Friday, February 22, 2008

Cyberdefense Guy Ed Tivol


Ed is relatively new to our club having moved to Bowling Green in 2005. He came here to start a software company to protect computers against hostile actions. His company is called Electronic Warfare Associates Government Systems Inc. or EWA for short. An article in this Wednesday's Daily News says Ed is a vice president. Senator Mitch McConnell was in town for the opening of Western's Cyber Defense Lab which is working with Ed's company. The article said that the firm specializes in homeland security technology.

Ed grew up in Kansas City, MO and graduated in 1960 from Paseo High School. This is Harry S Truman country. Ed went to The Citadel and was career Army for the next 26 years. He mustered out in 1990 just weeks before Desert Storm. He retired with the rank of Colonel. He is married to LaJuana Wilcher and they have a farm here in Warren County and raise horses.