Todd Ponto joined ScottMadden in 2020, bringing with him 30 years of experience specializing in cyber and physical security, operational assessments, infrastructure design, and compliance auditing. During the past 12 years, he has consulted and advised energy, gas and oil, and water utilities. Prior to ScottMadden, Todd served as a NERC contract auditor, designing and implementing real-time networks for utilities and as a subject matter expert for NERC’s GridEx 3 and GridEx 4 exercises, leading energy utilities to achieving compliant NERC CIP programs. Todd was also a member of the safety committee for VELCO. He is a proud U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Gulf War. He earned a master’s degree in information security from Capella University and holds certifications in CISSP, GCIP, and PSP.