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OUR MISSION
OT Engineering serves the Western-Canadian market providing top-shelf OT/ICS cybersecurity engineering & consulting services. Our specialty is defending critical infrastructure and industrial sites' physical operations from cyber threats, including from malicious insiders, criminal ransomware and nation-states.
—Rees Machtemes, P.Eng.
DEFEND PHYSICAL OPERATIONS

Beyond standards and basic cybersecurity, new Cyber-Informed Engineering designs can help eliminate or mitigate cyberattacks.

Cyber Assessments

Want an expert opinion on the state of your industrial defenses, or on the latest standards and best practices? We can help.

Expert consulting

Put years of electrical engineering, industrial control systems, and cybersecurity to work for your next contract.

OT/ICS THREAT RESEARCH

Years of research into how attackers target and breach industrial control systems and critical infrastructure is our specialty.

training & EDUCATION

Need to rapidly come up to speed on ICS/OT cybersecurity best practices or get a large team trained up? We can do that.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

We regularly share our knowledge in the field so all defenders have win-potential in an increasing threat environment.

about Our founder

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Rees Machtemes, P.Eng.

President

Rees is a licensed professional engineer in Alberta with 20 years of industry experience in electric power generation and transmission substation design, food and beverage plant automation, telecommunications, data centres and IT support. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta.

For the five years before he founded OT Engineering, Rees was a Director of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security Solutions and a member of their renowned Industrial Security Team of OT subject matter experts. While not busy traveling and speaking at world-wide industry events, he was the lead threat researcher and co-author for the breakthrough Waterfall/ICSSTRIVE annual OT Threat Report.

Rees writes frequently on the topic of OT/ICS cybersecurity and being solutions-focused, champions Idaho National Lab's (INL) Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) program. In addition, he regularly provides advice and commentary to government agencies and standards bodies issuing OT security guidance.

Testimonials

I've had the privilege of working alongside Rees, and his depth of knowledge in OT/ICS and critical infrastructure cybersecurity is nothing short of exceptional. He is not just an expert, he is a true thought leader, consistently driving conversations that challenge the status quo and push the industry toward more resilient, cyber-informed engineering.
—Sami Kittani, Associate Director at Waterfall
Rees has a deep knowledge of automation, networking, infrastructure and industrial cybersecurity in many domains. As lead researcher and co-author of our annual threat report, his deep dive identified major trends and analyses. I recommend him without hesitation.
—Andrew Ginter, VP at Waterfall
Rees consistently demonstrated exceptional strategic thinking and creativity, leading to the successful launch of several high-impact campaigns that significantly boosted our brand’s visibility and engagement. Rees’ ability to analyze market trends and adapt strategies accordingly was instrumental in achieving these outstanding results.
—Daniela Shimoni, Channel Marketing Manager at Radiflow

PORTFOLIO

  • KensingtonKensington
  • CalgaryCalgary
  • SingaporeSingapore
  • The SaddledomeThe Saddledome
  • MontrealMontreal
  • India (Virtual)India (Virtual)
  • HoustonHouston
  • DetroitDetroit
  • Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

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