Michael G. Mathews CCIE, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT
COO & Director
Dr. Michael G. Mathews, Ph.D, CCIE, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT co-founded CynergisTek, Inc. in 2003 and has been ts President and Chief Operating Officer since 2003. Dr. Mathews has been Chief Operating Officer of Auxilio, Inc. since May 2, 2017. Dr. Mathews served as an Executive Vice President of Security Operations of Auxilio, Inc. since January 13, 2017. He served as Chief Operating & Technology Officer at CynergisTek, Inc. Dr. Mathews directs all facets of service delivery and the day-to-day operations of CynergisTek. He is also the chief technologist and a subject matter expert in information security architecture and security assessments, risk analysis, policy development, network security and host-based security across the financial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, transportation, publication, Internet, telecommunication, petrochemical, government and defense industries. He served as the Chief Security Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System. Dr. Mathews also served as the Master Security Architect for Exodus Communications and Senior Network Engineer for TRW Space & Defense, where he provided services to the United States Air Force and National Security Agency. Dr. Mathews is the author of the VISA USA Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) audit standard for third parties. He has been a Director of Auxilio, Inc. since January 13, 2017. His certifications include CCIE, CISM, CISSP, CGEIT, CRISC, RHCE, SCNA/SCSA, MCSE2K. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Tulane University, an MBA from Ashland University and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and philosophy from Spring Hill College.