Dave Salwen, the VP of Embedded Systems at RunSafe Security Inc., is the guest for today’s podcast.

Dave is a business leader who delivers emerging technologies to commercial and government markets. He achieves the above plan results with products and services for cyber defense, wireless communications, RF sensing, and electronic warfare areas. He has been successful in building highly effective teams. He has demonstrated his ability to drive the effectiveness of all aspects of the business, from strategic planning and concept development to financial results.

Dave’s career has always been about technology and people. He has spent his entire career supporting technologists and other super-smart people, helping them have more impact and realize their dreams. He is a father, husband, hiker, skier, tennis player, avid reader, and world traveler. He joins Derek today to discuss his education and career trajectory and share his experience. He gets into how he supports his fellow technologists and the benefits of working in cybersecurity and offers some valuable nuggets of advice.

This episode is for you if you are thinking of starting a career in cybersecurity or moving over from a different industry. Tune in to get Dave’s career advice and hear about his professional journey.

Show highlights:

• What Dave has focused on throughout his career is to help technologists have more impact.
• Dave grew up with technology, and it has always been part of his life.
• The benefits of working as part of a team.
• The different technological environments in which Dave has worked.
• Dave gets into the different use cases for RunSafe.
• Dave offers advice for anyone thinking about their career.
• How electronic warfare ties up with cybersecurity.
• People are crucial for developing and implementing security solutions, but electronic warfare still relies on the autonomous capabilities of automation.
• Skills people may already have that they could adapt or extend to work in cybersecurity.
• Dave defines embedded systems.
• Some exciting areas of work within the cybersecurity space.
• The benefits of risk-taking. 

Links and resources:

(CS)²AI

RunSafe Security

Dave Salwen on LinkedIn