ABOUT OUR TEAM
Clear Skies was founded by a team of elite security
professionals, each bringing 10+ years of experience
in the security industry, all with a specialty in
security assessments. These original founders, all
long time veterans of Internet Security Systems (ISS),
have proven success in building a thriving consulting
practice from the ground up. Additionally, all of
the highly skilled resources are available throughout
the lifecycle of the project and will be available
to clients through both the sales and delivery processes.
Brad Mackenzie
CEO
Formerly the Global Manager for Penetration Testing
at ISS, Brad is now responsible for setting the
long-term strategy of the company and managing the
daily financial requirements in order to maintain
long-term growth objectives. Brad formally entered
the security space in 1993 with the Information
Security Research Center at the Queensland University
of Technology and worked on the Australian Army
Command and Control System.
Rick Belisle
COO
Formerly the Americas Delivery Manager at ISS, Rick
is now responsible for day-to-day operations of
the business from pre-sales support, managing project
engagements, forecasting sales and delivery figures,
and completing monthly billing. Rick has been involved
in information security since 1994 when he was a
Military Intelligence Officer in the Army's first
ever counter cyber-warfare unit and subsequently
security practice manager at Sprint Paranet.
Scott Miles
Principal
Consultant and R&D Manager
Formerly a Principal Consultant at ISS, Scott is
responsible for conducting customer engagements
and driving new testing methodologies through advanced
research and evangelizing new security issues for
the benefit of our customer’s through the company
website. Scott contributed to the creation of ISS
Internet Scanner in the early 1990s and has experience
in software engineering and security management
at IBM Global Services and VerticalOne Corporation.
Greag Johnson
Principal
Consultant and IT Manager
Formerly a Principal Consultant at ISS, Greag is
responsible for conducting customer engagements
and architecting the IT infrastructure necessary
for business operations. Greag morphed a career
in IT engineering and management in the mid 90s
to focus on security technologies and services at
INS / Predictive Systems.
Don Pollicino
Sales
Director
Formerly a Consulting Manager at ISS, Don is responsible
for heading up the sales organization, and managing
partner relationships. Don has over 20 years experience
in information systems including systems development, systems
integration, network security, and consulting management.
Advisory Board
To further expand the team’s core experience, the
Clear Skies management team continually seeks advice
and assistance from other well established industry
leaders. Seeing the value that Clear Skies brings,
the following individuals have agreed to actively
participate on our Advisory Board:
| Individual |
Support Role |
Ray Gazaway
VP, Endgame Systems |
Business operations and sales support |
Wes Rhea
VP Compliance, Alere |
Governance and Compliance |
John Avitabile
President, Castle Rock Communications |
Marketing Communications |
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