Jeff Kimmelman
CTO and Principal Architect

Mr. Kimmelman has more than a quarter of a century of experience in the fields of security, system design, networking and advanced control systems. He co-founded Network & Security Technologies (N&ST), a private technology and strategy consulting firm that assists energy sector companies with their critical infrastructure protection (CIP) needs. As Principal Consultant, Mr. Kimmelman leads teams that define and implement cyber solutions for power generation, transmission, distribution, and control organizations. These engagements include compliance analysis, design, and deployment of security for: SCADA, energy management systems (EMS), plant control, substation protection and measurement, and utility telecommunications. Mr. Kimmelman works with his customers to develop governance programs, define policy, determine strategy, review application software and perform threat assessments. Some of the clients he has worked with include very large regional and municipal U.S. electric utilities, as well as the U.S. Department of Energy.

Prior to founding Network & Security Technologies, Mr. Kimmelman shaped direction and provided technical oversight as a Principal Consultant for Vigilinx Digital Security Solutions. While there, he worked with a variety of clients in several industries, including energy utilities, manufacturing, marketing and financial services. He developed strategies, defined policy, designed solutions and lead deployment teams on several successful engagements. He provided similar services while working for Baltimore Technologies, where he was Director of Security Consulting Services, a role he also held with the GTE Global Professional Services Group.

Mr. Kimmelman came to GTE when it purchased BBN, the company with which he began his career. Beginning in 1982, he developed advanced sensor and control software for underwater acoustic data analysis and display systems. These collected data from multiple, remote arrays, and required secure manipulation of this sensitive, classified information. Mr. Kimmelman also worked in the field of wide-area networking. He designed and lead development of performance analysis tools for the management of public, private and classified data networks. He then defined the software architecture for the US DoD DMS testbed, a secure electronic mail product based on digital certificate technology.

Mr. Kimmelman holds a MS in Mathematics and a BFA in Music, Physics and Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego.