Ron brings over 38 years of experience with building capability and continually improving performance in product development, engineering, service operations, cybersecurity, supply chain, data, people, and quality management. As the Chief Architect of the CMMI, Ron led the development and launch of the CMMI V2.0/3.0 Product Suite. He and his team currently manage and integrate ISACA’s frameworks, including CMMI, DTEF, an COBIT. Ron is a proven executive leader and Certified CMMI High Maturity Lead Appraiser (CHMLA), and Instructor with over 300 appraisals (completed to date, including aerospace, automotive, defense, finance, healthcare, biomedical, insurance, IT, telecommunications, and systems and software integrators. Ron is a primary author of the CMMI Model and Appraisal Method. Ron is also an ISO 9000 Lead Auditor, and member of the ISO US TC176 and CMMC advisor and Provisional Assessor and active participant with NIST 800-171 and CSF 2.0 updates.

Kelly Hood
EVP / Cybersecurity Engineer
OpticCyber

Kelly Hood, CISSP, CDPSE, specializes in helping organizations implement cybersecurity and privacy best practices, controls, and standards to effectively manage risks and achieve compliance objectives. Kelly has supported the evolution and outreach of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework as part of the Cybersecurity Framework team and continues to aid organizations in adopting the Framework to strengthen their cybersecurity posture. Additionally, Kelly supported the development and expansion of ISACA's CMMI Cybermaturity Platform (CCP). The patented approach she helped develop for ISACA translates cybersecurity risk to cybermaturity goals and identifies mitigation strategies to help organizations improve their cybersecurity capabilities.