ADMI Symposium Presenters

Before joining DHS, Ms. Jones was a Senior Security Analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration where she managed accreditation audits and developed strategic risk mitigation practices to combat identifiable threats and vulnerabilities.

Previously, Ms. Jones held a position as a Public Affairs Specialist at the National Aeronautical Space Administration, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and supported Get Away Special and Space Experiment Module (SEM) shuttle missions. In this position, Ms. Jones saw firsthand the enormous influence space technology played on influencing students to pursue technical careers.

Ms. Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Hampton University and a Master of Arts in English Literature from Clark Atlanta University.

Between 1982 and 1996, Reginald led the technology implementation efforts for several companies in Los Angeles, including Warner Bros, Bank of America, Health-Net, and Litton (Northrop). In 1996, Gillins joined Boeing as an independent contractor implementing Computing Room Engineering Standards. Then as a programmer analyst, systems design specialist and systems administrator, Reginald took positions with successively more responsibility including operating test and development labs that integrate new technologies in the complex Information Security field.

While in Information Security, Reginald researched, developed and implemented one of the first comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plans for a critical IT security system in Boeing's IT Infrastructure. He also helped implement IT Security Operations for 787 Airplane maintenance systems, SecureBadge ISO/IEC 7816 standards, secure Voice-over IP network phones, encrypted email, and systems providing Domain Controller Security Identification for every mainline Windows Server, desktop and laptop in the company. Reginald received numerous recognitions and awards for this work.

Gillins successfully designed and implemented the Boeing Recruiting Access and Network Database (BRAND) system, putting advanced technologies in the hands of Global Staffing personnel.

On his own time, Reginald investigated and published "Minority Inventors & Innovators, Our Nation's Unsung Pioneers" for members of the National Society of Black Engineers, the Boeing Black Employees Association, and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA). This material was further developed under the joint Boeing/SPEEA Ed Wells Partnership and offered as curriculum on the companywide Boeing Education Network. He is a graduate of Watterson Business College and the University of Washington, and currently is conducting graduate research at the University of Maryland University College in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Investigations.

Dr. John Sands
Dr. John Sands has been a professor of Information Technology at Moraine Valley Community College for 27 years. He also serves as the department chairperson for the Integrated Computer Technologies Department. John is the co-Principal Investigator of the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance. He has his Ph.D. from Colorado State University School of Education and a MA from Governors State University. Dr. Sands has also been awarded several academic awards including Innovator of the Year and Master Teacher. Dr. Sands holds several industry certifications including CISSP, CCIA, CCNP, MCSE, and CCNA. He has also authored several textbooks, white papers and lab manuals and has been invited to speak at many national conferences. Dr. Sands has managed the creation and use of virtual teaching and learning environments to expand student experiential learning opportunities at a national level.

ADMI Workshop Presenters

Charles Hardnett
Charles Hardnett is the Program Director for Computer Programming at Gwinnett Technical College. At GTC, he teaches courses in C++, Java, Python, Game Physics, Mobile Application Development, project management/software engineering, and various other computer programming topics. He is also an author of two books: "Programming Like a Pro for Teens", which is a C++ programming book and "Virtual World Design for Teens", which is a book about Alice programming. He also has a wide range of hobbies including dee-jaying and distance running. He resides in Rockdale County east of Atlanta with his wife, Felicia, and his two children, Erin and CJ.

Dr. John Trimble
Dr. John Trimble is currently serving as a Fulbright professor at Tshwane University of Technology's Industrial Engineering Department. This is his second appointment as a Fulbright professor. He served as a Fulbright professor at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe from 2003-2004. He holds a BSc in Engineering from Northwestern University, MSC in Computer Science from Stanford University, MSc in Operations Research from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Tech. Trimble has over 25 years of teaching experience at various universities in the USA, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and South Africa. He has served as Head of Department at Morris Brown College and Dean of ICT at Umutara Polytechnic University. Prior to joining the academy, Trimble worked in industry as a researcher, software developer and manager. Over the past 15 years, Trimble has been heavily involved with research and projects concerning the use of 'appropriate technology. He has led in the organizing of 6 international conferences on appropriate technology, held across Africa in Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya. For the past two years, Trimble has worked closely with the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID) serving as co-editor of a special issue of appropriate technology.