Ornel Garcia, M.Sc. (Dist.)

Ornel Garcia

Cybersecurity Program Coordinator | Adjunct Lecturer

Mr. Ornel Garcia is a cybersecurity and information technology professional with over fifteen years of experience in security operations, governance, and risk management across Belize, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from Northumbria University and has contributed to incident response, security operations, and the development of organizational and national cybersecurity frameworks.

His academic and professional interests include cybersecurity governance, threat detection and response, risk management, and the practical application of security frameworks in real-world environments. Ornel brings extensive industry experience into academic contexts, bridging theory and practice through applied cybersecurity, policy development, and operational security.