As the Manager for Microsoft Canada's Security Initiatives, Bruce is passionate about reaching out to and engaging with the community across Canada. He comes from a security background in secure system design, forensics and security risk management and as the Canadian Security Lead leverages his real life hands-on experience to relate to the challenges faced today. Bruce is a prolific speaker and can frequently be found in the media and at conferences across Canada and beyond.

Prior to taking on the security mantle, Bruce was an integral part of the Microsoft team that drives awareness, education and training through events and directly engaging with Canada's professional communities, including IT managers, infrastructure specialists and architects as well as systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and community leaders.

Before moving to Toronto and joining Microsoft, Bruce was based in United Kingdom, where he built a reputation for excellence with his own consultancy firm, specializing in Infrastructure Design, Project Management and Security Consultancy, working with companies large and small. He also held positions on the board of directors of several IT companies, championing the development of technical excellence and the customer experience.

Bruce holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering as well as a number of industry standard qualifications.