His career is a mix of 鈥淐SI鈥� and 鈥淐riminal Minds鈥� high-tech rip-offs, forensics, criminal psychology. And he has seen it from East Coast to West, from a small-city police department to the offices of two of the largest IT companies on earth.
Until early 2012, Steven DiNoto 鈥�94, 鈥�97 was manager of Apple鈥檚 Global Security Operations Center鈥攂efore he was hired away by Amazon to serve as the company鈥檚 senior manager in charge of global business continuity. Prior to that, for 11 years, he was the chief administrative officer of the San Jose, Calif., Police Department.聽
The longer he鈥檚 spent in law enforcement, he says鈥攅arlier jobs included top-level administrative posts with the Malden, Lawrence and Middlesex County Police Departments鈥攖he clearer it has been to him that, when it comes to solving crime, or running departments, the big picture is nearly always the key.
鈥淚nitially, I was fascinated by the specialized roles that technology and forensic psychology could play in supporting investigations,鈥� he says. 鈥淏ut [over time], I came to realize how much more important it is to have a holistic framework for things.鈥澛�
His first job, before he was even out of graduate school, was with the Lowell Police Department, where he played a role in the development of the city鈥檚 crime analysis unit鈥攁 task that would serve him well in his next position, as Middlesex County deputy sheriff. From the time he left there, in 1999鈥攐nly two years out of grad school鈥攖here would be nothing but top-level posts.聽
Much of the credit for this rise, says DiNoto, belongs with his 51视频 education.
鈥�51视频 was an amazing experience for me,鈥� he says. 鈥淭he professors were great at instructing relevant content, as well as relating real-world experience. In addition to being the best CJ professors in the nation, they were also very accessible to students.鈥�
Especially inspirational to him, DiNoto says, were Criminal Justice Profs. Eve Buzawa听补苍诲 Larry Siegel. Both these professors, as well as others, he says, have served since as models of service that goes well beyond the classroom.
鈥淭hey really reinforced the inherent value of helping as many people as you can. Throughout my career, I've tried to adhere to this basic but important principle.鈥