The Gomex Governing council is task with the following:

• Adapt to the distinctive characteristics of an academic environment and act so as to exemplify and reinforce the institution’s core values and ethos
• Oversee all aspects of the School, including its control and accountability systems, and approve the expenditure and capital budgets
• Develop and maintain healthy relationships with key stakeholders and develop effective communication channels
• Ensure a strategic approach to the school’s future by setting major goals, policy frameworks and strategies
• Set the tone and the ethical standards of the school and monitor adherence to them
• Review plans and budgets established by school management
• Approve all material expenditure outside the budget
• Anticipate problems as much as possible and act to diffuse issues
• Be attentive to the matter of succession
• Establish committees where appropriate
• Review and monitor adherence to systems of risk management, governance compliance and legal compliance
• Monitor organisational performance
• Conduct an annual review of the Board’s own performance (i.e. Board Appraisal)
• Conduct an annual review of the School’s progress in meeting its objectives
• Maintain the solvency of the school.

(We will be updating the list and profile of the current members of the Council)

Vision Statement

The Vision of Gomex Institute of Technology is to be the premier institution for quality technical training and certification that will provide the relevant skills necessary to contribute to the Global Economy.

Mission Statement

The Mission of Gomex Institute of Technology is to provide accessible, quality and relevant competency based education and assessment to the Caribbean workforce to enable learners to become marketable in the global economy.

Statement of Quality

Gomex Institute of Technology is committed to provide quality competency based training and assessment. This is achieved by providing a professional student friendly learning culture that supports the learner’s personal goals. We endeavour to ensure that our programmes meet local, regional and international best practices for academic delivery and assessment.

Andrew L.S. Gordon

MSc, CISM, EnCE, CTT+, Security+, ECSP, CEI, CHFI, ISO 27000 Lead Auditor

Andrew L.S. Gordon is currently the Director of Gomex Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Technology (with First Class Honors) from the University of Technology, Jamaica, a Master of Science in Information Technology Security (with Distinction) from the University of Westminster, London. In 2009 Andrew was selected as a Fulbright Scholar and is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale. His research, under the supervision of Dr. Shahram Rahimi focuses on applying soft computing (artificial intelligence) to information security.

Andrew attended Kingston Technical High where he graduated as student of the year and served as Head Boy 2000-2001 and was a Staff Sergeant in the Cadet Unit. In 2001 Andrew scored the second highest score in the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Building Technology Examination. In 2001 Andrew was awarded the Jamaica Technical High School Scholarship to pursue studies at the University of Technology Jamaica. At The University of Technology Andrew served as Student Representative to the Faculty Board and also as the Student’s Representative on the Faculty Academic Board for the Faculty of Engineering ad Computing. While at The University of Technology Andrew was selected as student of the year 1st Runner Up for the entire University. In 2005 Andrew received the European Union Young Blood Fellowship to pursue a Master of Science at The University of Westminster, London.

In 2006 at age 23 Andrew was employed as a full time lecturer at The University of Technology, Jamaica where he taught for 7 years lecturing courses in Analysis of Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Information Security, Incident Response Management, Data Structures, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming C++, and Analysis of Programming Languages. He held the position of Subject Leader for the Computational Sciences, Faculty Advisor Student Chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery and was a Program Leader for Graduate Studies (MSc. ISM). In 2008 Andrew pioneered the First training program in computer forensic to be held in Jamaica at the University of Technology and trained over 57 professionals form both public and private sector including law enforcement agencies. Andrew also pioneered the First National Summit for Digital Evidence held in 2009 at the University.

In 2007 Andrew was presented with the Prime Ministers Youth Award for Academics and in 2009 was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue doctoral studies at the Southern Illinois University in the United States of America.

