Mr. Williams is a seasoned professional in cyber security and operational risk management, with a rich history of developing enduring compliance programs across both the public and private sectors. He applies top industry practices and adheres to major regulatory standards including the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX 404), Service Organization Control (SOC 2), North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations, among others.

With twenty years of experience in information technology project management, he has successfully led the implementation of numerous medium to large-scale enterprise software systems in a variety of business sectors, both in public and private domains. His varied technological experience within the electric utility sector encompasses leading efforts in enterprise cyber security risk reduction, designing network security architectures, upgrading energy scheduling systems, implementing financial trading systems, designing energy accounting reports, and conducting internal systems audits. He offers clients cyber security risk assessment services and oversees the cyber security commissioning (CFAT/CSAT) of industrial control systems (ICS) networks/systems.

Mr. Williams is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute and as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. He is currently a Partner at The Ionado Group, which is a boutique consulting firm specializing in cyber security and emerging technologies.