Timothy Amerson

Founder/CEO/CISO

CASMO Consulting

Timothy Amerson is currently the Founder, CEO, and Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) of CASMO Consulting; and the President of the
Board of Directors for The KEY (Keep Elevating Yourself) Community
Non-Profit. He brings more than 25+ years of distinguished service in
federal cybersecurity leadership. Most recently, he served as the CISO
and Associate Commissioner for the Office of Information Security at the
Social Security Administration (SSA), where he was recognized as a
2024 and 2025 Top 100 Information Security Professional; 2024
FedScoop Top 50 Federal Leader Nominee; 2025 CyberScoop
Government Leaders, FedScoop Top 50 Federal Leader Nominee and
Finalist US Forces in Business Lifetime Achievement Award

At SSA, Mr. Amerson was responsible for enterprise-wide cybersecurity
operations including Cybersecurity Risk Management (CSRM), Zero
Trust Architecture (ZTA), FISMA compliance metrics, 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC), Continuous
Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), Red and Blue Team operations, Vulnerability Management, Insider Threat
programs, Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM), and secure software practices. Under his
leadership, SSA’s FISMA scores increased from 70% to 98%, elevating the agency to one of the top
performers across all Federal Civilian agencies.

Prior to SSA, Mr. Amerson held multiple senior leadership roles at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),
including Director of Infrastructure Cybersecurity Management, Cybersecurity Product Line Manager, and
(Detailed) Director of the National Data Center Operations and Logistics program. He was named a FedScoop
“Best Bosses in Federal IT” finalist in 2021 for his transformational leadership. He began his Federal Civilian IT
career on the help desk at the Texas National Guard Joint Force Headquarters and rose through the ranks to
become Chief Technology Officer.

Mr. Amerson’s 32-year military career is a decorated Army veteran with combat and stateside deployments,
having served as Platoon Leader, Commander, and Operations Officer. Also served as Deputy of the
Computer Emergency Response Team, Deputy of the Defense Cyberspace Operations Element, and
established the first multi-state Cyber Protection Team (CPT). He participated in and led Red and Blue Team
activities during major national cyber exercises, including Cyber Storm (DHS), Cyber Shield (USCYBERCOM),
and Cyber Guard (NGB), in partnership with the NSA, FBI, FEMA, and ODNI. He has received numerous
commendations, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, and
recognition from several professional associations, including the Silver Order of Thor (Cyber), the Silver Order
of Mercury (Signal), and the Bronze Order of Saint George (Cavalry).

He is currently working to finish his Master of Science with a Concentration in Cybersecurity (4.0 GPA and
made the President’s List twice) holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, is a graduate
of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and the Command & General Staff College, and maintains over 30
certifications, including Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management
Professional (PMP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH and Hall of Fame), Certified Chief Information Security
Officer (aC|CISO), Certified Competency in Zero Trust (CCZT), International Society of Automation
(ISA)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62443 Cybersecurity Expert, and Microsoft Certified
Educator (MCE).

In his personal time, Mr. Amerson is passionate about cybersecurity, education and outreach. He served as a
conference coordinator for the Texas Cyber Summit and DEF CON, and mentors students at both the high
school and collegiate levels of cybersecurity teams, resulting in numerous national awards, grants, and
scholarships.

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