Frank Smith is a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with the Software Engineering Institute. Frank brings over 30 years of expertise in IT, Cybersecurity, and Governance. He is a CISSP and has been with the SEI since 2021 where he assists Federal departments implement and assess cyber and supply chain programs. Frank is authorized by DHS to conduct critical infrastructure assessments on the Federal government’s High Value Assets and leads the SEI's support for CMMC development and implementation. After joining a Northern Virginia MSP/MSSP, Frank served as a vCIO/vCISO and provided security consulting services, incident response, and management to hundreds of companies including dozens of government contractors. As CIO, he led an 8(a) Federal contractor’s growth from under 100 to over 500 employees.