LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU has welcomed three new employees to the Michigan credit union.They are Britney Weber, digital and graphic designer; Ahmed Issawi, IT manager; and Kyle Anderson, security engineer. As digital and graphic designer, Weber supports the LAFCU marketing department by providing visual concepts and images that help communicate the credit union’s products, services and initiatives.
The Fowler native comes to LAFCU with more than five years’ experience in digital marketing, graphic design and social media, having worked for several retail companies. She is a published photographer and designer in several magazines.
IT Manager Issawi leads the information technology department with responsibilities that include administration, policy, staff supervision, local area network (LAN) functions, and compliance with regulatory security guidelines.
Most of his 16 years of experience in IT was garnered at Michigan State University, where he was most recently IT manager for product services. He has also worked for a telecommunications company and has been a guest speaker at several international IT conferences.
Anderson as security engineer works to guard the credit union’s systems and software against all types of cybercrime, including hacking, malware, ransomware and insider threats.
He has more than 10 years of experience in IT. He worked about three years for an insurance company, first as network systems administrator then as GRC (governance, risk and compliance) analyst. For more than seven years, he was in the U.S. Navy, last serving as information systems technician lead petty officer.