Gerald Rigdon

I'm a R&D Engineer, Software Developer, Entrepreneur, Author, and a former Minister (no doubt a surprise to post Y2K associates).

My computer science education was non-traditional. I did a 2-year program in computer science, spent a decade in industry, then returned to get a bachelors, and subsequently two more graduate degrees.

In 35 years of engineering I've covered a lot of bases: Electronics, Embedded Safety Critical Systems, SQL and Databases, Test Systems, Manufacturing Stations, Desktop, Mobile, Web, and recently Blockchain Applications.

My entrepreneurial endeavors started circa 1986 when I wrote a cutting edge Bible Translation PC Application pre-Microsoft Windows. Ten years later I had built my first commercial product which I did from A-Z...the electronics, mechanical & assembly, firmware, desktop application, sales & marketing. More recent endeavors have included building an e-commerce air purifier store.

As an author I've published a novel and penned an award winning screenplay. I've also written a few technical White Papers, and published a training course on the Medical Device Software Process.

I have a keen interest in various technology subject matter and actively work on personal hobby projects.

During my time in the ministry I spent many years immersed in biblical studies including New Testament Greek. I preached numerous sermons to audiences ranging in size from hundreds to thousands but stepped aside from the public ministry in 1998.

Finally, I'm the proud father of 2 wonderful boys.

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Education

• Pursuing Doctor of Science - Cybersecurity

• Master of Science - Regulatory Affairs

• Master of Arts - MBA

• Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems

• Diploma - Analog and Digital Electronics

• Associate of Science - Computer Science

Entrepreneurial

• In 2020 my partner and I built and launched an online air purifier store. -> View Store



This project required learning not only new web technologies but also various air purification technologies. Much of the work has included writing technical content and numerous ongoing blogs about air purifiers.

• In 1995-1996 I designed and built a PID Control Loop Product for teaching control theory.

It was a tutorial built around a real physical system that housed a feedback loop using a custom circuit board with an 8051 micro that drove a DC motor and potentiometer. It connected to a PC Windows Application via an RS-232 serial port.

With the PC interface the system doubled as a real PID controller with an input port and both a 0-10v and 4-20ma output signal for complete closed loop control of a process.

• During the years from 1986-1987 I created a Bible Translation software product built on MS-DOS.

Below is a small sample of the original text, in the Roman alphabet in ASCII codes, created by a UBS/Academic research project. It’s the Gospel of John chapter 1 verse 1:
_1.1 *)EN A)RXH=| H)=N O( LO/GOJ , KAI\ O( LO/GOJ H)=N PRO\J TO\N QEO/N , KAI\ QEO\J H)=N O( LO/GOJ .

Word for word English would be: "In beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was toward the God, and God was the Logos."

My translation software coverted that text and displayed the output in Biblical Greek using custom digitized fonts and had full interlinear capability. That was groundbreaking at the time.

In native Greek it would be: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. – Westcott/Hort

It’s amazing how easy it is to display it in Greek today. The above is a quick copy and paste. Not so in 1986!

Cybersecurity Corner

Recognition

• Certified Cybersecurity Expert - Global Tech Council

Cyber Security Experience

Standards

• Secure Coding Standards, TIR 57 & 97, SW 96, IEC 81001-5-1, JSP, NIST SSDF, FDA Cybersecurity Guidance

Class III Medical Devices R&D

• Security Protocols, Cryptography

Frameworks & Tools

• Kali Linux, Nmap, Traceroute, OWASP Juice Shop, Metasploit
• Netcat, WInSCP, Social-Engineering Toolkit (SET)
• Cyberwar Simulations – Denial of Service, Water Hole, Ransomware, Endpoint Detection, Honeypots

Cyber Security Writings

Risk Management

• "Power Grids", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Hiring vs Internal Training", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Privacy Impact Assessment", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Communications, Water, and Healthcare", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Cyber Resilience and Code Repositories", 2023 -> Read Now
• "NIST RMF Applicability in Healthcare, 2023 -> Read Now

• "Home Depot and Target", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Ransomware and Business Continuity Planning", 2023 -> Read Now
• "Insider Threats and Personnel Security", 2023 -> Read Now

Evolving Infrastructure

• "Emerging AI Technology Meets Medical Device Policy", 2024 -> Read Now

ISACA Publications

• "Work in Progress........."

Conference Presentations

• "Cybersecurity Workshop", Medical Device Software Summit, Scheduled for June 2024"
• "Understanding the FDA Cybersecurity Guidance", Medical Device Software Summit, Scheduled for June 2024"

NIST Publications

• "Work in Progress........."