About Us

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Our Mission

To provide creative, innovative, and productive services while focusing on training and hiring veterans and giving back to the American Military and Veteran community.

Our Vision

To become a large contractor that is a dominant player in the government contracting space. To become an organization that our peers respect, is enamored by our clients, provides a family for our employees, and is a major donor to military and veteran families in need.

Our Vision
Our Company

Our Company

As a trusted Cybersecurity Services Provider, we cater to a diverse range of industries including government, transportation, utilities, defense industrial base and commercial organizations. Our end-to-end services are designed to assist organizations throughout their lifecycle, from inception to maintaining a resilient cybersecurity posture. Our boutique approach means we’re not limited to one aspect of cybersecurity. Embrace the peace of mind that comes with knowing your cybersecurity is in expert hands.

Our Team

Our company was founded by a team of principal management whose diverse and respectable career backgrounds span the U.S. Military and Wall Street. KNC stands for the first names of our three founders, Kelly, Nick, and Chuck. Kelly and Nick are Service Disabled Veterans of the United States Marine Corps. Chuck is the son of a World War II Veteran and is a huge advocate for veterans.

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Mr. Kelly C. Kendall
MBA, PMP, CMMC-CCP
CEO and President
Disabled Veteran (Marine Corps)

Kelly is a multi-faceted swiss army knife-like executive with extensive experience in Cybersecurity, Sales, Marketing, Management, and Information Technology.  His background is in Business Consulting, B2B Sales, Sales Management, and Marketing within the Information Technology, Financial Services, and Insurance Industries. Kelly served in the Marine Corps Infantry in the mid-1990's. Kelly has an MBA from Colorado Christian University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

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Chuck Buresh
MBA, MS, CCISO, CISSP, CISA,  PMP
EVP and COO

Chuck is a corporate executive with extensive risk management and information assurance experience.  He has delivered extremely favorable results to substantial companies in major matters.  He has experience across several industrial sectors including the defense industrial base, city municipalities, energy, finance, transportation and higher education.  Chuck has an MS in Cybersecurity Operations and Leadership from the University of San Diego, California, an MBA in Management and Operations from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a BS in Business Administration from Michigan State University.  

Our Cybersecurity Advisors

Jef Curtis

Jef Curtis

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

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Advisory Board Member

Chris Newborn

Chris Newborn

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

US VALOR
Board of Directors Member

Dave Gilberts

David Gilberts

Cybersecurity Consultant

USMC Veteran

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Glen Haddox

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

US VALOR
Board of Directors Member

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Jeff Brown

Cybersecurity Consultant, vCISO

State of Connecticut CISO

Albert Torres

Albert Torres

Cybersecurity Program Manager

  • City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency
  • California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • California Public Utilities Commission
  • Air National Guard
  • Numerous Defense Contractors (Manufacturing, Technology, Transportation)