Keith E. O'Brien
Summary
Strategic, focused, and business oriented technology leader with over 25 years of experience in network security and information technologies. A strong background in innovation with customer and market insight.
Current Areas of Focus:
Experience
Cisco Systems
Distinguished Systems Engineer (Director Level Position - Leadership Position)
1996 - present
Adjunct Professor - Department of Computer Science
2009 - present
United States Coast Guard Academy
Visiting Professor - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2006 - present
Project Engineer / Advanced Technology Group
1991 - 1996
Strategic, focused, and business oriented technology leader with over 25 years of experience in network security and information technologies. A strong background in innovation with customer and market insight.
Current Areas of Focus:
- Network and computer security
- Software Defined Networking (SDN) security applications
- SDN/NFV for network defense
- DDoS remediation using SDN techniques
- Security posture assessment
- Security architecture and design
Experience
Cisco Systems
Distinguished Systems Engineer (Director Level Position - Leadership Position)
1996 - present
- The Distinguished Engineer at Cisco is an executive level leadership position with responsibilities ranging from architecting the strategic direction for the Cisco Engineering community to participating in decision making which impacts the direction of the company as a whole. Only .1% of the engineers at Cisco reach this level.
- Subject Matter Expert in network security, Cloud Computing security and SDN security applications. Recognized as one of the top security leaders at Cisco.
- Theater lead for NFV/SDN and development team member for Cisco's Cloud Managed Business Solutions which allows Service Providers to offer security services as a managed offering. Established technical requirements for the offering, systems engineering support models, technical training and sales support.
- Architect of SDN/NFV applications in the area of network defense, DDoS remediation and moving target defense.
- Core team lead for the ongoing development of R&D plans for technologies in both service provider and enterprise security.
- Responsible for establishing strategic partnerships to support Cisco's existing security business.
- Recognized industry expert in the area of IPv6 security.
- Leader of Cisco's entrance in the area of Software Defined Networks and its impact on the secure design of enterprise, federal and service provider networks.
- Advisor on various industry workgroups and boards including the SCTE IPv6 Working Group and the Law Enforcement Working group for Carrier Grade NAT.
- Lead Cisco's expansion into voice over ip within the financial markets. Inventor of transmitting voice over IP multicast to support trading floor voice requirements.
Adjunct Professor - Department of Computer Science
2009 - present
- Recipient of the 2015 Professor of the Year Award http://bit.ly/nyu-award-2015
- Course developer and instructor for graduate degree studies in Cyber Security.
- Instructor for Computer Network Security graduate course which is a core course for those pursuing a Masters Degree in CyberSecurity.
- Appointed by the President of NYU to provide leadership and insight on the NYU President's committee on the Future of Technology Enhanced Education.
United States Coast Guard Academy
Visiting Professor - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2006 - present
- Consulting and instruction for the Annual National Cyber Defense Exercise in conjunction with the National Security Agency and the United States military academies (my involvement in this area is ongoing).
- Guest Lecturer for the Coast Guard faculty as well as instructor for classes in the department
- Consulting on the development of the network security curriculum
Project Engineer / Advanced Technology Group
1991 - 1996
- Global network design. Responsible for the design and implementation of international voice and data networks for large multi-national corporations.
- Proposal support. Provided the engineering to support major telecommunications outsourcing proposals.
Education/Certifications
MS Telecommunications Management (May 1996)
Stevens Institute of Technology
BS Electrical Engineering (June 1991)
Lafayette College
MS Telecommunications Management (May 1996)
Stevens Institute of Technology
BS Electrical Engineering (June 1991)
Lafayette College
- CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (February 2003)
- CCIE - Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE#2591 April 1997)
- SANS Global Information Assurance Certification-GCIH Incident Handling (August 2006)
Patents
- System and Method for Providing Presence Based Trunking in a Network Environment
US Patent #8,489,134 - Issued July 16, 2013
Provides a method utilizing location and presence information to facilitate dynamic network reconfiguration. The goal is to take into account expensive and bandwidth limited/high delay connections such as satellite links in military applications.
Professional Groups
- Infragard NYC Metro Chapter Chief Technology Officer (Appointed Board of Directors)
2002- present(Infragard is a US Government/private sector partnership represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.) - High Technology Crime Investigation Association
- US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force