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Wayne Avellanet

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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
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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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Education
BBA
The University of Texas at Austin
MBA
The University of Dallas
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