Mr. Hiemcke joined NST in October 2026, coming from a New York State Utility working as a Operational Technology Cyber Security Analyst. He is well versed with Industrial Defender, he was the administrator for the EMS and DMS environments at his company. He currently co-leads the Industrial Defender Users Group, which is a monthly meeting with users, as well as employees from Industrial Defender, to discuss ideas, new releases and serves as an open forum to discuss anything Industrial Defender related.
Before joining NST, Mr. Hiemcke worked for a New York utility for several years, starting as a Help Desk Technician, and eventually transitioned to work as an Operational Technology Cyber Security Analyst. Mr. Hiemcke worked first hand with NERC CIP compliance, completing monthly compliance tasks, working with audits and assisting with Vulnerability Assessments. Mr. Hiemcke’s primary duty was administering this utility’s Industrial Defender system. He developed the Industrial Defender system from the ground up, configuring each asset and their baseline, performing system updates, monitored the system alerts and maintained the system to assist with compliance duties. Mr. Hiemcke also administered this company’s compliance and automation platform, SigmaFlow, which monitored the levels of access for users in the NERC CIP space, provided a record of approvals, evidence of access and recorded their training and background checks.
Mr. Hiemcke has an Associates in Applied Science Degree from SUNY Dutchess Community College. He completed a CISCO Cyber Security Trade School program at Ulster BOCES, and has completed several industry leading certifications, like the CompTIA Security+, CompTIA A+, as well as the ICS-100 and ICS-200 certifications from FEMA Emergency Management Institute.
Joe plays ice hockey and pickleball and is a fan of the New York Rangers. He is a music nerd, an amateur carpenter and father of three cats.
