Eric Hilden has extensive experience in the cybersecurity field, currently serving as Practice Lead for PCI, NIST, and CMMC at CyberGuard Compliance, LLP since February 2022. Prior to this role, Eric held various positions at NTT Ltd. from September 2015 to February 2022, including Cyber Security Adviser, Senior Sales Specialist, Senior Solutions Architect, and Senior GRC Consultant - PCI QSA. Additional experience includes serving as Team Lead - Firewall Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Security Practice Lead at AOS, and Senior Security Analyst at FishNet Security. Eric began their career as a System Engineer at Computers & Tele-Comm, Inc. and holds a degree in Vocational Electronics & Computer Repair from Colorado Technical University, supplemented by training from the CISCO Network Academy.