Michael J. Gill
Founder, Watchkeel Security. US Navy veteran with a BS in Cybersecurity. Security engineer, small business operator and the builder of CoverProof.
Experience
Founder, Watchkeel Security
Watchkeel LLC, Tampa Bay Area, 2026 to present. Incident response and remediation for small and mid-size businesses, plus CoverProof, a cyber insurance readiness product that checks the answers on an insurance application against the systems the business actually runs.
Founder, Gills IT World LLC
2026 to present. Managed IT and cybersecurity for small businesses in the Tampa Bay Area.
Founder, Distova LLC
Wholesale ordering software (SaaS) for distributors and their customers. SBA VetCert SDVOSB.
Security engineer
Current role at a global software company.
US Navy
AEGIS Fire Controlman, the technician who maintains missile guidance systems.
Education
BS in Cybersecurity.
Highlights
- Built CoverProof, a Microsoft 365 security posture and insurance readiness assessment, and ran it end to end against a live Microsoft 365 tenant on November 13, 2026.
- Built the CoverProof question bank: 208 questions taken from 13 public carrier application forms, each mapped to the system setting that answers it.
- Runs managed IT and security for a regional food distributor.
Contact
Email gill@watchkeelsecurity.com or call (813) 513-1206.
Watchkeel Security, Tampa Bay Area, Florida.