Speaker Biographies
Ernie Schism - SERC Ernie Schism currently serves as a Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation. Mr. Schism brings 28 years of experience in the Information Technology field and 12 years of Cyber Security experience to the SERC Outreach and Assistance team. Prior to joining SERC in early 2022, Mr. Schism served as the Senior VP of Security and Systems at Cogentrix Energy where he oversaw the company’s IT security programs, IT coordination with CIP compliance teams, IT systems infrastructure/applications and power plant M&A IT activities. Prior to joining Cogentrix Energy in 2005, Mr. Schism held IT management positions with TransUnion Settlement Solutions, Freightliner/Daimler-Chrysler and US Foodservice. Mr. Schism received his AS degree in Electronics Engineering in 1988 and throughout the course of his professional career in the Information Technology field, has attained several professional certifications including: ISC2 CISSP, Microsoft MCSE and MCT, Cisco CCNA and CCNP, and VMWare VCP. . Matt Stryker - SERC Matt joined the CIP Compliance audit team at SERC Reliability Corporation in January 2019. Previously, Matt Stryker was a Supervisor of CIP with Georgia System Operations Corporation (GSOC) in Tucker, Georgia. He worked in the Security Operations department on both physical and electronic security processes in support of Georgia Transmission (GTC) and GSOC’s compliance with the NERC CIP Reliability Standards. Mr. Stryker performed similar roles as a Group Lead of CIP for Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) since 2012. Previously, Mr. Stryker held positions as a Senior CIP Compliance Auditor and later as the Manager of CIP Compliance Monitoring at SERC Reliability Corporation. He served as an Audit Team Lead or team member during audits of compliance with NERC Reliability Standards in the SERC Region. Matt has more than 15 years of security experience in asset management, physical security, network operations, and compliance. Matt holds the ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) and the ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Georgia Tech
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