Ezekiel Lafleur
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Founder/Security Consultant
Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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- ZFounder/Security ConsultantZero Trust Security LLCApr 2024 - Current (2 years 6 months)Founder / Security Consultant
Zero Trust Security LLC
I provide cybersecurity consulting services focused on helping businesses strengthen their security posture through practical, scalable security solutions. My work includes vulnerability management, exposure management, endpoint security, application governance, cloud/security tooling, secure AI adoption, and security process automation.
Through Zero Trust Security LLC, I partner with organizations to identify risk, improve remediation workflows, support security operations, and build security programs that align with business needs. My focus is on making cybersecurity more effective, measurable, and operationally useful for engineering, IT, and leadershi 
End-User Security - Security Engineer IIIDatavantNov 2025 - Jul 2026 (9 months)Served in an End-User Security role supporting endpoint security, application governance, and secure user enablement across a corporate environment. Helped mature the organization’s approach to software approval, endpoint controls, internet access security, and user-facing security operations.
Administered Zscaler security controls, supported application governance workflows, investigated endpoint access issues, and partnered cross-functionally with Security, IT, Engineering, Compliance, and business stakeholders to reduce risk while enabling secure productivity.
● Administered and troubleshot Zscaler Internet Access and Client Connector controls across managed endpoints.
● Helped launch an endpoint softw- Threat & Exposure Operations - Security Engineer IIIDatavantMar 2025 - Nov 2025 (9 months)Served as a Vulnerability Management Engineer III on the Threat & Exposure Operations team, helping scale vulnerability management across a fast-moving cloud and engineering environment.
Owned remediation reporting, vulnerability data analysis, automation workflows, and cross-functional coordination between Security, Engineering, Compliance, IT, and asset owners.
High-level accomplishments from this role:
● Developed automation and reporting processes that improved vulnerability visibility, remediation tracking, compliance readiness, and operational efficiency across production and enterprise assets.
● Built and enhanced Wiz dashboards to improve vulnerability visibility across cloud assets, container - Independent Contractor, Vulnerability ManagementDatavantApr 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year)In this role, I partner closely with Development, Platform, Cloud Security, and AppSec teams, ensuring vulnerabilities in our software and cloud infrastructure are accurately identified, analyzed, and prioritized for mitigation or remediation. I am able to help interpret complex technical vulnerabilities, from CVSS scores to network exposures, providing actionable guidance to engineering teams to address and prevent risks.
The job broken down so far includes:
Vulnerability Triage & Analysis: Identify, analyze, and prioritize vulnerabilities within software and cloud environments to ensure timely and effective remediation.
FedRAMP Compliance: Support FedRAMP requirements by maintaining rigorous vulnerability - Advisor, Cyber SecurityDell TechnologiesAug 2023 - Mar 2024 (8 months)I had the responsibility for reviewing various security-related infrastructure requests including, adoption of new technologies and review of network access requests (firewall, proxy, third party access, etc.).
Including:
• Providing security oversight and technical reviews of corporate-wide network changes including
review for compliance with established policies/standards and industry-wide security best practices.
• Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation of engagements performed and risks
identified to support the business on risk mitigation.
• Enhanced security measures by providing valuable expertise as a cybersecurity SME for architecture reviews, application security, threat modeling, - Senior Analyst, Cyber SecurityDell TechnologiesFeb 2020 - Aug 2023 (3 years 7 months)My role played a crucial part in mitigating risks associated with new applications and technologies for Dell EMC. In essence, this role significantly contributed to Dell EMC's risk assessment process by:
• Proactively identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities in applications and technologies.
• Ensuring compliance with established security policies and best practices.
• Educating stakeholders and fostering a culture of security awareness.
• Providing valuable expertise and streamlining security procedures.
My responsibilities included:
• Ensured secure coding practices were followed, such as Static Code Analysis, minimizing vulnerabilities introduced during development (open-source and Dell-cod - Senior Analyst, Cyber SecurityApex SystemsJul 2019 - Feb 2020 (8 months)Contractor through Apex Systems, working with Dell EMC, where I had the great opportunity to work on the network reviews for Dell business, as well, as new technologies for standards at Dell or individual use cases.
Including:
• Analyzed security infrastructure requests for all Dell business units, mitigating risks and ensuring compliance with Dell security standards.
• Performed risk assessments of computer systems and applications, implementing appropriate controls.
• Reviewed and approved/disapproved Firewall, Proxy, and other security infrastructure requests following established processes.
• Delivered exceptional customer service through professional engagement and a risk-based approach.
• Managed po - Analyst, Cyber SecurityCyberDefenses IncJan 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 4 months)CyberDefenses is a premier Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that delivers an unmatched level of customized cybersecurity expertise to businesses, non-profit groups, elections organizations, state and local governments and the US military. Founded in 2001 by military cybersecurity veterans, the company's highly experienced, credentialed team uses a comprehensive, three-pronged approach, including guidance, services and training to deliver tailored cybersecurity services.
I had the opportunity and privilege of being selected for the CyberDefenses Apprenticeship program, a competitive full-time training program to gain expertise in cybersecurity.
Summary of Skills Acquired:
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- Bachelor's degree, Computer ScienceTexas State UniversityAug 2017 - Dec 2020 (3 years 5 months)I attended Texas State University for my Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science. I had a majority of classes at the Round Rock campus but had a few finals at the San Marcos location.
- Associate of Science - AS, Computer ScienceSan Juan CollegeAug 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 10 months)I attended SJC to obtain my Associates of Science in Computer Science.