Ted Gutierrez, CISSP, GCIP, GICSP, and GCIH, is a VP with the HiQuest Group leading its Cyber Security practice area focused on Identity and Access Management and is also the President of Gutierrez Solutions LLC providing NERC CIP consulting services to the electric industry. Mr. Gutierrez was previously the ICS Curriculum Director and Utility NERC CIP Product Manager at the SANS Institute. Mr. Gutierrez also served as the Director of Operations Technology & NERC Compliance at Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), where he was responsible for compliance to NERC 693 and CIP Standards and the support of the related operations technology systems. Mr. Gutierrez has more than 25 years of experience working in the electric utility, information technology, and manufacturing industries