Wayne Jennings

wayne.jennings.ch
wayne@jennings.ch
079 549 0280
Tobelweg 54, Meilen
23.02.1981
Swiss

Experience

Exeon Analytics AG — Head of Support & Engineering
July 2024 - Present
Exeon is in a the scale-up stage of development and I lead a team of nine engineers defining the target framework and management tools needed to scale Exeon.NDR and Exeon.UEBA. In addition to our engineering work, we are also responsible for the third level support and technical account management of our partners and customers.

  • Lead architect of the stack around the core Exeon.NDR and Exeon.UEBA products. Technologies I work with include Docker, Python, Opensearch and FluentBit, and others.
  • Responsible for third-level customer support as well as technical account management of Exeon's partners and customers
  • Member of managment
PwC Switzerland — Senior Manager Cybersecurity & Privacy
September 2022 - June 2024
Cyber Resilience and Incident Response team lead in Switzerland. Responsible for the PwC managed cyber defense (managed SOC) offering

  • Lead engineer for Tanium and Palo Alto service offerings
  • Advised clients on vulnerability management, cyber crisis management, zero trust migration strategies, as well as recovery from destructive malware
  • Fostered a product and service offering mindset to a consulting-centric team
Zürisee and Surrounds 🌊 — Sailor and Childminder
December 2021 - August 2022
Made school lunches and sailed part-time
Open Systems AG
Successive roles:
— Head of Digital Operations Center
— Product Owner/Manager Digital Operations
— VP Customer Success
— Senior Technical Account Manager
December 2010 - November 2021
Open Systems AG — Senior Security and Network Engineer
April 2011 - November 2021
Third level support for SASE and network security services, supplementing my "day job"
Schmid & Partner Engineering AG — Lead Product Development
March 2006 - November 2010

Schools

ISACA — Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
May 2014 - Present
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — M.Sc. Engineering (Electrical)
January 1999 - August 2004
Cum Laude; Top engineering student (all faculties)

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Bluelion Incubator — Impact Academy Coach
February 2024 - December 2024
Open Systems AG — Head of Sustainability Team
June 2020 - November 2021
Movember Foundation — Team Captain; Community Ambassador
Movember 2011 - Present
It was cool to present the charity at Google TGIF, Zürich, Nov.2018

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SAIMM Gold Medal Award; Altech Electronic Engineering Medal; Summa cum Laude Distinction
2003

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Semi-Professional Cyclist
April 2004 - December 2005
Raced in the South African pro division full time and beat Chris Froome once or twice
Leisure
Cycling, sailing, ice hockey, yoga, running, cross-country skiing

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Pokémon Go — Team Instinct, Level 60
June 2016 - Present
Best buddy: Farfetch'd