Presented at
Kernelcon 2019,
April 5, 2019, 5 p.m.
(50 minutes)
Together, George and Carla work to bring neurodiversity awareness to the workplace and all around us. Listen as two security professionals discuss how they’ve learned to communicate with people on and off the spectrum. A little bit funny, a little bit brutal, but all honest. George will explain what he hears when Carla skips from subject to subject, and Carla will talk about how she struggles not to finish George's sentences or dismiss something because she doesn't experience it the same way he does. In addition, both Carla and George will talk about the importance of diversity on our teams and throughout the InfoSec community.
Presenters:
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George Walker
Carla Raisler is a security professional in the healthcare industry. She works to build diverse teams and support understanding throughout the infosec community. She’s also spent a couple of decades in the Army National Guard as a signal officer. George Walker is an autistic security professional in the utility industry who has learned to cope with politicized, neurotypical corporate environments, largely through trial and error. Outside the office, George has worked with people all over the spectrum in schools, workplaces, bars, his home, and the first autism-access camp at Burning Man, Camp Shiney.
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Carla Raisler
Carla Raisler is a security professional in the healthcare industry. She works to build diverse teams and support understanding throughout the infosec community. She’s also spent a couple of decades in the Army National Guard as a signal officer. George Walker is an autistic security professional in the utility industry who has learned to cope with politicized, neurotypical corporate environments, largely through trial and error. Outside the office, George has worked with people all over the spectrum in schools, workplaces, bars, his home, and the first autism-access camp at Burning Man, Camp Shiney.
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