Everything runs on IT these days, including your local electric cooperative. One of the most significant aspects of my role is ensuring KEC’s cybersecurity systems are operational. KEC utilizes firewalls, antivirus, email filtering, patching, and more to ensure KEC’s systems are as secure as possible. Cyber threats are what keep me up at night, so I monitor new vulnerabilities and cyber headlines regularly.
I also supervise a team of IT professionals that takes care of KEC and employee technical needs, including an internal help desk service. With more than 100 employees we have numerous computers, printers, laptops, iPads, servers, networks, and more to maintain. An understanding of how the cooperative’s departments work together to accomplish our goals allows IT to tailor better solutions and provide the best service to our internal “customers” or employees.