Founder and entrepreneurial Virtual CIO of Manuel W. Lloyd Consulting, Manuel Lloyd is a process expert who specializes in IT governance, legislative compliance, operational efficiency and cyber security. With over 20 years of IT Service and Management industry experience, he partners with global leaders including GE, IBM, HP Corporate and others to provide strategy, design, operation, and continuous service improvement consulting to government, education and business organizations.

Manuel is the inventor of GECaBi®, an agile, secure and hybrid neo-design platform of computer hardware, integrated circuits, software protocols and computer networks. He is also a four year veteran of the United States Marine at Camp David who worked directly with President Ronald Reagan and was involved in a number of top secret security clearance initiatives.

As a course advisor for Simplilearn, Manuel provides expert guidance, counseling, thought leadership and business insights for the IT service and architecture training curriculum.