Scott is a Managing Director with Protiviti Inc and leads its Mid-Atlantic Security Consulting Practice. Scott has delivered many different kinds of security services to a variety of clients in financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and other industries. He has led and managed many security assessment, implementation, and management projects. Scott is a published author, accomplished speaker, and quoted subject matter expert in the area information systems security. Prior to becoming a consultant, Scott spent 9 years in the Coast Guard serving as Communications Officer and Operations Officer for two Cutters and Information Resource Management Officer for the Research and Development Center. Scott also enjoys training for marathons and triathlons, as well as coaching a youth track team.

Paul is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and effectiveness of security-related programs and initiatives as an Information Security Analyst at Automotive Resources International. He assesses the cost of potential threats relative to cost of solutions required to eliminate, minimize, or mitigate threats. Paul is also responsible for the development and communication of information security policies and procedures. He works closely with all departments to ensure integrity of security procedures, systems, and policies. Before joining ARI, Paul was the Senior Information Security Risk Analyst at Independence Blue Cross. Before that he served as the Division Security Administrator at CIGNA. He also spent twelve years at CGU Insurance Company (formerly General Accident) where he held various positions including Security Administrator, Help Desk Specialist, and Actuarial Programmer. Paul has served on the board of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) for the last eight years. He has been the Vice President of that organization for the last three years. Paul and his wife Carolyn have four children. They range in ages from 7 to 16 years old. Besides his work, Paul enjoys spending time with his family.

Stephanie Mitman (Steph, please), CISSP, CFSA, has worked in IT for 24 years, 18 of those spent in information security. Steph has worked as an information security business liaison, 1st and 2nd Helpdesk support, office automation support/developer, regulatory systems analyst/data modeler, Lotus Notes security consultant, policy-maker, PCN & 3rd party firewall support, developer/support of processes (SIRT, external connections and others) , office automation support, risk assessment/management consultant and security architect. She has led eCommerce extranet security assessment and SPAM filtering projects. She has worked in public and private environments, large (90,000), globally operating and small (68) companies, technology/consultant-based and manufacturing-based companies. Her current role is that of Security Architect, with an emphasis on enabling secure business information/application processes. Steph enjoys working on household engineering projects with her significant other, spending time with family and pets, composing music, reading, writing, hiking, swimming and working in her vegetable garden.

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Tim is a security engineer and has been working in the field since 2001, specializing in access controls, information security, operations and physical security, disaster recovery, and security program design and maintenance. Tim has earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and a Masters degree in Information Science, and has also earned his CISSP and MCSE certifications. Tim currently works as an Information Security Specialist at Synygy, Inc. and as an adjunct Security and Networking instructor and subject matter expert at Strayer University. Tim enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, as well as playing & coaching hockey.

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Mike is a business consulting manager within the Information Risk Management practice group at SMART. With over 8 years of experience in the Information Technology industry, Mike has expertise in information security and risk management, network and system architectures, virtualization and business application design and implementation. Mike excels at project management and strategy development, and excels at finding cost-effective solutions to business problems through the use of technology. Since joining SMART, Mike has managed projects in the public and financial sectors, higher education, healthcare and in the pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. Prior to joining SMART, Mike served as a Sr. Network Security Engineer in the managed services division of SunGard Availability Services and led the security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance effort at Palm Coast Data, who at the time was the 3rd largest subscription fulfillment company in the United States. Mike’s ability to stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies makes him a valuable asset to SMART’s Information Risk Management team. Mike received his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Lafayette College and is pursuing an MBA at Drexel’s LeBow School of Business. He has many technical certifications including his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP), Juniper Networks Certified Information Specialist / Firewall VPN (JNCIS-FWV), Checkpoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and is also a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) candidate in Security.

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Dave is a 20-year veteran of the US Air Force and has a background in military aircraft maintenance and IT System Administration and Security. His background includes system and network administration (former CNE and MCSE), managing the IT infrastructure of a campus training center, supporting and securing a corporate data center and remote operating locations, and also performing and managing IT Audits. Dave has been able to develop information security skills while working in the IT profession for the past 15 years, earning his CISSP and CISA credentials. He currently works for Lincoln Financial Group as an Informations Systems Audit Manager, and works part-time as an adjunct IT instructor for Burlington Community College. Dave enjoys long distance motorcycle touring, boating, and flying planes (though it's been a while!).