Bio

David R. Kuykendall has been in software development for 15-17 years. His first job was writing access control software for systems sold by Wells Fargo, Diebold and ADT. Since then he has designed and delivered software systems for Tactical Remote Image Transmission for the United States Government; the Distributed Intrusion Detection System (DIDS) for the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC); medical image acquisition, storage and display systems for Image Data and E-Systems Medical (Emed); and network protocols and Java graphical user interfaces for WheelGroup, a computer network security company later purchased by Cisco Systems.

Xetron Corporation

David started his professional career at Xetron Corporation, which produced software and hardware for the building access control market. He assisted in the design and firmware programming of the elevator control panel. On completion, the DoorTek 324 software was provided to customers by Wells Fargo Alarm Services (PassWay 80), ADT (ACS-PC) and Diebold. He also managed the conversion of the DoorTek 324 (DT324) software from English to French for ADT Alarm Services of Canada.

PhotoTelesis Corporation

As a Senior Software Engineer in the PhotoTelesis Communications Group, David produced custom reconnaissance software for the U.S. Special Forces, including the laptop (briefcase) computer used in the Tom Clancy movie “Clear and Present Danger” with Harrison Ford to communicate with the paramilitary force in the Colombian jungle. He defined, improved and implemented new communication protocols for Tactical Remote Image Transmission, and delivered products that supported the capture and transfer of imagery intelligence data. Typical projects included a reconnaissance capability for the AH-64 Apache helicopter used in Germany and Bosnia. He also represented PhotoTelesis at the NITF (National Image Transmission Format) Board meetings. PhotoTelesis has been at the leading edge of technology development and application in Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C2ISR).

Trident Data Systems

Trident Data Systems hired David as Technical Lead for the Distributed Intrusion Detection System (DIDS) project. The DIDS team supported the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC) under the Air Intelligence Agency (AIA). David was one of the original main architects of the first functional version of DIDS. His task was to support the AFIWC and its Counter Measures Engineering Team (CMET) with any software tools needed to fulfill the CMET mission, including software to defend and protect Air Force computer networks from hackers and illegal activity. Additional security clearances were required and obtained.

DIDS combined host-based and network-based intrusion detection technologies into a real-time, network-knowledgeable intrusion detection package. It correlates connections on multiple machines back to the initial login or Network ID (NID), so the actions of one person hopping among machines and changing names can be tied to that person's initial connection into the monitored network. As the information is generated, an expert system developed by David evaluates it and determines whether action is required. David served as System Architect, Development Team Lead and Technical Lead for the DIDS project.

Image Data and E-Systems Medical

Image Data and E-Systems Medical (Emed) hired David as PACSPro II Server and Archive Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer. The PACSPro II Server and Archive products provided a system strategy toward a fully film-less hospital. The DICOM 3.0 compliant PACSPro II Server enhanced radiologists' ability to access, interpret, report and distribute image data, kept patient studies at their fingertips instead of in large rooms filled with X-ray film files, and reduced the cost of film storage. E-Systems Medical (Emed) has since been rebranded as eMed.

WheelGroup Corporation

A group of engineers from Trident Data Systems and the AFIWC formed WheelGroup Corporation to develop the industry's first enterprise-scale, network firewall-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS). David joined as a Senior Software Engineer on the NetRanger project, developing a Java application to remotely configure the NetRanger Security Devices (NSX) and Network Security Group (NSG) BorderGuard/Passport security routers. David and associates formed ACC Management, a venture capital group, and raised the company's $3.2 million second-round funding. Cisco Systems, Inc. purchased WheelGroup Corporation for $125 million and sold the NetRanger Security Devices under the Cisco Secure IDS name.

LARES Technology and Novus Technology

Combining his technical background in the network and physical security industries with business knowledge, David formed and funded the start-up LARES Technology, serving as Chief Technology Officer, President and Chairman of LARES Technology, Inc. LARES Technology was renamed Novus Technology while producing the first on-board IP network integrated building access control system. David raised $2.1 million in second-round funding. Novus Technology worked with Dallas Semiconductor to produce the TINI embedded Java-based processor platform and the Java-powered cryptographic iButton. As Chairman of the Board, he approved $12.5 million in funding with InterWest Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds and others. Novus Technology has since been rebranded as NovusEdge.

SecureOrbit Labs

David formed SecureOrbit Labs in November 2003.

Professional organizations

David is or has been a member of InfraGard (including as former Vice President of the San Antonio, Texas chapter), the South Texas (Homeland Security) Information Sharing Network, the San Antonio Association of Old Crows, the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Network, the American Society for Industrial Security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Process Control and Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Education

David graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. He also studied accounting, finance, marketing, economics and psychology.