Our History

Philippe has over 25 years of experience in Information Security. Prior to founding Seralys in 2012, Philippe was a Senior Manager within the Information & Technology Risk practice at Deloitte Luxembourg where he led a team in charge of Security & Privacy engagements.

Prior to Deloitte, Philippe held several roles within the information system security department of a global pharmaceutical company in London. While working with a heterogeneous network of over 100,000 users across the world and strict regulatory requirements, Philippe gained hands-on experience with various security technologies (VPN, Network and Application Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Host Intrusion Prevention, etc.)

He holds the following certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI-QSA), OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst (OPSA), OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST) and Associate Member of the Business Continuity Institute (AMBCI).

Karen oversees the internal business processes of Seralys, including financials, human resources, and project management. She also provides support to the overall strategy of Seralys.

Previously, Karen worked at RBC Investor Services Bank in the role of Financial Advisor to the Global CIO of Investor Services, as well as several years managing the Financial Risk team to develop and implement new processes in line with regulatory requirements around their supplier services and cost to minimize the residual risk to the organization.

With over 20 years of global operations experience in finance and operations, she brings a new perspective that helps Seralys be more efficient and cost effective.

She received her Bachelor of Finance from The Florida State University in the US and her Master of Business Administration at ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.

Chris has over 15 years of experience in Information Security. He began his professional career in 2009 as a freelance Web Development Consultant, where he gained hands-on experience in building and securing web applications. He then transitioned to various roles in IT consulting, developing a keen interest in artificial intelligence and its security implications, and expanding his expertise in cybersecurity.

Currently, Chris is a Senior Information Security Analyst at Seralys. He is well-versed in all aspects of cybersecurity, with a specialized focus on AI, Machine learning (ML), and cloud security. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Northeastern University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and an ISO 27001:2013 Lead Implementer.

Simon has over 15 years of experience in Information Security. Before working with Seralys, Simon was a Consultant within the Information & Technology Risk practice at Deloitte Luxembourg where he gained experience in performing web and mobile security assessments for clients in the Banking and Finance sector.

Prior to that, Simon worked as freelance web application developer and completed many projects where he became familiar with a wide range of framework and development platforms such as PHP/Zend, Python/Django, Ruby/RoR, Java/JEE, C++/.NET, Flex, Google NDB / No-SQL database, HTML5/CSS3, Jinja2, Dockers.

He is an associate of ISC2 for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a certified Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), and ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer.

Hugo has over 15 years of experience in IT Development. Prior to working with Seralys, Hugo worked in DevOps for 4 years in France where he gained deep knowledge of advanced web development with various languages and frameworks, such as PHP/Laravel, Node/Moleculer (Microservices), and (R)DBMS.

Hugo's expertise also includes SysAdmin experience with ESXI, Docker, and pfSense, as well as a deep understanding of low-level technologies such as C/CPP and electronics/PCB design

Nicolas has over 20 years in IT Security. Prior to joining Seralys, he held various system and network administration roles within large European institutions. This experience provided him with a deep understanding of critical security technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection systems, load balancers, switches, and routers.

He is an Offensive Security Certified Proffesionnal (OSCP)

Prior to joining Seralys, Susan worked nearly 20 years with CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs across various industries such as Education, Technology and Healthcare, to market and grow their brands.

Susan holds a Master of Arts in Operational Management (MAOM) from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University.