Who am I Today. I'm a Nerd. I'm a Engineer. I'm an Entrepreneur and… I'
m a Northeastern University Alum. BS in Computer Engineering (2008).
Keith D. Bertolino
Outline Who
I Am My Company Our Relationship with NU The Future
Who I was in High School
Who am I Today I’m
a Nerd I’m a Engineer I’m an Entrepreneur and… I’m a Northeastern University Alum BS in Computer Engineering (2008) Gordon Engineering Leadership Fellow (2009) MS in Engineering Leadership (2009)
Cipher Tech I
am the Co-Founder & CEO
…and security officer, HR department,
secretary, janitor, etc. We
are an 12 person company (soon to be 13) We are a software development firm We work for the DoD and the IC
Cipher Tech (continued…) We
are on several government contracts We are always recruiting the best and brightest computer engineers and computer scientists C# guru’s & elite hackers in the audience
please see me afterward… seriously. We
have offices in Boston & NY but do most of our work on our “client’s” site in the DC Metro Area.
The NU Connection
The NU Edge [Benefit 1] Recruiting 7/12 employees are Northeastern Grads We find and place extremely qualified
candidates faster than the big defense contractors because…
○ Our previous engineering professors continue
to send us names of prodigy students. ○ We stay involved with the local IEEE chapter (giving a presentation tomorrow). ○ We work with career services and stay plugged into choice student groups (like the NU ski team)
The NU Edge [Benefit 2] Utilize
Professors
Sound business & engineering advice ○ (especially from the Gordon staff) Joint SBIR & NSF grants Stay plugged into the latest research in our
fields of interest
The NU Edge [Benefit 3] Laid
groundwork with Gordon-CenSSIS/ ALERT to collaboratively support DHS We can bring DoD clients We can provide cleared full-time engineers We can support students and sponsor them for
clearances We are very comfortable turning research into products
The NU Edge [Benefit 4] Hope
to utilize Northeastern’s new cleared space (currently under construction) to work on classified projects in the state of MA.
Where We Are Going We are working on several large bids So far our company has ~doubled every year.
We foresee this trend continuing for at least the
next 3 years
We are continuing to seek out the most operationally important work We are continuing to recruit the best and brightest engineers We foresee our relationship with Northeastern only getting stronger
Conclusion
Leaning on Northeastern gives us a unique competitive advantage
It would be foolish for any small business to overlook the benefits offered to it by a connection with academia especially at NU
Cipher Tech (and our outstanding reputation in the Defense and Intelligence Community) is a direct result of Northeastern's leading co-op, engineering, and engineering leadership programs and its outstanding professors.
Keith D. Bertolino, CEO Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. Direct: 888-948-TECH (8324) x500
[email protected] www.ciphertechsolutions.com
