Paul Stanley
@paulstanley
Senior privacy specialist and engineer driving privacy-by-design excellence.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior privacy specialist and privacy engineer with hands-on experience building privacy programs, reviewing services for regulatory and internal policy compliance, and embedding privacy-preserving techniques into product and system design. I have led third-party review programs, developed incident response processes, created privacy training and education programs, and guided teams on GDPR and other regulatory requirements.
My background blends data engineering, backend development, and data science with formal privacy responsibilities such as acting as a Data Protection Officer and managing GDPR maturity projects. I consult with product, marketing, and technical stakeholders to deliver pragmatic risk remediations, privacy-by-design guidance, and governance inputs that align business needs with regulatory obligations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Reviewed and approved services for regulatory and internal policy compliance and consulted with developers on application privacy best practices including EU AI Act governance requirements.
Privacy Engineer
REI
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)
Provided privacy consultations to product, marketing, and technical stakeholders to incorporate privacy-enhancing designs, reviewed new personal information processing and provided risk remediations and privacy-by-design guidance.
Privacy Engineer
Robinhood
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)
Established third-party privacy review program, integrated privacy-preserving techniques into features and architectures, and developed incident response processes to assess privacy impacts.
Data Privacy Engineer
Trimble
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)
Developed and managed a plan to improve GDPR compliance maturity, consulted business units on regulatory compliance solutions, and incorporated privacy into incident response processes.
Data Protection Officer
Customer.io
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)
Monitored GDPR compliance and reported maturity to leadership, conducted policy and tool reviews to identify privacy concerns, and led education series to maintain GDPR knowledge across the company.
Data Scientist & Backend Engineer
Automated Insights
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)
Researched and prototyped NLP/NLG tools, built microservices-based analytics apps for tracking SaaS metrics and event streams, and designed predictive models to drive revenue and user onboarding.
Data Assistant
Cooperative Extension E-Conservation Program
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)
Developed a user interface for stakeholders to report data collected from mobile applications to support program data workflows and reporting.
Data Coordinator
Bloomingfoods Cooperative Services
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year)
Administered point-of-sale inventory database and developed automated ETL frameworks to streamline inventory and reporting processes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Indiana University
2013 - 2013
Completed coursework at Indiana University in 2013.
Northwestern University
Attended Northwestern University; studies incomplete.
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