About

A software engineer who thinks like a security professional.

I am Emeka Nnamdi, a cybersecurity professional, software engineer, and technology founder based in Calgary, Alberta. I build secure technology that solves real business problems, with privacy and security at the centre.

Professional summary

I am a privacy and information security professional with more than six years of experience in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance. My work has centred on Privacy Impact Assessments, Privacy by Design, and aligning enterprise systems with frameworks including ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, COBIT 2019, GDPR, PIPEDA, FOIP, and PHIPA.

I hold a Master of Information Security and Privacy from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Computer Science from ESUT. Alongside consulting, I build software and lead technology ventures, so I can translate complex technical risk into systems, and decisions, that organizations can trust. What I enjoy most is turning a hard, sensitive problem into something a client can rely on.

Emeka Nnamdi

At a glance

Based inCalgary, Alberta, Canada
EducationM.Sc. Information Security & Privacy, B.Sc. Computer Science
FounderNEL Professional & TRI1 Space Technologies
PatentNamed inventor, Dream Robotics
FocusSecurity, engineering, cloud, privacy
Education

Formal grounding in security and computer science.

Graduate

Master of Information Security & Privacy

University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2023 to 2025

Advanced study of how information is protected and governed in modern organizations.

Information Security Privacy Risk Management Governance Secure Systems
Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Enugu State University of Science and Technology
Enugu, Nigeria, 2015 to 2019

A rigorous computer science foundation across the core of software and systems.

Software Engineering Data Structures Algorithms Operating Systems Databases Networks

Certifications

COBIT 2019, ISACA CISSP, in progress ISO 27001 NIST CSF SOC 2 readiness
Experience

Where I have worked and what I do.

More than six years across privacy, information security, and GRC, from Privacy Impact Assessments and ISO 27001 readiness to founding and building secure platforms. A snapshot is below, and the full detail is in my résumé.

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Jan 2025 to Present

Founder & Lead Security Analyst

NEL Professional (Nel Pro Inc)
Calgary, Canada

Founded and lead a secure, milestone-based marketplace for cybersecurity and regulated services, embedding ISO 27001, GDPR, PIPEDA, NIST CSF, and SOC 2 readiness into the platform by design.

2024

Information Security Analyst

Online Business Systems
Canada

Supported ISO 27001 certification readiness, built an incident response tabletop program, and conducted SOC 2 control gap assessments for client audits.

2024

Cybersecurity Audit & Risk Analyst

Cyber Defense Partners
Calgary, Canada

Conducted COBIT 2019 and PCI DSS audits and produced compliance strategies that strengthened alignment with GRC frameworks.

2017 to 2022

Privacy Systems Analyst

Privacy & compliance roles
Earlier career

Led Privacy Impact Assessments for government and health IT systems handling PHI and PII, and designed privacy-by-design frameworks and data flow diagrams.

Capabilities

Skills across security, engineering, and infrastructure.

Security, Privacy & GRC

Privacy Impact Assessments ISO 27001 SOC 2 NIST CSF COBIT 2019 GDPR PIPEDA FOIP PHIPA Risk Management Privacy by Design

Engineering

React React Native Node.js TypeScript JavaScript Python Java REST APIs WebSockets

Tools & Infrastructure

Splunk Nessus Tenable AWS Security Wireshark Linux Docker Nginx Power BI ServiceNow

Let us talk about your project.

If my background fits what you are trying to build or protect, I would like to hear from you.