BIOGRAPHIES
Stephen Brown - SERC
Stephen joined the CIP Compliance audit team at SERC Reliability Corporation in September 2018. Previously, Stephen joined the NERC ERO at Georgia System Operations (GSOC) in 2006. While at GSOC, he managed and coordinated all Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) changes to ensure that stakeholders were aware of the change(s) and risks. He also ensured security controls were identified prior to changes and confirmed all documentation was complete. Stephen has over 15 years of information and operation technology experience with detailed knowledge in asset management, business continuity, disaster recover planning, incident response, policy administration, process improvement, and risk assessment. He has led a security and network operations center and managed multiple security and compliance projects. Stephen is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and has been a Subject Matter Expert on standards CIP-006, CIP-007, and CIP-010 for multiple Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) audits. He is a new resident to North Carolina and holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from Argosy University. Zack Brinkman - ReliabilityFirst Mr. Brinkman is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the CIP Compliance Monitoring processes and team. His primary responsibilities include development of the annual CIP audit plans to assess regional risk and providing oversight of compliance engagements. Prior to this position, Mr. Brinkman worked in the Compliance Department as a Senior Technical CIP Auditor. Mr. Brinkman has experience in numerous Information Security fields, including policy development and management, risk assessments and analysis, control development and testing, internal and external audit facilitation, vulnerability remediation, and security deficiency remediation and tracking. Prior to joining ReliabilityFirst, Mr. Brinkman worked at the Charles Schwab Corporation focusing on the development of a second line of defense by developing and implementing an information security control testing program . Mr. Brinkman also spent 5 years at Early Warning Services as a Security Compliance Specialist and an Information Security Consultant in the security compliance department focusing on industry and regulatory compliance activities and application, network, and physical security risk assessments. Mr. Brinkman graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Security and Risk Analysis with a concentration in Social Factors and Risk. Mr. Brinkman holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection (GCIP) Certifications
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