Eric Z. Maass

Eric Z. Maass is the Enterprise Security Solutions Director at Lighthouse Security Group, LLC, a premier provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) services in the Cloud. Previously Chief Security Architect of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Combat Support System, Maass has accumulated nearly a decade of expertise architecting highly scalable, secure, and robust IAM systems in a multi-tenant fashion. Pioneering these private-cloud IAM designs for Lockheed Martin, Maass’ systems now serve millions of globally distributed Department of Defense users for thousands of tenant communities across logistics, intelligence, finance, and medical verticals. Joining Lighthouse in late 2007, Maass has spearheaded the launch of the company’s full-featured IAM cloud computing offering, Lighthouse Gateway, taking some of his more aggressive designs to market while building upon a blend of military-bred technology and market-leading IBM software.