About our Team
Giving Back to the Community one Volunteer at a Time
Our team is a all volunteer force that has multiple years in a wide range of IT roles that donate their time to better their peers and their future
VC Cyber Solutions Volunteers, Members, and Partners
Christopher Cotton - VC Cyber Co-Founder & Cyber/IT Training Coordinator
Prior experience working with and still Serving in the U.S. Army and South Carolina National Guard as a senior NCO and Electronic Warfare NCOIC. Multiple years spent as a lead signal support expert working On VM ware hybrid and locally hosted systems and coordinating projects and Cisco basic level switching and routing classes to aid in basic concept training for new signal soldiers. Chris has had experience in areas such as lead help desk, Jr. network administration, SOC, and cyber defense.
Certifications: CompTIA CASP+ (SecurityX), CYSA +, PenTest +, Linux +, Sec +, Net +, A +, and ITF +
ISC2 Candidate
Volunteers
Individuals below this section volunteer as members of VC Cyber Solutions and contribute to content freely with no monetary gain. VC Cyber Solutions currently does not employee and relies on Industry volunteers and members to contribute content to give back to the community. As or organizations goal stands we aid new and current professionals in the IT/ Cyber/ EW/ felids as volunteers for our community to help them advance and start there careers by giving back to the community. No member is allowed to share proprietary information or trade secrets as well no member will void there no compete contract to participate if the member wants to join and thinks this may violate any of the above they should communicate with there specific organization. No formal contracts are made or signed for members as we are completely volunteer and members can leave and go as the please.
Michael Peters - IT Training
Experience as a cabling infrastructure installer and entry level network technician for residential and commercial environments. Progressing his IT career and knowledge base to teach and to support others interested in IT. Currently working on completing A+. Certifications: Google IT Support, CIT (Cabling Infrastructure Technician), PCNA (Professional Certified Network Administrator)
Johnny Vitale - Volunteer
Blue Team Leader. Working for the award-winning cybersecurity firm the most fulfilling career I could have asked for. My focus is on Leading, training, and building teams of highly technical individuals. And rallying them to a common goal of sophisticated cyber protection, that can deliver client service excellence. This outstanding organization has fast tracked my experience gained, which allows me to manifest the most functional environment with the least amount of risk to our clients.
Currently working on CISSP.
Certifications: CompTIA A +, Net +, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer, and Microsoft (MTA)
Nicholas Ridpath - Volunteer
I graduated from Wichita State University in May 2022 with a Bachelors Degree in Applied Computing Cybersecurity . I am currently a Security Analyst II. I'm currently working on >>>> and currently hold the following Certifications: CompTIA Sec+, Security Blue Team's BTL1 (Blue Team Level1), TryHackMe's SAL1 (Security Analyst Level 1), and CyberDefender's CCD (Certified CyberDefender)
Kwamane Vaught - IT Training
Prior experience building, running, and managing multiple small business. Currently working on breaking into the IT/ Cyber sector and working on completing A+ and Network +.
Certifications: CompTIA ITF+ (Tech+)
Nica Cotton - VC Cyber Solutions Co-Founder & IT Training
Prior experience working with the U.S. Army and South Carolina Army National Guard as A Signal Support Expert with multiple years of experience working on and with Wireless APs, SATCOM base stations, and cabling projects. Currently working on breaking into the IT/ Cyber sector and working on completing ITF+ (Tech+) and A+.
Independent Content Creators
Individuals below this section affiliate with and work alongside VC Cyber Solutions as Independent parties, Individuals or corporations. VC Cyber Solutions does not take any administrative control or actions over the below parties nor does VC Cyber Solutions manage there organizations in anyway or form. Parties below are separate from above Volunteers similar to above personal and parties there are no financial entitlement given, paid, or provide. Currently all personnel associating with working with and contributing to VC Cyber Solutions are unpaid contributors, volunteers, and/or students.
Robert Jamison - Founder of Hakz
Robert is currently the Technical Lead and Founder of Hakz, LLC. In 2023, he deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa to manage their information technology portfolio. From 2016 to 2023, he worked for the Army National Guard designing cybersecurity workforces, exercises, and strategy. Robert is certified with the Defense Acquisition University, the Global Information Assurance Certification authority (GICSP), and the Computing Technology Industry Association (Net+ & Sec+). He was conferred a Bachelors in Media Studies from University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2013). and a Masters in Cybersecurity from Georgia Institute of Technology (2021).
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