Brad Taylor 
CEO
Brad is the co-founder and CEO of Proficio. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a startup to an industry leader in the MDR services market. In addition to his role as CEO, Brad has led Proficio’s Sales, Product Development, and SOC teams. Prior to Proficio, he held leadership positions in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and venture capital companies. He has built and managed multiple sales teams as a VP of Sales and assisted in two highly successful IPOs with RSA Security (RSAS, now EMC) and ArcSight (now HPE/Micro Focus). In addition, he has helped launch and grow several companies including eIQnetworks, SOA Software, and AirTight Networks. Brad is recognized as an industry authority on cybersecurity and has spoken at multiple industry events. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
John Humphreys
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATION
John is the co-founder and Senior Vice-President responsible for marketing, finance, HR, legal, and operations at Proficio. He has 30 years of experience defining and executing breakthrough marketing strategies for IT information solution providers. Prior to Proficio, John started and grew a business to help Silicon Valley startups enter new global markets. He has held multiple senior positions including VP of Marketing and Business Development at BRECIS Communications (acquired by PMC-Sierra), Acting VP of Marketing at Tail-f (acquired by Cisco), and VP of Product Marketing at Ramp Networks (acquired by Nokia). He also held management positions with Madge Networks, Ungermann-Bass, Ingres, and Hewlett Packard. He has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Victoria University in New Zealand.
Alex Tok Chee Keong
MANAGING DIRECTOR, APAC
Alex heads up Proficio’s sales and service delivery operations in APAC. Under his leadership, Proficio Singapore is regarded as one of top cybersecurity teams in the region.
Prior to joining Proficio, Alex’s held senior positions in AT&T Singapore, Adaptec Asia, and Intel Technology Asia. Alex co-founded Telogic Pte Ltd, a successful Telecommunications IT company providing Telecom IT solutions to regional service providers such as M1 Singapore, AIS Thailand, Telkomsel Indonesia, and Mobitel Cambodia. At Telogic, he was instrumental in building and managing the Software Development, System Engineering, Technical Presales and Operations Support teams. He holds a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering degree from the University of Nottingham in the UK where he graduated with First Class Honors.
Carl Adasa
VP OF GLOBAL SOC OPERATIONS
Carl is head of Proficio’s global service delivery organization. He has over a decade of experience in cybersecurity and information technology. Prior to joining Proficio, he led two separate Sony global Security Operations Center teams responsible for monitoring advanced threats, cloud security, threat intelligence, SecDevOps, phishing and digital forensics. He is experienced in leading global incident response efforts in security breaches and large-scale cyber attacks spanning across the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA. In addition, Carl has contributed to maturity initiatives in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), SIEM content development, and litigation-based eDiscovery. Carl has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Security from ITT Technical Institute and holds two GIAC certifications.
Barron Nydam
CFO
Barron is the CFO for Proficio where he oversees the organization’s global finance and accounting function. Prior to joining Proficio in 2018 as Controller, Barron was the Director of Accounting at Host Healthcare, an INC 500 travel nurse staffing company. Prior to Host, Barron was a financial statement auditor with EY where he served public and private companies in the Healthcare and Biotech sectors. Barron graduated with a BS in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, he was a 4x NCAA All-American fencer and NCAA team national champion.
Chris Kane
VICE PRESIDENT, SALES - NA AND EMEA
Chris is head of sales for Proficio’s US and EMEA regions, where he’s responsible for overall revenue and sales team growth. Prior to joining Proficio, he’s held a variety sales management roles at industry leaders such as UUNET, MCI and Verizon. Most recently, he was the VP of Cybersecurity Sales at SageNet. Chris has a proven track record of building and growing highly effective sales teams throughout his 25-year career. He received a BS in Economics and Political Science from James Madison University.
Jordan Knopp
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Jordan is the Vice President of Product Development, where he leads the organization in product strategy, technical vision, and execution. He is a patent inventor with a proven ability to design and build solutions with a client-centric focus. Jordan has nearly a decade of experience in cybersecurity and has leadership experience in building and managing teams in a variety of disciplines, including Software Development, Data Science, and Product Engineering. Jordan has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of California, and a Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology from Claremont Graduate University.