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Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology

Faculty

Jack Bradley - Industrial Cybersecurity Instructor

Jack Bradley, MBA, CISSP

Coordinator / Clinical Instructor / Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology

Office: Business Administration | Room 317C

(208) 282-3040

jackbradley@isu.edu

Jack Bradley, is a two time graduate of the Â鶹´«Ã½AV College of Business. He has worked as an IT professional at Â鶹´«Ã½AV for the last nine years and as an adjunct faculty professor in the Information Systems Department since 2021. He now works as an Industrial Cybersecurity Instructor in the College of Technology's Energy Systems Technology and Education Center at ISU.
His research interests include cybersecurity, information warfare, and digital literacy promotion.
He published his first book, BITS AND BYTES: Mastering Digital Information Literacy, in 2024. 
Coordinator / Instructor Energy Systems Cyber-Physical Security Program

Sean McBride, Ph.D., CISSP

Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology Clinical Sr. Instructor

208-282-5333

seanmcbride@isu.edu

Dr. McBride joined ISU in 2017 as the Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology Program Coordinator. He  guided the program to ABET accreditation and CAE Designation. 

Before joining ISU, McBride worked as a threat intelligence analyst specializing in critical infrastructure and industrial control systems for FireEye/Mandiant, iSIGHT Partners, Critical Intelligence, and the Idaho National Laboratory.

McBride has been awarded nearly $5 Million in grant funding. His projects focus on cybersecurity education and critical infrastructure defense. He serves as the Director of ISU's Informatics Research Institute where he prepares graduate students for cybersecurity careers in the federal government. 

Dr. McBride holds a PhD from La Trobe University (Australia), a Master of Global Management from Thunderbird/Arizona State University, and an MBA from Â鶹´«Ã½AV. 

Core Instructors

Michael Kobus Instructor, Energy Systems & Technology Education Center

Michael Kobus

Clinical Senior Instructor

208-282-3107

kobumich@isu.edu

George Lake, Clinical Senior Instructor in the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center at Â鶹´«Ã½AV

George Lake

Clinical Senior Instructor

Office: Trade & Technology 324

208-282-3858

georgelake2@isu.edu

George Lake is a Clinical Senior Instructor in the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center at Â鶹´«Ã½AV. He holds an A.A.S. degree in Electronics from the College of Eastern Idaho, a B.S. in Physics Education from Western Governors University, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science.

He brings more than a decade of industry experience in control systems integration, including PLC and HMI programming, SCADA, and process automation. His teaching and research interests include computer science, artificial intelligence, industrial automation, and industrial cybersecurity. At ISU, George teaches in both the Electrical Engineering Technology and Industrial Cybersecurity programs, emphasizing hands-on, applied learning that connects directly to industry practice.

Outside the classroom, he enjoys golfing, hiking, kayaking, and exploring Idaho’s outdoors. He also spends time on personal technology projects, from building custom hardware to experimenting with new software and automation tools.

Chuck Snowden, Coordinator / Clinical Instructor Mechanical Engineering Technology

Chuck Snowden

Coordinator / Clinical Instructor Mechanical Engineering Technology

Office: Energy Systems & Technology Education Center #205

snowchar@isu.edu