Meet Our Board
The Visionaries Behind Makers Mission: Driving Innovation and Impact
A dedicated team of leaders committed to
Amer Child
Amer is the founder and managing member of Maker’s Mission, a non-profit in New Mexico. The goal of Maker’s Mission is to provide schools in the New Mexico area with 3D printers, other emerging technology, and Cybersecurity classes for their students. Amer is also the Lead Sales Engineer at Ivanti where he helps customers understand and manage their cyber security posture. In his role he helps customers utilize Ivanti’s risk based tool set such as Risk Based Vulnerability Management (RBVM) and External Attack Surface management (EASM). Previously, Amer worked at RiskSense, a cybersecurity company based in Albuquerque where he did Account management, QA, Support and Sales Engineering. He has 20 years experience in the IT industry and has worked at companies such as McKesson, BASIS International, and United Health Care.
Waldo Waldock
Sometimes, it takes a few different majors to find what you want to do in life. I have an art degree, but I worked in tech support to help pay for my education. It turns out I really love IT, and I worked my way up through network and systems administration to my current position as an IT Manager. Management has taught me that there are more positions available than qualified candidates. When I was asked to join Makers Mission, I saw it as an opportunity to share my love for technology and design with the upcoming generations. I am a hands-on learner, and one of the hurdles I had to overcome was gaining access to equipment. After I started working on the network and server hardware I would be using, I could determine if this was something I wanted to do. We aim to remove this barrier to entry for younger students.
Michael Hindman
Michael Hindman is an experienced product leader with over two decades of professional experience. He recently joined Securin to help develop the Exposure Management platform, codenamed Panther. Prior to this, Michael served as Vice President of Product, Risk-Based Solutions at Ivanti, where he was instrumental in advancing the company’s risk-based vulnerability management capabilities, particularly following the acquisition of RiskSense. During his 15-year career at Intel, he held various leadership roles, contributing significantly to the company’s technological innovations.
Outside of work, Michael is a dedicated father of four, with children ranging from 11 to 27 years old, and has one granddaughter. He coaches competitive soccer for his two youngest children, is a scout leader, and enjoys golfing, fishing, and gaming when time permit.
