Product Leader | Developer-First Security | AI + Security Researcher

I'm passionate about building enterprise-grade security products that developers trust. With 15+ years of experience, I specialize in making complex security accessible—turning WAF rules, bot detection, and rate limiting into self-service products that protect without blocking velocity.

• Security Product Strategy & Zero Trust Architecture
• AI/ML Security including Threat Detection & RAG Systems
• Developer Experience & API Security
• Cloud Security across AWS, GCP, Azure
• Compliance (SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR)

• WAF, Bot Detection, DDoS Protection
• Zero Trust, SASE, ZTNA
• SSO, MFA, PAM, RBAC
• SIEM & Threat Intelligence

• Foundation Models (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama)
• Prompt Injection Prevention
• RAG Systems & Responsible AI
• LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch

• Next.js, React
• Docker, Kubernetes
• API Design (REST, GraphQL)
• DevSecOps & CI/CD

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager
• Access Data Certified Forensics Examiner (ACE)

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarique-smith

💡 Fun Fact: I've shipped 30+ products at startup speed within Fortune 50 scale, proving that security can accelerate rather than block development!