Kevin Sutton, CISSP, CISA

Principal IT Consultant

Kevin Sutton is currently the co-founder and Princial Information Technology Consultant for Beacon Network Solutions, LLC. He has over 17 years of experience in the Information Technology industry with the last 12 years dedicated towards protecting our national electric utility infrastructure.

Kevin has served in various information technology and security roles within some of the top Fortune 100 companies. His background crosses both business and technical skill sets demanded throughout the business sectors of today.

His areas of expertise include: statistical analysis for business-process improvement, system reliability engineering & design, host/network service & support, remote services & network communications, information security assessments, and computer forensics.

Kevin is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is an active member in both the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA). He has earned Information Systems degrees from Auburn University (B.S.) and Kennesaw State University (M.S.)

Kevin currently heads the Metro-Atlanta offices providing coverage throughout Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida.

Rick Sutton, USAF Retired

Principal IT Consultant

Rick Sutton is a co-founder and Principal IT Consultant for Beacon Network Solutions, LLC. He has over 30 years of experience in the Information Technology industry overlapped by 24 years of honorable service in the United States Air Force.

After retiring from the United States Air Force, Rick served 2.5 years with Headquarters Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Montgomery, Alabama, as their National Resource Manager and IT consultant to their 50 Wing agencies located in every state of the US. Additionally, he supported over 100 local staff personnel located at the Headquarters by heading a help desk support staff to handle and resolve all IT problems.

His areas of expertise include: hardware and software troubleshooting, network design and configuration, host/network service and support, and remote services & network communications.

Rick earned his Associate of Applied Science Degree from the Community College of the USAF in 1986. He is a highly decorated USAF Retiree with numerous awards and recognitions. He was discharged from the USAF April 1996 as a retired Senior Master Sergeant with 24.5 years of honorable service to our country.

Rick currently heads the Greenup/Ashland/Huntington offices providing coverage in the Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia tri-state area.