Our Team
Our team is rooted in Department of Defense methodologies of world-class Cyber Aggressors and Defenders. The CyVantage team operates in real-time, complex, and highly stressful environments. We are capable of supporting a variety of multifaceted problem sets, from denials of service to state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threats. CyVantage leverages experts in close association with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community, in addition to cyber experts from across a wide range of industries. The resulting cyber advantage comes from having defenders equally skilled in aggression and defense.
Chris "Skinner" Fogle
FOUNDING PARTNER
Chris Fogle is a founding member of CyVantage. He is a 22 year Air Force veteran. He served as a network and information warfare officer in the areas of tactics, operations planning, training, and exercises. He is currently a cyber security professional with experience in emergency management, contingency planning, and security operations.
Robert Schmidt
FOUNDING PARTNER
Mr. Schmidt is a Founder of CyVantage LLC, a Founding Member of Intelligent Cyber Research, and a plank holder of the Cyber Conflict Studies Association. He is also a Founding Member of Delta Risk LLC.
Sheri Donahue
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Sheri Donahue is an engineer who spent 20 years working for the US Navy. As Program Manager for Security & Intelligence, she managed a $60M portfolio of Intelligence and Intelligence-related projects for Navy, DoD and other Intelligence agencies of the US Government fusing science and technology with Intelligence to provide knowledge solutions for the warfighter.
Rich Garcia
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Mr. Garcia has extensive experience in investigative, analytical and security matters. Mr. Garcia retired as an Assistant Director from the FBI after 25 years of service.
Dyann Bradbury
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Ms. Dyann Bradbury served on the Board of Directors and was President of the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA). InfraGard is a collaborative public/private infrastructure protection organization supported by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Chris Evans
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Chris oversees the technology and security aspects of the company. Chris is a former cyber security consultant and Air Force communications officer, working with companies and military units around the world to solve tough security problems.
Jeff "Gig-E" Arsenault
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY ENGINEERING
Jeff Arsenault lead NSA Red Team Support to joint certification and accreditation process for all Department of Defense Red Teams. He has 10+ years of experience in the cyber security domain providing advanced network defence frameworks, integrating network security, cyber exercises, operational (red team) assessments, enterprise vulnerability assessments (blue team), and training in defensive and offensive network operations.
Nick Anderson
CMMC / SENIOR CONSULTANT
Mr. Anderson has nearly 20 years of experience consulting for a variety of business sectors ranging from internet startups to the financial sector, where he has developed innovative custom solutions from propriety research, modeling and trading platforms to inventory and financial control systems.