive Security Manager at TELUS and has been involved in Cybersecurity in various roles for the last 10+ years, overlapping with a career in software development that started in 1997. Starting his journey at TELUS as a contractor performing Penetration Tests and Security Assessments then joining the Offensive Security team full time 2 years after that. At that point Cristian started performing Social Engineering engagements, Code Review and other engagements focused in Secure Software Development. After being a member of the team for another 2 years Cristian became the National Manager actively working towards automation, reviewing deprecated processes, fostering a team environment and wrapping a culture of resilience around every activity of the team, allowing for scalable growth and great work-life balance. Cristian has a Science background earned in Brazil where he was born and raised. After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Software Development and a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Brazil, Cristian moved to Canada where he started a new life in 2008. Cristian has recently developed a passion for sales and has promoted a culture of collaboration with various sales specialists creating custom solutions, promoting existing offers and helping the practice grow both in revenue and size. Cristian has been awarded the TELUS President's Club 2022 award.