People
Our Team
Allen Baxter, CISSP
Information Security Officer
Degrees: MS - Syracuse Uiversity, MS - Mississippi State University, BS - Mississippi State
University
Craig Boden
Degrees: MCS - Mississippi State University
Dr. Mark Boutwell
Area of Expertise: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Forensics, and Intelligence
Analysis
Degrees: Ph.D. - Walden University, MS - Walden Univesity, BS - Hawaii Pacific University
Marvin Brown, PMP
Area of Expertise: Project Management Professional, CompTIA Security+, Ethical Hacker
Degrees: MS - Boston University, BS - The University of Southern Mississippi
Sandra Gibson
Degrees: MS - Mississippi State University, BS - Mississippi State University
Eleashia Hodges
Area of Expertise: Information Assurance and Information Security
Degrees: MS - Jakson State University, BS - Mississippi State University
Anna Jackson, CISSP
Area of Expertise: Industrial Control Systems Security, Risk Management Framework
Degrees: MS - Mississippi State University
David Jackson
Degrees: BS - Auburn University
Reginald Matthews
Degrees: MS - The University of Southern Mississippi
Jordan Miller
Area of Expertise: Cisco Networking Academy Instructor Certified, CompTIA IT Operations Specialist –
CIOS Stackable Certification, CompTIA Network+ Credential, CompTIA A+ - Credential
Degrees: MBA, BAS - MUW
Dr. Silvia Preston
Databases, IoT, Programming Languages, Software Engineering
Area of Expertise: Ph.D., MS, BS - The University of Southern Mississippi
Robert Sanchez
Area of Expertise: MS - American Military University
Derek Taylor
EC-Council CEH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CASP,EC-Council CHFI, CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNP-S,Splunk Core Power User, PaloAlto – PCNSE, CheckPoint CCSA
Area of Expertise: MS, MBA, BS - Western Governors University
Lisa Vaughan, CISSP, PMP
IT transformation and modernization, IT leadership and project management Cybersecurity governance and remediation
Area of Expertise: MBA - Millsaps College
Lacey Wicks
Area of Expertise: MS - Jackson State University
Todd Adams
Engineering Labs Coordinator, Instructor in Computer Engineering
TEC 325
Jeremy Graves
Information Technology Program Coordinator, Lecturer in Information Technology
TEC 334
Dr. Nick Rahimi
Cybersecurity Education Coordinator, Associate Professor, CAE Point of Contact
TEC 330
Dr. Joe Zhang
Graduate Program Coordinator, Professor
TEC 206
Dr. Zhaoxian Zhou
Associate Director and Professor, Computer Engineering Program Coordinator, ABET Coordinator
TEC 318C
Emily Cates
Academic Advisor
Areas of Expertise: Computer Science
TEC 210
Mary Griffith
Academic Advisor
Areas of Expertise: Computer Engineering and Computer Science
TEC 203
Alkendria McNair
Academic Advisor
Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
TEC 214
Ishan Agarwal
Company: Integer Technology
Phillip Blake
Sr. Principal Engineer / Architect
Company: Sev1Tech
Dr. Mark Boutwell
Company: Department of Defense
Chad Carpenter
Ben Cohen
Chief Information Officer
Company: Mississippi Department of Transportation
Julia Fink
Founder, President and CEO
Company: Emerald Coast Catalyst, LLC.
Amanda Hammons
Mark Hammons
Eleashia Hodges
Cyber Security Validator
Company: Perspecta
Linda Larkin
Lacy Simpson
Christina Willis, CISSP, CISA
Vice President
Company: Bank of America