William J. Kimble

William began his professional career in the defense and infosec communities, serving in the Radio Reconnaissance Company, 1st Radio Battalion Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During his enlistment he was heavily trained in surveillance and reconnaissance skills in addition to signals collection and electronic attack. William served aboard the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and completed several successful missions in the CENTCOM theatre during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Following his time with the Marine Corps, William transitioned into the defense industry and continued his education in the evenings. At L3 Technologies, he was promoted from a system analyst to an information and physical security manager within the Intelligence Solutions Division. While at L3, William worked with numerous federal customers and gained comprehensive knowledge of government security standards. William joined then EDS (subsequently Hewlett-Packard) as the sole information security engineer on a project within a large government agency. Subsequently at General Dynamics Automated Information Systems, William served as the technical lead for a process improvement team that created and implemented the entire information security RMF process for that agency.

William has a B.S. in Business Management with an IT minor from George Mason University. His technical certifications include: CISSP, CEH, PMP and RMP.