Brandon joined Appalachia in 2018 as a Cyber Security Practice Lead. With prior experience in both private and public-sector IT consulting, Brandon has served in various roles in cyber security over the past 10 years specializing in ethical hacking, cyber security strategy, regulatory compliance, and cyber defense.

Brandon has taught cyber security classes for a world leading Cyber Security bootcamp based out of Chicago and is active in the local Cyber Security community currently chairing the PAHackers Cyber Security meetup group that meets monthly to discuss various issues facing the industry and holding various cyber security related workshops and events.

Brandon has a Master’s degree in Cyber Security and Information Assurance form Western Governor’s University along with numerous security related certifications such as EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator(CHFI) certifications.