Samantha Blagrove
About Samantha Blagrove
Samantha Blagrove is a Business Development professional currently working at GitGuardian in Boston, Massachusetts. With a background in sales and operations, she has held various roles in companies such as Oracle and ArcBest, and served in the United States Air Force.
Work at GitGuardian
Samantha Blagrove is currently employed at GitGuardian as a Business Development professional. She has been working in this role for approximately 10 months, starting in 2023. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, she operates in a hybrid work environment. In her position, she focuses on secrets detection and remediation intelligence, engaging with developers and security professionals to improve the software development lifecycle experience. Samantha also encourages discussions about the future of DevSecOps through virtual coffee chats and promotes secure coding practices by fostering collaboration among development, security, and operations teams.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining GitGuardian, Samantha Blagrove held several positions in various companies. She worked at Oracle as an Account Executive for 9 months in 2022, based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Prior to that, she was a Carrier Sales Coordinator at ArcBest for 5 months in 2021 in Plano, Texas. Samantha also served in the United States Air Force as a Traffic Management Operations E-5 from 2015 to 2021, gaining 6 years of experience in on-site operations. Her early career included a role as a Sales Associate at TJ Maxx & HomeGoods from 2013 to 2015 in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Education and Expertise
Samantha Blagrove has a solid educational background in business and management. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Operations/Supply Chain Management from Golden Gate University. Additionally, she studied Transportation Management at the Community College of the Air Force, where she obtained an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree. This academic foundation supports her expertise in business development and her focus on operational efficiency.
Advocacy for DevSecOps
In her current role at GitGuardian, Samantha Blagrove actively advocates for innovative approaches within the DevSecOps field. She promotes secure coding practices and emphasizes the importance of collaboration between development, security, and operations teams. Through her initiatives, she aims to enhance the integration of security within the software development lifecycle, thereby contributing to a more secure development environment.