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Ryan Sparkman

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Manager, Falcon Complete at CrowdStrike
📍 San Antonio, Texas, United States

Ryan is a cybersecurity manager at CrowdStrike, leading the Falcon Complete team. With a background in the U. S. Air Force and a Masters from The University of Dallas, he specializes in modernizing detection and response, digital forensics, and leveraging frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to reduce risk.

Outside of his direct role, Ryan is a dedicated lifelong learner, having earned four degrees and numerous advanced certifications in cloud security. His military service as an intelligence and language analyst points to a disciplined and analytical mindset, focused on continuous personal and professional development.

He is a U. S. Air Force veteran who served as a Cryptologic Language Analyst.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Manager, Falcon Complete
Job Level
Middle
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Cloud Security
Holds a SANS Graduate Certificate in Cloud Security and multiple advanced GIAC certifications in cloud threat detection and forensics.
Incident Response
Manages Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) engagements and follows resources like "The DFIR Report" for insights on real-world ransomware cases.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Manager, Falcon Complete
CrowdStrike
9-2023 - 1-2025
Cyber Operations Manager
Redpoint Cyber
3-2020 - 9-2023
Cybersecurity Engineer
Whataburger
12-2018 - 3-2020
Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Global InfoTek, Inc.
1-2013 - 1-2019
Intelligence Analyst and Cryptologic Language Analyst
United States Air Force
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Education
2017 - 2019
Master of Science - MS
The University of Dallas
2006 - 2011
Bachelor's degree
Louisiana State University
2016 - 2017
Associate of Applied Science
Community College of the Air Force
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