Keith Pachulski

About Keith Pachulski

Senior cross-functional security practitioner delivering integrated cybersecurity and physical protection strategies that eliminate traditional security silos. Built and scaled protection programs for Fortune 500 enterprises across four continents, managing combined budgets exceeding $2M while maintaining exceptional compliance certification success across NIST, ISO, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS frameworks. Combines deep technical execution with C-suite advisory capabilities that translate complex security exposures into actionable business strategy. Delivers measurable reductions in operational risks and incident response times while maintaining business continuity across diverse threat landscapes.

Experience

1. Managing Security Consultant

   Red Cell Security, Llc

   Aug 2021 — Present · Lewisville, TX, US

   Lead offensive security and red team operations for clients from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises across national and international operations. Execute network penetration testing, web application testing, physical facility bypass testing, and OSINT-driven target evaluations. Combine cyber intrusion scenarios with physical security assessments to identify real attack vectors before adversaries do.Direct security operations including intrusion analysis, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat hunting across information technology, healthcare, communications, and education sectors. Provide physical security services including facility assessments, perimeter security planning, protective services for high-risk individuals, and emergency preparedness. Deploy testing tools including BurpSuite, Nessus, Tenable, and custom exploit frameworks alongside physical security platforms using Avigilon and Verkada infrastructure.Provide vCISO services translating offensive findings into defensive implementations using CrowdStrike, Splunk, Cisco ASA, and compliance frameworks including NIST 800-53, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. Conduct C-suite briefings that connect technical vulnerabilities to business impact and operational risk. Operate globally across active threat emulation, executive protection, and high-risk environment operations spanning five continents.

Education

• Vanderbilt University

  Certificate, Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders

• Texas A&M University

  Certificate, Critical Infrastructure Protection

• IBM

  Certificate, Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting and Cryptography

• Erasmus University Rotterdam

  Certificate, International Security Management

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Certificate, Wilderness First Aid

• IESE Business School

  Certificate, Operations Management

• Coursera

  Certificate, NIST Cybersecurity and Risk Management Frameworks

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Certificate, Psychological First Aid

• University of Pennsylvania

  Certificate, Regulatory Compliance

• State University of New York - System

  Criminal Justice

• Executive Protection Institute

  Certified Personal Protection Specialist (Class 76)

• American Military University

  Security Management

Skills

• Security Training
• Vulnerability Management
• Cisco Systems Products
• Security Consulting
• Incident Handling
• Security Management
• Internet Security
• Hipaa
• Social Engineering
• Firewalls
• Risk Management
• Application Security
• Virtual Private Network (Vpn)
• Network Security
• Security Architecture Design
• Cisco Security
• Fisma
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Nist
• Computer Security
• Security Policy
• Pci Dss
• Encryption
• Vpn
• Information Security
• Data Security
• Security
• Iso 27001
• Cisco Technologies
• Web Application Security
• Ips
• Physical Security
• Penetration Testing
• Web Application Security Assessment
• Information Security Management
• Nessus
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Security Awareness
• Intrusion Detection
• Incident Response