Biographical Sketch: John Hilman brought over 25 years of information systems experience when he joined Vanguard’s Professional Services team in 2005. Leveraging his technical background and expertise, John aids clients with security assessments, remediation projects, DB2 internal security migration and training for security administrators. Prior to joining Vanguard, John spent 20 years with IBM, the last five as a Certified Technical Trainer for RACF security. Throughout his extensive career, he has held numerous IT positions in Computer Operations, Systems Programming, Security Audit and Security Administration. After his tenure at IBM, John accepted the role of Training Director at EKC, Inc. where he was responsible for training security administrators and auditors on using the CA-ACF2 and RACF security subsystems. John’s expertise has made him a highly sought after speaker and educator. His engagements include CA World, IBM SecureWorld and Vanguard’s own Security Conferences, where he has been awarded the Top Gun Award three times. Vanguard’s prestigious Top Gun Award is reserved for the instructor that receives the highest rating from students following the conference.