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Wayne Avellanet

Evaluator · DISC type CDS
Vice President Information Security, Cyber Security Assurance, Compliance and Threat based Audits at Bank of America
📍 Plano, Texas, United States

Wayne Avellanet is an executive and inventor with deep expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and aerospace engineering. A Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), he has held leadership roles at Bank of America and created audit departments from scratch. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, detail-oriented, and highly ethical.

Outside of his corporate roles, Wayne is driven by a passion for invention and transforming the aviation sector. His primary focus is on bringing his concept of a magnetically driven helicopter to life, viewing it as a major evolution in flight technology.

Wayne is the inventor of the Magnecopter™, a patent-pending, magnetically driven helicopter.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Vice President Information Security, Cyber Security Assurance, Compliance and Threat based Audits
Job Level
Senior
Location
Plano, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Wayne shows up

Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Wayne cares about

Aerospace Innovation
He is the inventor of the Magnecopter™, a patent-pending, magnetically driven helicopter, and is passionate about the future of the aviation sector.
AI in Cybersecurity
He holds a patent for an AI/NLP-based system for information security assessments and managed cybersecurity assurance and compliance at Bank of America.
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Career

Work history

5-2017
Vice President Information Security, Cyber Security Assurance, Compliance and Threat based Audits
Bank of America
5-2016 - 5-2017
City Auditor
City of McKinney
5-2008 - 4-2016
Internal Audit Director
Society of Petroleum Engineers
5-2002 - 5-2008
Senior Manager Internal Audit
Navistar Inc
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Media appearances

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Education
BBA
The University of Texas at Austin
MBA
The University of Dallas
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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