Security Shenanigans
Platform Puzzlers
Engineering Enigmas
Eventful Events
Uncommon Connections
100
This person singlehandedly built their own miniature EDR system for our Power Production teams to be monitored by Cyber Dome
Who is Andy Hoggatt?
100
They built an AI/ML model that parses tricky sales tax problems saving A&F almost a week of time PER MONTH - and also survived driving their motorcycle off the side of a mountain!
Who is Lucas Preston?
100
This person's favorite food is the hot dog, and his customers think he's the top dog.
Who is Charlie Schlieder?
100
They found their inner phisherman, helping introduce new anti-spam and phishing tools in front of the entire company
Who is Captain Jeff "Ahab" Brown
100
Scooter and Branson
Norman and Foreman
Maverick & Goose
They are all Sprint Names for Hosted Platforms
200
This rapid riser spun a path from cyber intern to network engineer with a pace that made the local spiders feel professionally threatened.
Who is Kylee Miles?
200
This builder crafted a DVR setup tough enough to retire the ancient tech, withstand the coming New Gen camera stampede, and still not qualify him for a BMW sponsorship… yet.
Who is Brennan Dove?
200
This tinkerer teamed up with SecApps to teach PRTG how to auto reboot misbehaving cameras, creating a self healing system that’s one firmware update away from global domination.
Who is Ken Best?
200
This video game created a heated rivalry between the Solutions Engineering and I&O Leadership, complicated by a power loss mid-year that reset all scoring.
What is Donkey Kong?
200
Baby CAPA
Mama CAPA
CAPA Daddy
Poppin' CAPA
They are all sprint names for Hosted Platforms!
300
At SANS, once per class a student is chosen that performs above all others, and they are given a special coin commemorating their achievements. This person was our latest one to win this award.
Who is Matt Tindell?
300
What initiative removed hundreds of compliance requests from IS during 2025, that is hopefully D&D themed and not taking a hard stance at a loving large rodent?
What is the CAPA Slayer?
300
This cross-realm fellowship of across much of IS, including these I&O members, joined forces to bring the Ripley power plant to life, proving that sometimes the real power is the friends you build infrastructure with.
Who are Keith, Jody, CPI, and Andrew?
300
You can love Christmas. You can love Mariah, but where can you find the BEST of both in one place?
What is Toby's Desk?
300
Brennan Math
Taddolescent
Kenergizer
A Tadd Less Interesting
They are all sprint names from Hosted Platforms!
400
This innovator created ACME that helps instead of explodes, and OTIS that lifts more than it drops, proving his work lands like a seasoned pro rather than a Wile E. Coyote rerun.
Who is Tom Galloway?
400
This automator wrangled Ansible into handling EMS workstation patching, cutting the service desk’s monthly burden from “ugh” to “manageable sigh.”
Who is Nick Gilbert?
400
This wizard used Starlink to give our critical fiber a cosmic safety net, making EOP-004 worries dissipate.
Who is Paul Jamerson?
400
The largest event IS has ever put on with its members, this launched a new learning platform for the whole Cooperative Family.
What is the Technology Forum?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!
What do all these have in common?
The appliance whisperer's dilemma
A very polite outbreak of chaos
The day the cloud filed a complaint
Tuesday outgrew the calendar
They are all Spongebob Squarepants Episode Names!
(Were you thinking something else?)
500
When leading an NATF category solo wasn't enough, they became an SME at Evergy's Peer review as well this year.
Who is Andrew Englert?
500
When Nick introduced us to Mermaid Diagrams, what did he call this view into our data?
What is the Ariel view?
500
It took over 20 years to grow all this technical debt, but Jody managed to get the final parts cleaned this year.
What is Group Policy and Active Directory?
500
This quinquennial journey through IS Triumphs was hosted by Rufus himself from an interdimensional phone booth.
What is The Associes?
500
!!!FINAL JEOPARDY!!!
This IS veteran, who led by "example", set a record for the most infractions in 2025.
Who is Chris Lazzaro?