Today, Derek interviews Jonathan Tubb, the Director of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy in Ohio. 

Jonathan is an experienced Senior Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the power generation industry. He is skilled in Power Plants, Electric Power, Power Systems, Integration, and Research. He has strong project management skills and a Computer Science and Engineering degree from The Ohio State University.

Jonathan is a well-rounded and interesting individual! He is also a great contributor to the cybersecurity community and a true blue engineer, software engineer, tinkerer, bird and animal lover, Ohio State Buckeye, and art enthusiast. He joins Derek to discuss his background, education, and career trajectory, along with nuggets of advice for anyone considering a career in the cybersecurity space.

Show highlights:

• Growing up, Jonathan spent much of his time focusing on science and technology.
• How volunteering at the Museum of Science and Industry fed Jonathan’s curiosity and impacted his approach to technology.
• How cybersecurity informed where Jonathan began his career.
• Jonathan discusses his internship with American Electric Power.
• What are the benefits of doing an internship?
• Why must we utilize other people’s knowledge to help solve problems?
• Jonathan discusses his transition to Siemens Energy.
• Jonathan gets into what he has focused on for the last few years at Siemens Energy.
• What makes a good cybersecurity practitioner?
• Jonathan dives into the industrial cybersecurity apprenticeship concept Siemens Energy has put together but not yet implemented.