Ron Broersma

HPC Modernization Program

U.S. Dept of Defense

Ron Broersma currently serves as the Chief Engineer of the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN), the networking component of DoD’s HPC Modernization Program, where he has served since its beginning in 1992. Since 1976, Mr. Broersma has been employed as a scientist at the Navy’s R&D laboratory in San Diego, currently known as Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, San Diego. He also has over 20 years of experience in computer and network security and serves as SPAWAR’s Enterprise Network Security Manager. He is a founder of the Hawaii Intranet Consortium and also a founder of the San Diego Regional Info-Watch.