Membership Chair — Brian Simper

The role responsible for member engagement, onboarding, and sustaining continuity within the SDSUG community.

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Membership Chair, SDSUG (Present)

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Overview

Brian Simper is Membership Chair of Sonoran Desert Security (SDSUG). He is an information security professional with more than two decades of experience across network security, security operations, and enterprise IT environments. His background includes long‑term roles supporting large financial institutions, technology organizations, and consulting clients throughout Arizona.

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Professional Background

Brian Simper is currently a Security Engineer at MUFG Bank, where he manages the web application firewall platform with a focus on commercial banking traffic and application‑layer protection. His prior experience includes senior and engineering roles at:

• Wells Fargo
• Republic Services
• Data Shield
• Apollo Group
• Intel
• His independent consulting practice, Tranzatec Consulting

Across these roles, Brian Simper has supported large‑scale environments, complex security infrastructures, and mission‑critical operational systems.

He holds a Master of Computer Science in Computer Engineering from Arizona State University.

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Role at SDSUG

As SDSUG’s Membership Chair, Brian Simper supports:

• member engagement
• onboarding for new participants
• continuity across the community
• the group’s long‑standing practitioner‑first culture

His role helps ensure that new members can integrate comfortably, understand who to connect with, and feel welcomed into the SDSUG environment.

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Last updated: April 2026