Dr. Scott C. Scheidt is a native of Savannah, GA, but grew up in the Black Creek area of Bryan County, GA, and graduated from Bryan County High School in 1993. Scott is a 34-year-plus military veteran and currently serves as a Colonel (COL) in the Army Reserves, with training and experience in multiple areas, including Weapons of Mass Destruction, All-Source Intelligence Operations, Electronic Warfare, Space Systems Integration and Enablement, and Cyber Operations.

He holds a Ph.D. in Cybersecurity from Trident University, a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Cybersecurity Technology from UMGC, a Master in Business Administration (M.BA.) in Global Logistics Management from Touro University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus.

Dr. Scheidt holds industry cyber certifications that include Certified Cyber Security Operations Manager – C)CSOM, Certified Network Forensics Analysis Manager – C)NFAM, Certified Cyber Incident Response Manager – C)CIRM, and Certified Disaster Response & Recovery Manager – C)DRRM.

Dr. Scheidt is the CIO | CISO | AI Architect for a 25-year-old technology company headquartered in Sandy Springs, GA, and is a cybersecurity Strategist providing consultation along with thought leadership in areas of Cybersecurity, Data Security, AI Security, and Identity Security from both organizational and individual perspectives.

Key areas of focus include:

• Enterprise Identity & IT Governance

• Market-facing security product offerings, including DDoS mitigation, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), and Cyber-as-a-Service, risk management and mitigation to include compliance posture requirements related to HIPAA, FTC Safeguards, CMMC, SOC2 and Post-Quantum Resiliency posture.

• AI Architecture: leading organizational AI projects, designing and scaling enterprise AI orchestration layer options to automate targeted business and operational processes while building departmental self-service automation frameworks that empower process owners to reduce error rates and improve data integrity across systems of record.

As an adjunct professor, Dr. Scheidt teaches cybersecurity-related courses to include Cyber Warfare, Network Defense and Countermeasures, Computer Forensics, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing, and Security Policies and Procedures.