From the Front Lines to the Cyber Front: Meet the KLC Assessor Team
What happens when an Army paratrooper, a Coast Guard IT, and a Navy jet engine mechanic sit down to talk about cybersecurity?
In this video, KLC Consulting Lead Assessors John Sciandra, Jeff Snyder, and Will Clary swap their service uniforms for the world of CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification).
They dive into their personal journeys from the military to the defense industrial base, sharing how a shared ethos of accountability, mission focus, and a direct line to protecting the warfighter shapes how they handle CMMC assessments today.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The KLC Consulting Philosophy: Why empathy, high emotional intelligence (EQ), and checking egos at the door create a better, less stressful experience for Organizations Seeking Certification (OSCs).
- The Reality of CMMC: A look at how the team interprets complex frameworks to fit diverse, real-world tech environments (because you don’t score a touchdown the same way you hit a home run!).
- Military-Grade Precision: How working on jet engines and midnight rescue missions translated into building rigorous, checklist-driven assessment processes that leave no room for error.
- The Human Side of Cyber: A few laughs along the way, including friendly branch rivalries, a story about privately purchased flak vests on an emergency planning call, and why they finally stopped polishing their shoes.
“Our friends and family that are still in, it’s their lives downrange that we’re really focused on, and that’s why we do what we do.” — Will Clary
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