Team

The engagement team

A single accountable structure for BSI C5:2020 certification support, IT-Grundschutz alignment, and Deutsche Verwaltungscloud onboarding — leadership, technical authority, and execution held apart so review stays independent.

Leadership

Portrait of Josef Vemark, Project Director

Josef Vemark

Project Director

Strategic oversight, BSI liaison, and contractual accountability across the engagement. Four decades in mission-critical public and financial infrastructure.

Portrait of Anderson Blake, Deputy Director & Quality Manager / Systems Auditor

Anderson Blake

Deputy Director & Quality Manager / Systems Auditor

Independent review and methodology compliance. Configuration review, access control verification, and evidence integrity across all audit workstreams.

Technical & execution

Personnel accessing BSI sites are put forward for SÜ clearance before mobilisation. Role qualifications are verified per engagement.

Portrait of Mickael Kartal, Technical Lead

Mickael Kartal

Technical Lead

Owns audit methodology and the control validation framework, including FedRAMP High to BSI C5:2020 control mapping.

Portrait of Austyn Davis, Cloud Security Architect

Austyn Davis

Cloud Security Architect

Infrastructure assessment and remediation planning for hyperscale and sovereign cloud deployments.

Portrait of Joslyn Wattson, Senior Compliance Analyst

Joslyn Wattson

Senior Compliance Analyst

Gap analysis and documentation: policy frameworks, control narratives, and pre-audit evidence packages.

Portrait of Kevin Fisher, Penetration Tester

Kevin Fisher

Penetration Tester

Technical security validation against C5 basic and additional criteria, including segmentation and identity boundary testing.

Portrait of Caroline Schmidt, Data Protection Specialist

Caroline Schmidt

Data Protection Specialist

GDPR alignment, data classification, and residency assessment for German federal and Länder workloads.

Portrait of Forbes McAllister, Junior Consultant

Forbes McAllister

Junior Consultant

Evidence gathering, control testing support, and coordination between technical and compliance workstreams.

Portrait of Lee Wang, Project Coordinator

Lee Wang

Project Coordinator

Scheduling, procurement portal management, and reporting cadence with client and certification bodies.

Organogram

Leadership

  • Project Director
  • Deputy / Quality Manager

Technical

  • Technical Lead
  • Cloud Security Architect

Execution

  • Senior Compliance Analyst
  • Penetration Tester
  • Systems Auditor
  • Data Protection Specialist
  • Junior Consultant
  • Project Coordinator
Credentials & clearances