Juman Doleh-Alomary is a security trailblazer and leader in technology. She has also learned some success tips along the way that show how you can benefit from the path of MOST resistance. Get her personal and professional lessons from her own career experience in security. She also has gained a lot that shines through from her vast volunteer experience on boards and with organizations. She has experience from two different cultures from the auto industry and education verticals. We touch on the value of mentors and collaboration. Listen to get her biggest secret to success.

“ If the path of most resistance is the one that's going to give me more opportunity in the long run, I am going to take it.” -Juman Doleh-Alomary

Juman Doleh-Alomary is a successful and experienced Cybersecurity and information technology (IT) Executive. Her results oriented and collaborative leadership style allowed her to achieve innovative digital transformation of cybersecurity platforms and systems across different industries. Starting her career at Ford Motor Company, she led global teams into implementing manufacturing systems, enterprise resource planning platforms, and risk management and prevention controls programs. She joined Wayne State University in 2007 as the Information Technology Audit Director. In this role, she led the establishment of the information technology audit practice and the deployment of the IT annual Risk Assessment to all University units. Her cybersecurity engagements and audits resulted in forming key controls throughout the University.

Security is another male dominated field, but with the resilience of Juman nothing will stop her. She seemed to love a challenge whether it was from her engineering work or her more recent security projects. In fact, she truly believes that taking the path of most resistance is key. She has a history of taking on tough assignments and has the knowledge to prove it. In fact, it helped her get recognized and advance her career.

Mentor discussions are always fun and the frequency in which they happen on the podcast prove how important it is. However, each guest gives their own sage wisdom about mentoring. Juman makes sure to stress the importance of collaboration and having mentors for many different technology areas.

She also speaks to the security field with some examples on how she worked to solve global business problems. She got a chance to work on some really cool tech projects that she talks about. It was interesting to hear about how she used security as a competitive advantage in the “trust business”.

Don't be afraid to take a chance on yourself and listen to this episode.

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