John Fridye

Experience

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  GenOn Energy

  Jan 1997 - Mar 2011

  Sr. IT Manager

  Project Manager for NERC CIP ProgramIT Security Council, Information Management Leadership Team, and Plant Security Team MemberWorked with business units for design and implementation of secure remote plant access; project management for plant's Remote Intelligent Gateway change-out; programmed plant's DCS and PLC to support another utility scheduling of power plant; managed EMS support, OSI PI and Smart Signal.

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  Reliant Energy

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Sr. IT Manager
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  Ventyx, an ABB Company

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2014

  Product Manager - Cyber Security

  Determine product security requirements for industrial control systems.Use industry security standards such as NERC CIP in development of requirementsRespond to customer RFPs regarding product security functionalityImplement Cyber Security Development LifecycleAnalyze current security posture with threat and security control modelingSecurity testing improvement program Improve product security and demonstrate security design is delivered in the productProduce Product Security Roadmap to achieve security design enhancementsInvestigate and test use of third party products to achieve security improvements Show less

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  John Fridye - Industrial Cyber Security

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Cyber Security Consultant

  Provide Cyber Security recommendations for Industrial Control Cyber Security Design, Implementation, and Compliance.Subject Matter Expert for NERC CIP, ICS-CERT/ICSJWG guidelines, and the NIST Security Framework.Project Management for Industrial Control Cyber Security Implementation.Strong knowledge of Industrial Control System Deployments (SCADA, PLC, DCS)

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  Accenture

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2018

  Providing Control System Security and Energy Control Consulting Services• Provide functional support of client utility initiatives to achieve NERC CIP Compliance• Develop business requirements, process documentation, procedures, communications, evidence documents, utility action item tracking list, and compliance administrative task lists for NERC CIP• Major update to the Utility NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy• Foster relationships and partner with internal teams to deliver business tools, templates, and results• Respond to RFP requirements indicating Accenture’s capabilities and strengths to deliver value to the customer• Work with internal Accenture team to define Accenture’s NERC compliance offering to clients• Provide Grid Application and Business Process Subject Matter Expertise to clients including design requirements for build-out of a new Grid Control Center. Show less

  • Security Manager

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Industry Solutions and Services Manager

    Mar 2015 - Jun 2017
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  TGI Fridye Security LLC

  Sept 2018 - now

  Security Consulting Director

  Providing OT security consulting service for security controls design and cybersecurity assessments backed by industry standards such as NIST, NERC, etc.