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David Braun

Executive Technology & Cybersecurity Leader (COO/CTO/CISO) specializing in IT operations

LIF3AWAY, INC.Parkwood UniversityLos Angeles, CA42 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Engineering/technology leader with experience tying roadmaps to OKRs/KPIs, scaling cross-functional engineering teams, and driving go-to-market execution for Managed IT Services revenue growth. In an early-stage company setting, personally stood up core systems (CRM, lead gen, website) and multi-cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS) while building investor materials (pitch deck, VDR, financials), resulting in an investor LOI within 8 months. Also led an on-prem deployment architecture redesign for a network monitoring (NPM) product to improve compatibility, scalability, and security.

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Key Strengths

  • Translates company-level OKRs/KPIs into team-level execution with weekly tracking and monthly/quarterly validation
  • Revenue-growth roadmap execution for Managed IT Services (target: +5% QoQ) via customer targeting and expansion motions
  • Scaled engineering org by defining role mix across frontend, backend/full-stack, QA, DBA, security, and DevOps aligned to delivery process (sprints/CI/CD)
  • Culture-first hiring process with multi-stakeholder interviews; broadened to remote talent to improve retention
  • Balances executive and hands-on technical work through delegation and off-hours execution
  • Built early-stage company infrastructure (CRM, lead gen, website, cloud environments on GCP/AWS) while producing investor/HR documentation; achieved LOI in <8 months
  • Led deployment architecture redesign for on-prem NPM product to standardize approved hardware, improve deployability, and increase security via pre-tested platforms
  • Establishes accountability in distributed teams via task assignment, sprint verification, leadership visibility, QA validation, and code audits

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Experience

Advisory Board MemberNEWF Technology, LLC · Jan 2025 – Presentpart-time
COO – Fractional – RemoteLIF3AWAY, INC. · Nov 2024 – Presentpart-time
VP, IT Operations, Security & Managed IT Services - OnsitePAVLOV MEDIA, INC. · Aug 2023 – Dec 2024
Adjunct Instructor - RemoteCompTIA · May 2020 – Dec 2023part-time
CTO / vCISO – Fractional CxO (CIO, CTO, CISO, COO) – RemoteINDECIUM CONSULTING GROUP · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023freelance
Sr. Lead Strategic Pre-Sales Overlay - RemoteCollibra · Sep 2014 – Jun 2015
Sr. Lead Strategic Pre-Sales Overlay – US & Canada - RemoteSmarsh (Actiance) · Feb 2011 – Aug 2014
SE Manager - RemoteVaronis · Oct 2008 – Feb 2011
VP & CTO Technology & Engineering - RemoteXOU Solutions Limited · Aug 2007 – Sep 2008
Director, IT Operations & Infrastructure - OnsiteVibes Media · May 2006 – Aug 2007
Manager, Infrastructure Systems - OnsiteDBS Communication · May 2006 – Aug 2007
Certification & CompTIA Instructor - HybridMicrohard Technologies · Feb 2004 – May 2006
Director, Distributed Systems - OnsiteNewell Rubbermaid · Aug 2001 – Feb 2004
Director, Technical Services - OnsiteTurner Construction · Aug 2000 – Aug 2001
Director, Network Support Services - OnsiteServiceMaster · Aug 1996 – Aug 2000
Supervisor, LAN/Computer Operations – OnsiteUS Army · Sep 1982 – Dec 1996

Education

Parkwood Universitybachelor, Computer Science (1992)

Awards

  • Gerson Lehrman Group – Council of Technology Solution Advisors
  • International Who’s Who of IT Professionals (Published Member)

Languages

English

Certifications

ITIL v3 FoundationCompTIA A+CompTIA Security+

Publications

2 publications

CybersecurityGovernanceCompliance

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