Who We Are
We embrace a culture of security awareness while creating and maintaining resilient and secure technical infrastructures.
What Makes Us Different?
We believe cybersecurity should never be an afterthought.
Where other IT providers may offer cybersecurity services, our primary focus is on the safety and security of your systems and network.
With the undeniable threat of social engineering we recognize that the human element of cybersecurity is often overlooked. We’re here to change that by providing vital education to your essential front line staff as well as working with your IT staff to implement first class technical solutions.
Our Team
Bill Weinman, Co-Founder and CTO
Bill Weinman built his first computer in 1973 and has been fascinated with technology ever since. Over a consulting career spanning more than 50 years, his major clients have included NASA, the US Navy, the State of California, IBM, MGM, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Bank of New Zealand, and Hoare-Govette.
As an electronics engineer, Mr Weinman designed communications circuitry for NASA’s Voyager mission in the mid 1970s. His innovative use of fiberoptics has contributed to the extraordinary longevity of that mission, which continues to provide valuable data more than 40 years beyond its expected operational lifetime.
As a software engineer, he has worked on banking systems for major banks, trading systems for brokerage houses, operating systems for IBM, Microsoft, and others, and major open-source projects including the Linux kernel and the Apache web server. He has contributed to core Internet standards, including HTTP (web services), SMTP (email services), and CGI (web interactivity). His open-source utilities for accessing the whois registry are used by domain name registrars worldwide.
Over the course of his career, Mr Weinman has founded and run an audio electronics research company, a white-box computer manufacturer, and a prominent web hosting company, as well as both hardware and software engineering consultancies. Over the past decade, Mr Weinman has focused on writing and teaching. His books, articles, and online courses have gained him a reputation for explaining complex topics in clear, concise terms for audiences of all levels.
A lifelong musician, Mr Weinman enjoys playing jazz and blues, and building custom guitars.
Monica Leigh-Torres, Co-Founder and COO
Monica Leigh-Torres oversees day-to-day operations and is responsible for ensuring efficiency, growth, and maintenance of high standards for customer satisfaction. With over 20 years of experience in operations management, Monica brings a deep understanding of organizational structure and process optimization. She specializes in coordinating initiatives, ensuring goal alignment, and facilitating seamless collaboration within the company.
Before starting 3rd Stone Networks with Bill Weinman, Monica led successful teams in Business Intelligence, Development, and Infrastructure through project management. She has developed many departmental Key Performance Indicators, as well as managed budgets and company assets to support operational excellence.
Monica is known for her team-oriented leadership style, with a focus on empowering teams, fostering innovation, and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement. Earlier in life as she grew her career, Monica achieved excellence in management across industries, has won many awards, and surpassed all time sales records.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business – Information Systems from San Diego State University.
Outside of work, Monica is a lifetime football supporter, loves spending time with family and traveling. Some of Monica’s travel goals are to visit every football stadium and state capital in the nation, as well as explore as many National Parks as possible.
Josh Beloney, Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
Josh’s origin in securing Information Systems began in the US Marine Corps. For almost nine years he served as a Morse Code Intercept Operator and Intelligence Analyst in the air, on land, and at sea. While serving in the The Marine Corps he became an expert in systems, networks, and database administration.
In 1997 Josh joined Lockheed Martin where he worked for 27 years in roles such as Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator, Sr. Network Engineer, Sr. Security Analyst, and Network Security Manager. He then transferred to the federal side of Lockheed Martin’s contractual interests and once again worked with the Department of Defence and national security intelligence agencies with a higher level of secure, time sensitive information and data sharing. During this time he gained the security certifications necessary for government work as well as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a prestigious credential he has maintained ever since.
Josh is passionate about providing secure environments and system resiliency to clients that enable them to resist attacks from adversaries who constantly aim to pilfer and destroy the integrity of information systems infrastructure. He is very proud and grateful for the opportunity to work with talent that feels the compassion and drive to protect, maintain, and secure the honest hardworking organizations who provide services that enhance the lives of the free world.
Away from work, Josh loves sports and is a music enthusiast with a heart for the Blues. He also enjoys fishing, hunting, golfing, snowboarding, and firing up the smoker. Josh and his wife Julie are proud military veterans and volunteers for Habitat For Humanity.