Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cybersecurity
Greg McCulley is the COO at SandTech Solutions and oversees federal and commercial contract activities in across 14 US Government contracts. He is an established cybersecurity and academic leader with 29 years experience in leadership, IT management, Information Warfare and risk management. His background includes Combat Mission Ready certification on the Cyber Vulnerability Assessment/Hunt weapon system as a Cyberspace Analyst, leading the first AF Cyber Protection Teams. He authored the original concept for the AF Mission Defense Team construct while serving at HQ AFSPC, in Colorado Springs.
During his military career, he commanded the 92d Information Operations Squadron, having also served earlier in his career when the 92d was the AF’s Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron and IW Red Team. Greg earned his Red Team Operator badge during the inaugural operator course. He was a certified AF Red Team Operations and Military Deception/Influence Operations instructor.
He later commanded the 721st Communications Squadron in the Cheyenne Mountain complex, one of a handful of NORAD/USNORTHCOM’s cryptographically-cleared Nuclear Watch Officers entrusted to manage mission risk for the nation’s Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment mission. As a deployed Airman, he led data analytics support, human intelligence systems support and secure communications installations throughout the Iraqi theater of operations.
Greg now serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice, Grant Researcher and Bootcamp Instructor for the University of Texas at San Antonio for cybersecurity coursework. He previously served as a Guest Lecturer for the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. Greg is also an advisor to the Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI).