Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology
Faculty
Jack Bradley, MBA
Industrial Cybersecurity Instructor
Office: Business Administration | Room 317C
Michael Haney, Ph.D., CISSP
Clinical Professor, Industrial Cybersecurity
Dr. Michael Haney is a Clinical Professor with the Energy Systems Technology Education Center
(ESTEC) at Idaho State University, starting in August 2025, and is currently coordinating development of the College of Technology's new programs in Applied AI. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Research with the School of Cyber Studies at the University of Tulsa from 2024 to 2025. He was a tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Idaho from 2015 to 2024, where he also held a joint appointment with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Cybercore Integration Center. Dr. Haney has previously been an associate of several research organizations, including the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, UI’s Nuclear Engineering program, and the Center for Secure and Dependable Systems, and he has served as coordinator for the state of Idaho’s public post-secondary cybersecurity education programs, and director of the Idaho Cyber Range.
Dr. Haney specializes in cybersecurity, digital forensics, and information assurance with a focus on critical infrastructure and national security. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa, where he was awarded the HG Osborn Fellowship for his dissertation titled "A Method for Preserving Privacy in Network Monitoring." Development from this work led to awarding US Patent #10,326,803 B1 “System, Method, and Apparatus for Computer Security Monitoring, Information Sharing, and Collective Intelligence.” Dr. Haney also earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with a minor in Physics from the University of Kentucky. His research focuses on the resiliency of cyber-physical control systems, active defense, incident response, and forensics.
Dr. Haney has been involved in numerous research projects and has published extensively in the fields of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. He has received several grants and contracts for his work, including funding from the Idaho National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy, and has served as PI or co-PI on external funding totaling more than $10 million to date. Dr. Haney is also an author of over 50 peer-reviewed and published scholarly works. He has advised four Ph.D. students to completion of their dissertation, as well as dozens of graduate researchers in Computer Science, Technology Management, Nuclear Engineering, and Cybersecurity master’s degrees and certificate programs.
Dr. Haney is an active member of several professional organizations, including the ACM, IEEE, and ISSA. His professional certifications include CISSP, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, and CFR-310. In addition to his research and teaching, Dr. Haney is dedicated to community outreach and education, developing and delivering cybersecurity summer camps for high school students and teachers.
Sean McBride
Industrial Cybersecurity Engineering Technology Clinical Sr. Instructor
Within Idaho State University’s Energy Systems Technology Education Center (ESTEC), Sean McBride runs the nation’s only 2 year, hands-on degree to specialize in defending industrial facilities from cyber attacks and incidents.
Sean joined ISU after leaving FireEye, where he developed the firm’s Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security business strategy. Sean’s professional accomplishments include pioneering work in threat and vulnerability intelligence, which evolved into the DHS ICS-CERT, and co-founding Critical Intelligence to focus on the unique intelligence needs of industrial entities.
Over the past decade, Sean has written extensively for his customers, provided expert analysis for the popular press, and briefed the results of his work at leading professional conferences such as RSA and S4.
Sean earned an MBA in the NSA Scholarship for Service Program at ISU in 2006. He earned a Masters in Global Management from Thunderbird – Arizona State University in 2010.
Core Instructors
Nicole Froelich
Clinical Instructor
Office: Energy Systems & Technology Education Center 211
Professional Work Experience
- Technician and Development Engineer - Inergy Solar
- Calibration Technician – Lockheed Martin (Bangor Trident Naval Base) and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
- Metrology Engineer – Lockheed Martin (Bangor Trident Naval Base)
- Clinical Instructor – Idaho State University College of Technology
About Me
I am originally from Montana and came to ESTEC as a student in 2017. After graduating, I worked for Lockheed Martin on Bangor Trident Naval Base before transitioning to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Calibration Program. I am thrilled to be back and teaching at the same program I graduated from, since I get to help mold our students into competent and successful technicians.
I enjoy the great outdoors and all it has to offer. I am often camping, hiking or rock-hounding on the (nice) weekends and over the summer. Pocatello is one of my favorite places to be, especially in the Fall when the leaves start to change.
Chuck Snowden
Coordinator / Clinical Instructor Mechanical Engineering Technology
Office: Energy Systems & Technology Education Center #205