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Speaker Biographies: Program Governance Issues |
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Jerry Freese, CISSP
Director Enterprise Information Security & IT Security Engineering
American Electric Power (AEP)
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Gerald Freese is the Director of IT Security Engineering at American Electric Power. He is responsible for defining, developing and executing all information security programs to effectively protect AEP data and systems, including critical digital control systems. He is responsible for regulatory compliance, enterprise data protection and critical infrastructure cyber security and is actively engaged in development of cyber security standards for the energy industry. Gerald Freese is a recognized security and infrastructure protection expert who brings a powerful combination of leadership, domain experience, technological vision and strategy development to American Electric Power. He is the company's primary data security architect, and a strong proponent of industry and government partnerships for critical infrastructure protection.
Prior to accepting a position at American Electric Power, Mr. Freese was the Director of Security Intelligence at Vigilinx, Inc., where he developed an early warning and data analysis process to identify computer-based threats and attack profiles. He has authored in depth analytical papers on cyber-activities relative to geopolitical and critical infrastructure threat environments and has testified before congress on critical infrastructure interdependencies and control system security. Mr. Freese is a retired naval Cryptologic Officer with extensive experience in computer security and information warfare. He has held other leadership positions in the information technology industry with Perot Systems and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
Mr Freese is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He holds a bachelors degree from State University of New York (Albany), and a Masters degree in Information and Telecommunications Systems from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee and the FERC Order 706 Standards Drafting Team. He also participated on the Infrastructure Working Group with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency.
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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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