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Duff Spence
MBA · PMP · CISSP · CPP · Lesli Alexander Consulting
Senior IT/OT cybersecurity program manager and delivery lead with a track record across energy, mining, rail, and regulated industries — including Suncor, CPKC, TC Energy, and Nutrien. Brought in when programs are high-risk, politically complex, and delivery certainty is non-negotiable. The IT Manager's Playbook is what he wishes had existed when he was figuring this out the hard way.