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Nelia Lanets

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GRC Director at Pocket Security, Inc., Mountain View, California
📍 Stanford, California, United States

Nelia is a customer-focused IT Project Management professional specializing in cybersecurity. With a background at Stanford University and as GRC Director at Pocket Security, Inc. , she leads technical projects using frameworks like NIST. She holds CompTIA Security+, CSM, and ITIL4 certifications and earned a Masters degree from the University of La Verne.

Outside of her core roles, Nelia is passionate about advancing the fields of technology and higher education. She actively participates in industry events like EDUCAUSE, valuing opportunities to network with colleagues, share knowledge, and engage in lifelong learning to stay current with emerging trends.

Unique fact: Nelia recently presented at Stanford Applied Cyber on the topic of using Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and AI in times of global conflict.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
GRC Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stanford, California, United States
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AI in Security
She recently obtained a certification in AI Security from Stanford and presented on how AI and OSINT are reshaping modern warfare.
Cybersecurity Frameworks
As GRC Director, she conducts cybersecurity assessments using the NIST CSF and NIST 800-53 frameworks to evaluate and improve security postures.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
GRC Director
Pocket Security, Inc., Mountain View, California
2-2023
IT Project Management Specialist, Service Strategy, Stanford University IT PMO
Stanford University
10-2021 - 5-2022
Full Stack Software Developer Apprentice
General Assembly
7-2020 - 1-2023
Student Services Officer and Manager, Stanford Global Studies
Stanford University
12-2019 - 7-2020
Interim Student Services Manager, Stanford Global Studies
Stanford University
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Education
10-2021 - 5-2022
Full-Stack Software Engineer
General Assembly
9-2015 - 12-2017
Master's degree
University of La Verne
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