Craig Schmugar
Fellow & Decision Scientist
Technology generalist driving key decisions through high and low-level data analysis/visualizations.
Roles
Prolific collaborator across most business functions: Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Support, Public Relations, Legal, Finance, Information Security
C-suite Technical Advisor
Researching and delivering key recommendations, from product and security improvements to mergers and acquisition/partner assessments.
Internal Consultant
Working across all business functions to tackle the most pressing challenges and opportunities.
Cybersecurity Expert
Renowned industry veteran, discovering and naming many top threats including MyDoom and Sasser.
Innovator
Designed and delivered aspects of industry leading defenses including the first hardware-assisted behavioral rootkit detection and real-time memory inspection. Most recently led threat protection stack improvements leapfrogging the industry in 3rd party comparison tests.
Experience
Early Career + Education
2024 – Present
FELLOW
McAfee
2000 – 2010
THREAT RESEARCHER / MANAGER
McAfee
2021 – 2024
SR. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
McAfee
1996 – 2000
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Northwestern Univeristy
2017 – 2021
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
McAfee
1995 – 1996
MASTER OF JAZZ PEDAGOGY
Northwestern Univeristy
2010 – 2017
RESEARCH ARCHITECT
McAfee
1990 – 1994
BACHELOR OF ARTS
University of North Florida