James Copus Email & Phone Number

Akron, Oh, Us

- Responsible for defining the security architecture of Industrial Control products and systems to comply with Industrial Network and System Security Standard IEC 62443 4-2 and IEC 62443 3-3.- Developed requirements, technologies, and prototypes for security solutions such as: anti-counterfeiting, event logging, authentication, anti-reverse engineering.- Corporate business process expert for Product Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment.

- Technical lead for an agile scrum team of up to 15 engineers focused on security-related firmware features for industrial control systems- Designed and implemented features that provide confidentiality, integrity, and auditability to embedded devices- Helped develop security threat modeling and assessment processes and documentation for the business- Projects include secure hardware and firmware boot processes, secure key distribution, network message integrity, and identification and remediation of vulnerabilities- Implemented secure development processes and vulnerability mitigation and management procedures to aid in compliance with IEC 62443 4-1 and 4-2.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

DSCI 41610 - Digital Systems Security

Akron, Ohio

Software Developer - Developed multiple software subsystems and models for fast jet flight simulators, including: radar and electronic warfare models, weapons flyout models, and weather simulations - Ported aircraft operational flight programs and core processing software to COTS hardware architectures using industry standard compilers - Designed and integrated infrastructure middleware that facilitated control and communication between software simulations on distributed nodesProject Engineer and Test Director - Created multiple levels of system, software, and hardware requirements for new embedded computer architecture - Performed program management and subcontractor oversight activities, including architecture development, requirements analysis, design reviews, and program risk analysis

Columbus, Ohio

Supervised student robot design and build projects; responsible for curriculum development, lecturing lab classes, training other professors and TA’s; supervised undergraduate teaching assistants for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors Program.

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical Engineering

Member of the Mixed Signal VLSI research group. Thesis topic: "Open Digital HDL to Synthesized Layout Flow for Mixed-Signal IC’s."

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Computer Engineering

Specialized in digital hardware design, including FPGA programming and digital ASIC design.