Our Team





Christopher has over 20 years of experience in the IT field.  Born in North Western Pennsylvania, Christopher has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Science degree in Information Security.  He holds professional certifications from AMA, ISC2, SANS, Cisco, Microsoft and CompTIA.

During his career, Christopher has worked in various industries including Energy, Big Data, Education, Human Services, Non-profit, Managed Services, and Department of Defense.  He has spent time as a college instructor, director of technology, web designer, network engineer, database administrator, IT manager and security architect. Christopher combines his deep technical knowledge and broad experience with his teaching skills, to help organizations maximize the effectiveness of their core defense--people. 


Conference Talks

A Call For Experts
Lockdown 2018 Technology & Cybersecurity Conference

What the Karate Kid can teach us about problem solving
(ISC)2 Chapter - Central Florida

You’ve been Pwned...but your customers are the target
Lockdown 2019 Technology & Cybersecurity Conference
(ISC)2 Chapter - Central Florida
InfoSec World 2020

Cybersecurity 101
(ISC)2 Security Congress 2019


Christopher Hickernell
Principal Consultant and Trainer

AMA Certified Professional in Management



Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching  Cisco Certified Network Associate Security

CompTIA Security+ Certified

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer