CJ Cox is the Chief Operating Officer for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS). He joined the team in 2016 and is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and business capture of BHIS. CJ has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry as a systems administrator as well as an information system security officer, manager, and engineer. CJ feels that this is his dream job and that his favorite parts are the people he gets to work with and making security better. He is a retired Marine reservist and father of 4 who enjoys skiing, camping, golfing, and playing chess in his free time.

Dan Rearden, known in the community as HaircutFish, is an experienced SOC Analyst who transitioned into cybersecurity following a career-changing injury in 2020. Driven by a passion for solving complex puzzles and an exploratory mindset, he evolved from hardware repair into a dedicated Blue Team professional. In his current role, Dan triages high-level security tickets while actively contributing to the community through technical discourse. Dan is dedicated to refining his skills at detection engineering and advancing the field of defensive security.