Meet the professionals that support Certification Station
Knowledge Provider Profiles
Thor Pedersen
Hello, I'm Thor Pedersen, an experienced instructor specializing in IT, Cyber Security, and Project Management. I specifically teach CISSP, CISM, CC, PMP, and CCSP.
My online courses have over 400,000 enrollments from 190+ countries, and my students have spent more than 1.5 million hours in my classes (May 2023).
I started out playing games and experimenting with programming when I was 13 on my first computer, a Commodore 64. That evolved into a life-long career in IT Management, Cyber Security, Networking, Data Centers, Programming, Project Management, and much more.
In 2017 I officially started teaching certification training, I had up until then helped a ton of colleagues and friends pass their certification exams, but I wanted to help many more.
Leaving my corporate role behind, to focus on online education.
I wanted to provide inexpensive quality training to help people achieve their certification goals.
This, in turn, could lead to a better life for them and their families.
I began sharing the knowledge I've accumulated throughout my career on a wider scale to enable others to excel in their respective fields.
My current certifications:
CISSP, CISM, CC, CDPSE, PMP, CCNP R/S, CCNP Enterprise, CCNA R/S, CCNA Security, CCNA Enterprise, Security+, KCBS Certified Barbeque Judge, Et. Al.
Official channels:
Website: www.thorteaches.com/
Facebook:www.facebook.com/groups/ThorTeaches
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thorpedersen/
Discord: https://discord.gg/BWsSSwepRz
Adam Gordon
With over 35 years of experience as both an educator and IT professional, Adam holds numerous Professional IT Certifications and is the author of several books.
Adam currently works with ITPROTV as an Edutainer, producing engaging and fun learning content across a wide array of subject areas. When he is not in the studio, Adam is also busy enabling Fortune 500 customers to learn to leverage their portfolio of hardware, software, and services in order to maximize the success of their IT systems and processes.
Adam has been invited to lead projects for companies such as Microsoft, Citrix, Lloyds Bank TSB, Campus Management, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Amadeus, World Fuel Services, Baptist Health South Florida, Petrotrin, The United Nations, Office Depot, Burger King, Miami Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), Florida Power and Light (FPL), Seaboard Marine, Digicel and (ISC)².
Certifications:
Adam has so many certificates, that listing them would take an entire page
Official channels:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-gordon-0408981/
ITProTV:
https://www.itpro.tv/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Adam_ITProTV
Rob Witcher
Rob is the co-founder of Destination Certification. He has travelled the globe guiding major corporations, and governments through complex security breaches, audits, and security implementation programs. He brings CISSP concepts to life through real-world experiences and simple and concise explanations.
Rob has over 15 years of intense security, privacy, and cyber assurance experience, including:
Guiding multiple companies in responding to and recovering from (global headline level) security & privacy breaches
Leading PCI readiness engagements, SOC2 audits, privacy assessments & security maturity reviews
Managing the development of multi-year security strategies & enterprise-wide privacy operating models
Acting CIO of a global mining company
Rob has delivered dozens of CISSP, CCSP, and ISACA classes globally over the last 5 years.
Rob is a dedicated and creative instructor who is deeply invested in the success of students. He brings an entertaining delivery style that is grounded in years of experience and a deep understanding of what is required for success on the CISSP exam.
Certifications:
CISSP
CCSP
CCSK
CISM
CISA
CSX-P
CIPM
MCSE:Security
PMP
Official channels:
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DestinationCertification
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/destination-certification/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/destcert
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/destcert/
Wentz Wu
Wentz Wu is the co-founder of Amicliens and has been working in the IT industry for more than 20 years. He is devoted to applying information technologies to solve business problems, delivering training and education courses, and giving back to the community.
In his professional career, Wentz is skilled at implementing IT infrastructure and cloud services, developing quality software, conducting a comprehensive business analysis, managing projects with agility, and advising and delivering practical business solutions.
With solid technical background and business savvy, Wentz comprehensively delivers the CISSP course based on the Amicliens InfoSec Conceptual Model, which effectively addresses the official ISC2 CISSP exam outline.
Certfications:
EMBA/CBAP/PMP/ACP/PBA/RMP
CGEIT/CISM/CRISC/CISA
CISSP-ISSMP,ISSEP,ISSAP/CCSP/CSSLP
CEH/ECSA/AWS-CSAA/MCSD/MCSE/MCDBA
SCRUM: PSM Level I/PSPO Level I/PSD Level I
ISO 27001 LA/ISO 27552 LA Courses Completed
Official channels:
website:
https://wentzwu.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/wentzwu
Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EffectiveCISSP
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/effectivecissp
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wentzwu
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/wentzwu
Medium:
https://medium.com/@wentzwu
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/wentzw
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wentzwu
Andrew Calverley
Hello - my name is Andrew Calverley and for the past few decades I have been an:
- Owner and operator of a machine shop in the Canadian prairies
- Archaeologist working in reconstructing prehistoric technological landscapes using lithic analysis
- Frame carpenter building post and beam houses
- Certified Hypnotherapist
- Security professional running multiple audit/remediation teams for large scale security compliance operations
- Security Manager for a Scottish NHS division
- Security consultant for Government and Financial Groups
However, at this point in my life, I teach information security classes around the planet (trying to stay as close to my Scottish Home, my wife and whisky collection).
Current Courses:
ISC2 CISSP
ISACA CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer
ISO 22301 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer
Gwen Bettwy
Hey All!!!
Since 2003, I have been teaching Information Security all around the world. From Australia to South Africa, All over Europe, Canada, and the US, most of that for ISC2 directly. My classes have been primarily CISSP, but CCSP has been the most dominant topic in the last few years. I also teach CISM and SSCP.
Of course, I have all of those certs and a few extra.
I have been happily home since lockdowns began in 2020 (not happy about the virus, though).
Let me know what questions you have. I am happy to answer.
You can check out my website as well www.TacSecInc.com
Prashant Mohan
Prashant is an adept professional in Information Security with over a decade of experience. He has experience of assessing security for versatile industries like financial institutes, healthcare and service organizations.
He has given several best practices to have the process improvement and helped the organization in risk mitigation.
Prashant also indulges himself in speaking on several webinars, security forums and has been actively mentoring aspiring security professionals in obtaining right career path and security certifications.
He has also authored 2 books which are widely used by aspiring security professionals for their certifications.
CIRRUS - 8000 ft. view of CCSP Exam
CISSP study guide
“The Memory Palace - A Quick Refresher For Your CISSP Exam “
In his free time, he enjoys looking at astronomical events and explore space.
Louis Cremen
Louis Cremen (@proxyblue) is a Cyber Security Instructor at DDLS with a focus on Cyber Security and Software Development. Over the past 10+ years, he has developed software, systems and consulted for
banks, defence contractors, Australian and International Government agencies, universities and other businesses.
His mobile app work has hit #1 in both iOS and Android App stores in Australia and his international security work has won awards for centralising and automating the security and capability testing of all government mobile applications in the region.
He has been a lecturer at the University of Wollongong and loves “teaching while doing”, allowing him to bring practical and up-to-date information to his students and his classrooms.
He currently teaches CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, Security+ and CEH for DDLS and was awarded the prestigious EC-Council 2021 Instructor of the Year.
He loves development, security and is currently studying a degree in Neuroscience to further the work of NeuroTechnology.