Meet the SNIA Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF) Governing Board, leading a successful agenda communicating SNIA and SSIF member expertise in data/information security and driving new opportunities to enhance security in the storage industry through education and best practices development.
Gordon Arnold, IBM - Chair
Gordon Arnold has served as the Chair of the SSIF since 2007. Gordon is the technical strategy lead for storage software for IBM, where he defines strategy and roadmaps for storage software including Information on Demand, security, compliance, data governance, and archive/backup products.
Gordon joined IBM through acquisition in 1994. Prior to joining IBM he worked in a variety of technical and development management positions for e-mail and directory integration company Soft-Switch. His focus in IBM has been on large-scale Internet deployments, security, and storage. He was part of the core team that brought to market IBM storage virtualization offerings.
Gordon has a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois, over 25 years experience in IT products development, and holds the Senior Technical Staff Member grade in IBM. He also has served on the board of the SNIA Data Management Forum.
Jose Carreon, Brocade – Vice Chair
Jose Carreon is the Marketing Director for Security Technologies at Brocade Communications. Jose brings over 20 years of computer industry expereince, with 12 years in Information Security. Prior to coming to Brocade, Jose led the Security Segment Group in Market Development at Sun Microsystems, and held Strategic Marketing Director positions at Atalia Security Products, the Security Division of HP. His professional experience also includes four years as a Worldwide Technical Evangelism Manager at Apple Computer.
Jose holds a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Chalmers Institute of Technology University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is often invited to speak at US and worldwide forums on Information Security and Data Protection.
Gianna DaGiau, Seagte Technology – Treasurer
Gianna DaGiau has an extensive career in the storage industry, most recently as Product Marketing Manager at Seagate Technology. Gianna is the Security Track Manager for the SNIA Tutorial program. Gianna is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Karen Huffstutter, NetApp - Membership and Business Development Officer
Karen Huffstutter comes to the SSIF Governing Board as the Membership and Business Development Officer. Karen is with LSI Corporation - Engenio division where she currently works in the Alliance partner organization. At LSI, Karen has also worked in the Sales organization as the Central Area Sales Director in the Custom Silicon Group. Prior to LSI, Karen worked on custom silicon design at Control Data Corporation in the Government Systems division. Karen has over 20 years of experience in different aspects of the semiconductor, storage and technology areas.
