John Cusimano

John Cusimano is an industrial control system cyber security and functional safety expert with more than twenty years of experience.

John has performed or supervised numerous control system cybersecurity vulnerability and cyber risk assessments in the Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Chemical, Water/Wastewater, Pharmaceutical and Power industries per NIST, ISA/IEC 62443 and NERC CIP standards. He has also overseen and participated in the security testing and certification of several control and safety systems per the ISASecureand Achilles security certification programs.

A leader in the development of ICS cybersecurity standards and best practices, John is Chairman of ISA 99 WG4 TG2 Zones & Conduits committee and co-chair of ISA 99 WG4 TG6 Product Development committee. His is also the lead developer and instructor for the ISA IC32 series of courses.

Prior to joining aeSolutions, John was director of cybersecurity services for exida and held several process automation and safety related positions with Siemens' and Moore Products Co. John started his career at Eastman Kodak Company, where he implemented and managed automation projects. John has a B.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Clarkson University and holds CFSE, CISSP and GICSP certifications.