Damian Oravez joined the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation Technology as the new chief information security officer last month, but before that, he served as the CISO of Philadelphia International Airport.
Managing an airport, Oravez told StateScoop, was a complex job that involved monitoring a lot of moving pieces. During his five years with the airport, he said, his role included overseeing the security of everything from access control for doors, monitor sensors for security wait times and even the runway lights. He said he also regularly collaborated with federal partners at the Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection on security issues.
“It was challenging and involved a lot of life-safety issues as well,” Oravez said. “Think about the fire alarm system for a facility that size, keeping the lighting operational out on the runways and all the lights that lie on the runways. It was a challenging environment, but every day — even every hour — was different at the airport, and I really enjoyed it there.”
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