About Our Partner Consultants
By joining the Procyon Security Group partnership, Magnitude Consulting Group has now has access to the
following partner consultants:
Procyon Security Group
Steven Schnider is a co-founder of Procyon Security Group and practices as an Information System Security
Architect. He has been involved in the development of information technology systems since 1979, and has
specialized in information security technology since 1987. He previously held senior technical positions
with Certicom, LGS/DOMUS Security, and Hughes Aircraft Canada and led the security product development
team at Bell-Northern Research. Steven has provided security consulting services to a broad range of public
sector organizations including the federal government (DND, RCMP, CSE, Public Works and Government
Services), provincial governments (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario) and at the municipal level.
His private sector experience ranges from international oil companies and multi-national wireless
telecommunications providers through to small technology start-ups. Steven’s primary interests are in
high assurance system development, secure wide-area networking, distributed applications and pervasive
computing. He holds a Government of Canada Level II (Secret) security clearance.
Procyon Security Group
Tom Sellgren specializes in Security Policy and Security Risk Management. He has 14 years experience in IT
security. He was previously the Director of IT Security for the Government of British Columbia where Tom
managed IT security detection and protection operations, security development projects, government security
policy and security investigations. He has been providing security contract support to industry and
government since 2002. Tom’s recent projects and expertise include: Security reviews, threat and risk
assessments and security policy development. He holds a Government of Canada secret security clearance.
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About Our Associate Consultants
In order to bring a wide range of skill and experience to our clients, Magnitude CG has formed strategic
partnerships with other security consultants in the Greater Vancouver Area. These consultants will act
as sub-contractors on Magnitude CG projects wherever their expertise is required.
WaveFront Consulting Group Ltd.
Rui Pereira is the founder of the WaveFront Consulting Group. He has over 25 years of experience in
Information Technology, and has specialized in Information Security and Audit for the last 15. Rui has
provided both management and technical consulting to a wide range of customers in a variety of industries.
Some of the projects undertaken include:
- Security reviews and penetration tests, incl. wireless networks and web applications;
- Assistance with PCI DSS (credit card) compliance, and associated penetration testing;
- Security architecture design and implementation;
- Security investigations and audits;
- Threat/Risk and Privacy Impact Assessments (TRA/PIA);
- Security policy design and review;
- Project management and deployment of various security solutions, including firewalls, IDS's,
wireless networks, single sign-on, and centralized authentication;
- Design and implementation of secure e-commerce sites, including credit card processing;
Rui teaches various courses in the Forensics program at BCIT, and in the NASP program at UBC. Rui is
also active in the CIPS Security SIG and the OWASP Vancouver Chapter.
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