Michael Richmond

Michael Richmond is the Director of Cybersecurity & Technology Services with P&N. He has been with the firm since July of 2001, and has also held the positions of Director of Engineering and Senior Network Engineer. He currently leads the technology and cybersecurity consulting services for the firm, creating strategic and innovative cybersecurity and IT operational solutions for our clients.

Michael is an accomplished IT professional with over 25 years of experience providing both government agencies and varied private sector companies with cybersecurity consulting, digital forensics, IT managed services and advanced IT design and implementation services.  Michael’s experience includes:

• Large scale IT project management
• Cybersecurity framework implementation and consulting
• Vulnerability and  penetration testing
• Breach response and remediation
  
• Digital forensics and expert witness testimony for litigation support
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• IT Managed Services for IT Operations and Cybersecurity
  
• Cloud and data center storage and virtualization
• Advanced Network design and implementation
• IT systems auditing for legislative and compliance requirements

• Education & Certifications
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (HITRUST)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • Cisco Wireless LAN Field Engineer
  • Certified Security Engineer
  • Master Certified Novell Engineer
  • Groupwise Certified Novell Engineer
  • Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Concentration in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
• Professional Affiliations
  • Member, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
  • Member, Information Systems Security Association
  • Member, Forensic Focus
  • Member, Computer Security Institute