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Having worked within the information technology space since 2005 with a focus on information security and compliance in 2008, Dr. Auger takes a realistic approach to his work and has experience leveraging multiple privacy and risk management frameworks to assist organizations reduce risk and improve security with respect to quality, cost and schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Auger earned his PhD in Cyber Operations from&nbsp;Dakota State University, Madison, SD&nbsp;in addition to a bevy of industry certifications including&nbsp;CISSP \u2013&nbsp;(ISC)2 Certified Information System Security Professional 8\/2009 |&nbsp;LIC#344804,&nbsp;HCISPP &#8211;&nbsp;(ISC)2 HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioners 7\/2017 |&nbsp;LIC#344804,&nbsp;CISM \u2013&nbsp;ISACA Certified Information Security Manager 9\/2013&nbsp;LIC# 1323801,&nbsp;CISA \u2013&nbsp;ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor 6\/2014&nbsp;LIC# 14117435,&nbsp;ITIL Foundation \u2013&nbsp;ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management 12\/2017,&nbsp;Scrum Master \u2013&nbsp;Scrum Alliance, 3\/2012 |&nbsp;LIC# 183448,&nbsp;and two Master\u2019s in relevant disciplines:&nbsp;M.S. 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