Meet Our
Instructors

One of the biggest things that sets the Merritt College Cybersecurity Program apart from other cybersecurity programs — including boot camps and even four-year universities — is our instructors. Many of the people who teach our classes are actively working in security positions at top companies in the Bay Area. As a result, they’re able to share practical knowledge about modern security threats, and how to solve them.

Current Instructors

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Omer Ayfer

Principal
Ayfer Network LLC

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Teaches
System and Network Security
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Vaibhav Bhandari

Instructor
Cyber Defenders

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Teaches
Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Intrusion Detection in Depth: Compliance, Security, Forensics, and Troubleshooting
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Fred Bret-Mounet

Chief Information Security Officer
Clarify Health Solutions

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Teaches
Application in Information Security
Secure Coding in Java and .Net
Web Application Pen Testing
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Sarah Cox

Senior Technical Instructional Designer
FireEye, Inc.

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Teaches
CodePath
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Jason Hengels

CEO
Exposure Security

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Teaches
Application in Information Security
Secure Coding in Java and .Net
Web Application Pen Testing
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James Kennedy

Instructor
Merritt College

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Teaches
Introduction to Computer Programming
Introduction to Computer Science
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Joshua Kirkes

IT Director
Horsley Bridge Partners

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Teaches
System and Network Security
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Ahsan Mir

CEO, Co-Founder
Rapticore Inc.

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Teaches
Hacker Guard: Security Baseline Training for IT Administrators and Operations
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Carole Rogers

Instructor
Peralta Community College

Teaches
Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Hacker Guard: Security Baseline Training for IT Administrators and Operations
Intrusion Detection in Depth: Compliance, Security, Forensics, and Troubleshooting
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Tim Stepanov

Security DevOps Engineer
Airtable

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Teaches
Cloud Security Fundamentals
Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
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Steven Sterns

Director of Information Security
eBay

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Teaches
Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Intrusion Detection in Depth: Compliance, Security, Forensics, and Troubleshooting
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Julie Tsai

Information Security Leader and Advisor
Roblox

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Teaches
Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Intrusion Detection in Depth: Compliance, Security, Forensics, and Troubleshooting
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Brian Zaugg

Head of Security
Authentic8

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Teaches
Computer Forensics Fundamentals
Intrusion Detection in Depth: Compliance, Security, Forensics, and Troubleshooting