Celia Paulsen facilitates efforts to improve the cybersecurity posture of small and medium size manufacturers throughout the United States as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) cybersecurity services specialist. She has been at NIST for about 10 years doing research and developing guidance in areas such as cyber supply-chain risk management, small business cybersecurity, and cybersecurity for additive manufacturing. Prior to joining NIST, Paulsen was an analyst for the National Security Agency in the U.S. Army. She has an MBA in information security from California State University, San Bernardino, and bachelor’s degrees in information technology and business management.