Andrew J. Cano

Andrew Cano has 20 years of learning and development experience, having designed and led courses and workshops in a variety of academic and professional settings. He has held the following roles over his career:

• The inaugural Literacy Liaison at a major metropolitan library.
• Coordinator of a Quality Enhancement Plan at a regional community college.
• Faculty-level Virtual Learning Librarian at a flagship state research university.
• Information Security Officer at a state government agency.

Achievements include:

• Training public library employees in serving minority populations.
• Contributing to the development and teaching of an interdisciplinary first-year college success course.
• Designing a virtual information literacy academic learning program.
• Implementing an agency-wide  information security awareness program. 

Mr. Cano is passionate about empowering students to engage in classes, recognizing that they  are active participants in the learning experience.

Having transitioned to a career in IT auditing after over a decade as an academic librarian, he is eager to help fellow career changers build upon existing knowledge and skills to achieve success in the field.

Mr. Cano possesses a wide breath of knowledge in IT, with expertise in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance. He  has earned numerous industry-recognized certifications, including:

• Certified Internal Auditor
• Certified Information Security Auditor
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• Certified Technical Trainer

Mr. Cano completed his undergraduate IT and cybersecurity education at Southeast Community College (Lincoln, NE) and Bellevue University. He earned his graduate degree in cybersecurity and information assurance from Western Governors University.