Gumtow started at the Office of Naval Intelligence in 1991 as a computer security officer and later served as director of security and corporate operations.
He became the CIO and chief knowledge officer at ONI in 2005.
Gumtow helped the U.S. Navy position information technology as a business and mission enabler at the serviceâs echelon I and II levels.
Gumtow  became the Naval Intelligence CIO and CTO in 2011, with responsibility in transitioning the officeâs network into a data centric model.
He also developed the Navyâs cloud vision and architecture.
Gumtow earned his bachelor of science degree in information systems management from the University of Maryland and a master of science degree in technology management from the University of Maryland University College.