Tod K.
Title at HB Company: Cybersecurity Lead
Email: tkemper@hbcompany.llc
Cybersecurity leader with over 30 years across enterprise security architecture, SOC operations, compliance, and IT operations, spanning U.S. Army service, DoD defense consulting, and corporate security leadership. Extensive experience operating in classified DoD environments. CISSP, MBA, ITIL v3.
U.S. Military Service
- Branch: U.S. Army
- Total service: 28 years
- Career specialty: FA53 Information Systems; earlier service in communications and civil engineering
- Final assignment: led U.S. Army cybersecurity for operations across the Pacific
- Deployments: Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
Post-Military Experience
- Enterprise security architect: Azure cloud, identity and access management, data protection, and HITRUST / HIPAA / SOC 2 / NIST compliance
- Built and led enterprise Security Operations Centers (SOC), incident response, and vulnerability-management programs
- DoD security consulting and assessment — NIST 800-53 / RMF audits, Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) preparation, and end-to-end system authorizations (ATO) at Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos, and DCSA
- Functional areas: security architecture, SOC operations, compliance (HITRUST / HIPAA / NIST / SOC 2), and federal IT contracting
Education & Certifications
- MBA, Business Administration — University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- BS, Business and Management — University of Maryland
- CISSP; ITIL v3
James M.
Title at HB Company: Director of Contracting
Email: jmorrow@hbcompany.llc
Deployed Civilian Contracting Experience
Senior contracts and procurement professional with more than 27 years of acquisition experience supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and Department of Energy programs. Spent over a decade forward- deployed across Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, and Afghanistan (OIF and OEF), managing IDIQ, cost-plus, and fixed-price contracts for military operations and maintenance, base operations support, engineering and installation, security, and life-support missions. Served as in-country contracts lead for a U.S. Department of State security program in Afghanistan and mentored Afghan ministry leadership on acquisition and subcontract management.
Prime Employers
- ACCL International — Director of Contracts & Compliance, 2018–2020, UAE / Afghanistan
- PAE Government Services — Subcontracts Program Manager, 2015–2018, Afghanistan (U.S. DoS / INL)
- DynCorp — Contract & Procurement Management Mentor, 2012–2014, Afghanistan (Regional Command East)
- DRS Technical Services — Contracts Business Manager, 2009–2012, Iraq / Kuwait
- ITT Systems Division — Contract Manager, 2007–2009, Kuwait / Afghanistan / Iraq / Africa
- Halliburton (OIF) — Contracts Administrator, 2005–2006, Iraq / UAE
Functional Expertise
- Contract and subcontract management — IDIQ, cost-plus, and fixed-price, cradle-to-grave
- Military O&M, base operations support (BOS), and engineering & installation
- Source selection, cost / price analysis, negotiation, and settlement
- FAR / DFARS / ITAR compliance and program-compliance auditing
- War-zone procurement: security, construction, and life-support contracting
- Acquisition mentoring and capacity building (Afghan MOI / MoDA)
Education & Certifications
- B.S., Business Management — Liberty University
- A.A., Business (International / Contracts) — Golden West College
- DAU Acquisition Level I & II