Andrew is a Certified Information Security Manager, an ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, an EnCase Certified Examiner, a Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator, and a Certified Technical Trainer and an EC-Council Certified Instructor. He has completed over 300 hours of computer forensics, electronic discovery and fraud examination training. Andrew currently consults with Government and Law Enforcement agencies in Jamaica and the English speaking Caribbean as well as Puerto Rico. Andrew is an information security consultant and trainer who conduct classes on information security audits, information security governance, and ethical hacking and computer forensics and computer fraud examination.

He has conducted training in Curacao, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago as well as in Jamaica to Law Enforcement Agencies and corporate as well as government departments.

Mr. Gordon has achieved the following international certifications and academic credential:

Education:

• PhD. Computer Science (Candidate) (August 2009 to Present)
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Illinois, USA)
• Dissertation (Work in progress): An agent-based approach to self-protection in messaging.
• MSc. Information Technology Security (Distinction) – September 2006
• University of Westminster, London
• Thesis: Contrasting the Design and Analysis of Cryptographic Protocols
• BSc. Computing and Information Technology (First Class Honours) – July 2005
• University of Technology, Jamaica
• Major Project: The Development of a Student Management System for High Schools

Professional Certifications:

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM # 1322374)
• ISO 27000 Lead Auditor (RABQSA # 119411)
• Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+ # COMP001020411030)
• CompTIA Security+ Certified ( # COMP001020411030)
• EnCase Certified Examiner (Computer Forensics )
• EC-Council Certified Instructor (# ECC974484)
• EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (# ECC974484)
• EC-Council Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator

Membership of Professional Associations:

• Academic Advocate – Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
• Educator Member – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Student Member - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE)
• Professional Member – Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)

The History of Gomex Institute of Technology

Gomex Technologies Limited, a Jamaican Company duly registered under the Laws of Jamaica under the Companies Act of 2004, was founded in March 2009 to respond to the need for trained professionals in information security and computer forensics in the Caribbean. To fully realize this objective Gomex signed partnership agreements with top forensics hardware and software companies international. Gomex signed reseller agreements with Guidance Software Inc, AccessData, Logicube, Cellebrite and other top forensics brands. Gomex has since consulted with law enforcement in Jamaica, Curacao, Grenada, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands. In 2009, Gomex became the first and currently the only Authorized Training Partner (ATP) for Guidance Software makers of the Award Winning EnCase Computer Investigative Software. In 2001, Gomex was presented with a plaque form Guidance Software as the Rising star of 2011 for outstanding performance as a young training entity. In 2011, Gomex trained and certified to international standards 15 officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. These officers acquired the skills set necessary to investigate computers and digital devices for evidence, using internationally accepted best practices and to present the evidence in a court of law.

In July 2011, Gomex found it necessary to separate the training business form the consulting business as a way of better organizing products and services. Gomex Security Academy (GSA) was established to have a focused objective of provide professional training and certification to Jamaica and the Caribbean. To execute the mandate GSA signed an agreement with CompTIA, the world's most popular and vendor neutral certification and global information technology industry membership organization. GSA then became a CompTIA Authorized Training partner offering a wide array of training programs for entry level information technology specialists. GSA then signed an agreement with the EC-Council international to become one of the two EC-Council Authorized Training Partner (ATP) in Jamaica to conduct training programmes in Ethical Hacking and other computer security related programs.

In September 2012, Gomex became a Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Centre to offer proctored exams for international certification bodies such as Cisco, Novell, CompTIA and many others. Within the first year of operation, Gomex proctored more than 120 Certifications exams to Jamaicans. Kryterion then approached Gomex to proctor their High-Stakes Online Secure testing service offering examinations in Communications and other college level proctored exams.

In 2013, with the demand for higher education, Gomex Security Academy (GSA) was renamed as Gomex Institute of Technology (GIT or Gomex Tech). This name change was needed to facilitate the comprehensive training programs and academic training that Gomex is now being positioning to take on. Gomex will continue to establish partnership with international institutions to provide first class training programs to Jamaican and the Caribbean to a wider extent.