Mr. Collins left MetLife in 2015 as the senior systems engineer, joining ConnectiCare in a server administration position. Richard Collins excelled at administering and managing physical and virtual servers, resulting in decreased risk and patch vulnerability. He subsequently spent four years as a cyber security specialist at Cognizant in East Hampton.

In 2022, Mr. Collins advanced to the position of cyber security architect with Cognizant. As an information technology consultant, Richard Collins focuses on the company’s Vulnerability Management and Remediation program. His efforts have improved patch deployments and success rates and decreased security risk.

He holds a degree in computer engineering. In addition, Mr. Collins maintains cyber security certification through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). Richard Collins is an active member of ISC2 and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.