Company

 

Peter M. Hesse

President and Founder

Peter M. Hesse is the founder and president of Gemini Security Solutions. Peter is an accomplished authority and integrator of complex information security systems including certificate path development algorithms, demonstrations of PKI interoperability, and the development of multiple certificate authorities. Peter is also the editor and co-author of RFC 4158 on certification path building. Peter founded Gemini Security Solutions in 2001 in order to provide an independent and impartial source for information security consulting that was not tied to a specific product or service offering. Peter is hands-on all the way and is personally dedicated to the satisfaction of customers and the excellence of each client program or solution developed by his team.

 

Laura Bowser, CISSP, SCSA, SCNA

Director of Security Assessments

Laura Bowser specializes in network and host security and has a strong background in security consulting, Laura brings solid experience performing network security audits (including penetration testing), as well as teaching the fundamentals of network security to her clients and coworkers. Laura also has experience validating and qualifying systems and software for use in an FDA 21 CFR Part 11 validated environment. Laura is an accomplished UNIX system administrator, and an active member of dc.sage and linuxchix.

 

Walt Turnes, SCJP, SCJD

Senior Security Engineer

Walt Turnes is Gemini Security Solutions’ senior programming guru. With experience in a number of languages and systems, Walt ensures that software products will work efficiently, effectively, securely, and according to the customer’s requirements. Walt is primarily a development manager of .NET, Java, and C++ projects, but his experience developing enterprise-class applications spans a number of other languages and environments. In his spare time, Mr. Turnes dominates the office foosball league, occasionally winning matches using only one hand.

 

Anil Polat

Senior Security Engineer

Anil Polat has worked on a diverse range of customer projects, and is skilled at performing site security assessments, evaluating enterprise software, and examining hardware security solutions.

 

Nick Staples

Security Engineer

Nick Staples is a skilled developer and technical writer who is able to use his knowledge of computer security, database management systems, and programming languages to build applications as well as compose and maintain documentation, reviews, and guides.

 

Mike Markiewicz

Security Engineer

Mike Markiewicz concentrates on Microsoft .NET and Perl projects for Gemini Security Solutions, having spent many years studying various software languages and technologies.

 

Tim Donaworth

Security Engineer

Tim Donaworth is primarily a Microsoft & .NET developer, but can be considered a ‘Renaissance Man’ of the digital age.

Thanks to Danielle Corsetto for her spot-on caricatures of the team.