Robert A. Robertson Ph.D., CISSP, GCFE, GCFA, GCIA

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1 Summary Rob began his technical career with Automatic Data Processing (ADP), in their Dealer Service Division. His position at ADP laid the foundation for his passion for finding solutions to business problems through the information systems that corporations build their businesses on. Thank you ADP and my co-workers there, I will always be in your debt. Continuous education is at the center of his life s philosophy. Education comes in many ways, formal, informal, on-the-job, certifications, etc. No matter the form the philosophy has always been, in terms of technology, security, and forensics, that it is imperative to get your hands dirty with the technology being able to work with technology and understand how it works creates the ability to provide solutions that benefit individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. Bottom line, Rob loves the prospect of continuing to learn and build skills in security and forensics, and approaches all situations with the mindset that he will be able to learn something new from anyone with whom he works. This philosophy has served him well in the academic world for the past 17 and a half years. He has a Doctorate in Information Systems (Security Emphasis), and has also pursued a number of industry certifications, broadening his knowledge in the security and forensics fields for the past fifteen-plus years. Experience Robert A. Robertson Ph.D., CISSP, GCFE, GCFA, GCIA 3860 W N Cedar City, UT, Phone Wk: Cell: Ironman627@gmail.com Southern Utah University (SUU), Cedar City, UT For the past 8 years I have served as the Department Chair for Computer Science and Information Systems at SUU. This position has helped me develop leadership and management skills while continuing my security and forensics education through industry certifications. The past two years I have also acted as the Graduate Director for the Masters in Cyber Security & Information Assurance (CSIA). As the chief architect of this degree at SUU, I have worked with industry professionals to ensure there is a strong connection to industry needs and the skills that graduates of the program will gain to improve the contributions they can make to current and future organizations for whom they work. The Masters of CSIA was created and is being taught completely online. Through these positions I have also gained experience working with other institutions on articulation agreements that foster collaboration between secondary and higher educational entities. Included as part of these duties, is the development of industry partnerships. These relationships have developed not only through an Industry Advisory Board (IAB), but also reaching out to organizations outside of our IAB to foster internships, and other student-centered experiential education opportunities.

2 In the fifteen years at SUU, I have taught many courses in relation to information systems, networking, security, and forensics. All of the classes that I have taught contained and continue to contain a hands-on component where students get an opportunity to work with technology in relation to course topics and concepts. A major part of the technology we use is virtualization of computing resources. Part of my responsibilities in the Department has included the configuration and management or our virtual environment for the MS-CSIA program. We currently have 5 hosts and over 370 virtual machines that are managed through this environment. These 5 hosts service both our undergraduate and graduate courses. Leavitt Group, Technical Support, , Cedar City, UT In my efforts to maintain a pulse on industry I worked with the Leavitt Group as a Tier-1 Client Analyst in support of Insurance Agency IT systems across the nation. Advanced Marketing Concepts (AMC), Technical Support Supervisor, AMC was an out-sourced contractor with Novell to provide Tier-1 & 2 support for their customers. As a Certified Novell Engineer and Certified Novell Instructor, this provided a continued opportunity to maintain skills outside of the classroom. Brigham Young University Hawaii, Instructor, , Laie, HI Responsible for teaching Data Communications & Networking, Network Administration, and Network Design & Implementation. Responsible for maintaining the labs for classes, back then they were not virtual, utilizing imaging software for machines in the labs to configure for each class and semester. J&M Services, contract Novell Instructor, Qualified as a CNE and CNI taught courses within the CNE curriculum to various clients. Automatic Data Processing, Technical Support Team , Portland, OR Started as a Client Technical Analyst in the Dealer Services Division, supporting ADP-centric software for auto dealers across the nation. Promoted to the Accounting Team Lead in Education Nova Southeastern University 2008, Ph.D. in Information Systems, Security Emphasis Research interests include: Network Security, Ethical Hacking, Digital Forensics, E-Commerce, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems University of Portland 97: Masters in Business Administration Began the MBA program at the same time I also started at ADP, and went to school at night to complete the degree. Broaden my education of the business-side of information systems. Portland State University 93: Bachelor of Arts in History, English minor

3 This degree provided the ability to communicate effectively to various audiences and gave me an appreciation of our world. It fed the desire to help improve our world and make it a better place to live. Industry Certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP, Active) GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP, Active) GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA, Active) GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE, Active) GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA, Active) CompTIA A+/Network+ Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) ( Not active) Certified Penetration Tester (CPT) ( Not active) Certified Novell Instructor, Certified Novell Engineer (Not active) Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) (Not active) Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) (Not active) Professional Activities Completed the FOR585: Advanced Smartphone Forensics course with the SANS Institute (prior to the certification being created) Serving on Technology Advisory Board for Southwest Applied Technology College (Cedar City, UT since 2008) Member of Infragard, SLC chapter Analysis of BYU-Hawaii campus network design ABET Conference, San Diego, Spring 2006 Professional Membership: Association of Information Systems RSA Security Conference 2005, 2016 Network consulting for Colorado City School District, and NuBank (Cedar City) Lead Novell team technicians in providing solutions to client issues and requests (AMC, ) A+ Certification (December 2009) Network+ Certification (December 2009) Volunteer on the Laie Elementary School Technology Committee (Laie, Hawaii) Volunteer on the Gateway Preparatory Academy Technology Committee (Cedar City, UT, ) Professional Presentations/Publications: Robertson, R.A. (2012). Security Auditing: The Need for Policies and Practices. International Conference, Global Information Technology Management Association. Bangalore, India, June Robertson, R.A., Kesar, S., Cozzens, R., Kirk, R. (2012). Bringing Creativity into the Classroom. Workshop presented at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, February Robertson, R.A. (2011). Virtualization in the Cloud Classroom. Presentation at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Robertson, R.A. (2010). Network Security and Ethical Hacking Presentation at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Wu, D., Robertson, R.A., Tucker, B., Mitchell, E.R., Freden, E., (2011). Designing an ipad Application for Patient Education. ISOneWorld, Las Vegas, NV, May 2011.

4 Wu, D., Robertson, R.A., Freden, E., (2011). Empowering Patients through Mobile Patient Education systems. Ethicomp Conference Proceedings, pp IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 (April 8-10): Critical Success Drivers in B2B e-commerce. Published in conference proceedings. Vulnerability Assessment: A Model to Evaluate E-Commerce and Network Information Systems, GITM World Conference presentation, June 2006.

5 Professional presentations with undergraduates Wu, D., Robertson, R.A., Tucker, B., Mitchell, E.R., Freden, E., (2011). Designing an ipad Application for Patient Education. ISOneWorld, Las Vegas, NV, May Refereed Publications and/or Books Robertson, R.A. (2012). Security Auditing: The Need for Policies and Practices. Journal of Information Privacy and Security. Bangalore, India, June 2012 (Submitted, final reference forthcoming). Robertson, R.A. (2009). Critical Success Factors for Service-Oriented Small Businesses in the e-commerce Environment. Journal of Information Systems and Technology & Planning, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2009, pp Robertson, R.A. (2007). Risk Management in E-Commerce. International Journal on Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2007, pp Personal Accomplishments Eagle Scout Voluntary service for church