Team

Our team is comprised of the most respected and qualified individuals from across a multitude of recognized universities, national laboratories, and industry leaders. We are focused to research, engage, educate, and institute practical innovations for the betterment of nation’s current cybersecurity and manufacturing model. Combining their multitude of expertise and experience, our team proudly works together to provide solutions for the manufacturing workforce and against cybersecurity threats from foreign entities, in order to ensure the safety for the workforce and the future of manufacturing automation.

Leadership

Howard Grimes

Chief Executive Officer

Greg Shannon

Chief Scientific Officer

Wayne Austad

Chief Research & Development Officer

Rose Todd

Chief Operating Officer

Nate Acevedo

Acting Chief Cybersecurity & EWD Officer

Tom Kurfess

Chief Manufacturing and Energy Officer

Jacob Sanchez

Chief Financial Officer

Gabriela Ciocarlie

Chief Technology Officer

Research, Development and Engineering

Krystal Castillo

Vice President for Energy Efficiency –
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Paulo Cesar Costa

Vice President for Securing Automation and Supply Chain Security –
George Mason University

Curtis Taylor

Chief Technical Integration Officer –
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Monika Akbar

Research Collaborator –
University of Texas at El Paso

Ananth Grama

Research Collaborator
Purdue University

Dongyan Xu

VP for Securing Automation and Secure Manufacturing Architecture –
Purdue University

David M. Nicol

Vice President for Securing Automation –
University of Illinois

Duminda Wijesekera

Coordinated Vulnerability Awareness Lead –
George Mason University

Operations

Ed McCormick

Regional Innovation Officer – Lone Star Cyber Forge

Kiko Martinez

Director of Communications

Susana Patino

Fiscal Manager

Neal Guentzel

Contracts Negotiator

Joe Mallen

Assistant Director of Experiential Learning

Vincent Rendon

Operational Technology Instructor

Anabel Toribio

Instructional Designer

Steven Amren

Infrastructure Engineer

Njideka Okafor

Agile/Scrum Lead

Tim Lawless

Cyber Architecture and Engineering

Alvaro Espinosa

Facility Engineering Manager

Ashley Castillo

Senior Financial Analyst

Carmen Santos

Senior Administrative Associate

John Touron

Senior Systems Software Engineer

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We invite you to join our mission and become a part of this groundbreaking initiative. Whether you are a manufacturer looking to enhance your cybersecurity posture, a technology provider with innovative solutions, or an academic institution preparing the next generation of skilled workers, your participation is crucial to our success.

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