Rob Cuddy

Solution Architect and Application Security Evangelist

HCLSoftware

Rob Cuddy is currently an Application Security Sales Evangelist for HCL. Rob joined HCL recently as part of an acquisition from IBM. Prior to this role, Rob was with IBM for 14 years with the most recent role of Worldwide Application Security Evangelist. In addition to this role, Rob held several other roles in IBM ranging from Rational Field Services to Worldwide Sales Enablement leads for the Management and Platform Segment offerings in IBM Cloud. Rob has worked with clients all over the world to help address their challenges in ways that bring a positive impact to the business bottom line. Rob has spoken at numerous events and conferences, most recently at ADDO 2020 and the Agile+Techwell 2020 DevSecOps Summit, and in past years at IBM THINK, InterConnect, DevloperConnect, IBM Top Guns and many customer roundtable events. In addition, he has held roles in software services and technical sales enablement. Prior to IBM, Rob spent 13 years with 5 different companies working as a configuration management specialist with an emphasis on Rational tooling. Rob graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, and is an avid fan of college football. When not at work, Rob enjoys spending time with his family, serving with his church, running and cycling.