Rhymetec is proud to announce the promotion of Kyle Jones to the newly created role of Chief AI Officer (CAIO). Since joining Rhymetec on October 17, 2022, Kyle has been a driving force behind our rigorous security standards. His elevation to the executive leadership team marks a bold new chapter for Rhymetec as we solidify our position as a deeply tech-forward organization dedicated to pioneering the future of cybersecurity operations.

Meeting the AI Uprising Head-On

The rapid, unprecedented uprising of artificial intelligence has fundamentally altered how industries operate. For forward-thinking organizations, AI is no longer a peripheral tool; it is a foundational shift. Navigating this new era requires a rare blend of leadership, someone who deeply understands the uncompromising world of information security, yet possesses the cutting-edge technical mastery required to harness advanced AI responsibly.

Kyle Jones is uniquely qualified to bridge these two worlds. Already a highly respected industry professional holding the prestigious CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) credential, Kyle anticipated the AI wave early. Over the last few years, he has focused heavily on the practical applications of machine learning, recently completing a suite of advanced certifications from IBM, including their Generative AI Engineering Specialization, as well as rigorous frameworks covering Generative AI Applications with RAG and LangChain, and LLM Architecture.

This powerful combination of elite security expertise and advanced AI engineering makes Kyle the ideal visionary to guide Rhymetec into a hyper-efficient, tech-driven future.

Driving Internal Efficiency to Elevate the Customer Experience

At Rhymetec, our technology investments are always guided by a single, customer-centric mission: How can we make our clients’ security and compliance journeys smoother, faster, and more robust? As Chief AI Officer, Kyle’s mandate is not isolated to a development sandbox. Instead, he has been actively working across every corner of the company: collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Operations, and Security teams. By architecting and deploying sophisticated internal AI systems and intelligent workflows, Kyle is transforming how Rhymetec operates from the inside out.

For our customers, this internal optimization delivers immediate, tangible competitive advantages:

• Accelerated Project Timelines: By leveraging internal AI efficiencies to automate repetitive data synthesis and administrative bottlenecks, our security experts can execute projects faster than ever before.
• Supercharged Response Times and SLAs: Optimized internal workflows mean our teams can exceed service level agreements (SLAs), providing lightning-fast communication and support when clients need it most.
• High-Value Strategic Focus: With AI handling manual, time-consuming processes behind the scenes, Rhymetec’s experts can dedicate their energy to what matters most: delivering tailored, high-level strategic counsel to protect your business.

While these internal advancements serve as our primary efficiency engine, they also naturally lay the foundational groundwork for our broader technological ecosystem, including the future evolution of Rhymetec’s internal platforms.

"We are living through a tech revolution, and staying ahead means being willing to disrupt your own workflows for the benefit of your clients. Kyle has been the mastermind behind our internal AI evolution. Appointing him as Chief AI Officer ensures Rhymetec remains an industry trailblazer, delivering a premier, tech-forward experience to every business we secure," 

— Justin Rende, founder and CEO of Rhymetec.

Charting the Path Forward

In his executive role, Kyle will oversee the holistic integration of intelligent systems across Rhymetec while maintaining an ironclad commitment to risk management. His core focus areas include:

• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partnering with department leaders to audit operational friction points, designing custom internal AI systems that eliminate redundancies and maximize output.
• SLA and Timeline Optimization: Measuring and continuously tuning internal AI implementations to ensure they directly correlate to faster project delivery and enhanced service accuracy for clients.
• AI Platform Strategy & Development: Leading the strategic roadmap, architecture, and development of Rhymetec’s next-generation AI platform, focused on scalable automation, secure multi-tenant infrastructure, and AI-driven cybersecurity operations ahead of its planned late 2026 release.
• Enterprise AI Governance: Developing a world-class internal AI risk management framework, establishing rigorous data-handling policies that guarantee all internal AI utilization aligns perfectly with global privacy and cybersecurity best practices.

By appointing a Chief AI Officer with Kyle’s unique caliber of security and machine learning expertise, Rhymetec is doing more than just adopting technology, we are redefining how modern cybersecurity services are delivered.