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Speaker Biographies: Identifying Critical Assets |
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Richard Powell
Director of Information Security
JEA
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As Director of Information Security, Richard Powell is responsible for defining, developing and executing all information security programs involved in protecting JEA data and systems. He is responsible for regulatory compliance and for meeting critical infrastructure protection requirements for cyber security. Mr. Powell has been involved in the development of the NERC cyber security standards for the energy industry as a member of the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee
(CIPC). He is recognized as a security and infrastructure protection expert who brings a powerful combination of leadership, technological vision and strategy development to
JEA.
Prior to accepting a position at JEA, Mr. Powell was the Director of Signal Maintenance at CSX Transportation, Inc., where he was responsible for train control systems. Mr. Powell is a former Naval Submarine Officer with extensive experience in communications security.
Mr. Powell is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(CISSP). He holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering (Nuclear) from the University of Washington and a Masters degree in Business from the University of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Bart Thielbar
Senior Research Analyst
Sierra Energy Group
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Bart Thielbar is a senior research analyst for Sierra Energy Group, the research and analysis division of Energy Central. Thielbar is also President of Itility Solutions, LLC, which he founded in early
2009. Itility provides executive advisory and consultative services regarding business process optimization and technology investments, including those related to the Smart Grid. Prior to forming Itility Solutions, LLC Thielbar held various executive level positions, including serving as the Sr. Vice-President and CIO of NorthWestern Energy.
Thielbar also is a former chair of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) and American Gas Association's (AGA) Technology Advisory Council (TAC). He holds his certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association
(ISACA).
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The information from this webcast is provided for informational purposes only. An entity's adherence to the examples contained within this presentation does not constitute compliance with the NERC Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program
("CMEP") requirements, NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection ("CIP") Reliability Standards, or any other NERC Reliability Standards or rules. While the information included in this material may provide some of the methodology that NERC has elected to use to assess compliance with the requirements of the Reliability Standard, this material should not be treated as a substitute for the Reliability Standard or viewed as additional Reliability Standard requirements. In all cases, the entity should rely on the language contained in the Reliability Standard itself, and not on the language contained in this presentation, to determine compliance with the CIP Reliability Standards.
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