David Norman is an author, cybersecurity professional, and youth leader.
Writing
His debut novel, Somewhere Between, is literary fiction about identity, trust, and the dangerous distance between loving someone and deciding who they should be. ~102,000 words. Adult literary fiction with explicit content.
He is also the author of Testing Ansible, a technical book on quality practices for Ansible automation — unit testing, integration testing, security scanning, and CI/CD pipelines. A work-in-progress preview is available on Leanpub.
Professional Work
He holds a PhD in Instructional Technology and a Master’s in Management Information Systems, with certifications including CISSP-ISSAP, CSSLP, CIPT, CCSK, and AWS SysOps Administrator.
Full work history and resume: dkn.me.
Community
He is a Scouting America adult leader, a Civil Air Patrol cadet sponsor, and coaches a high school mountain bike team — three pursuits with a shared thread: helping young people find their footing.
