- Directs all cyber operations and manages strong relationships with local and state governments and industry partners to coordinate and execute cyber-related activities.- Coordinates all training and planning for LA National Guard’s cyber assets and response.- Designed and implemented cyber range for training all cyber personnel.- Responds ransomware attacks against local Parish schools in conjunction with rebuilding infrastructure and implementing new hardware to combat future threats.

- Directs team of 36 cybersecurity professionals in the following disciplines SOC analyst, SOC Engineers, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Change and Compliance management for critical mission systems across the enterprise.- Organizes and conducts meetings to promote interdepartmental innovation to accomplish organizational goals.- Directs the design, engineering and implementation of new virtualized infrastructure using VMware products to increase efficiency of mission critical data.- Orchestrates a cold remote Disaster Recovery (DR) site for mission continuity.- Plans physical infrastructure hardware replacement to include Cisco and Juniper switches, routers, firewalls, workstations, servers, and storage area networks (SANs).- Collaborates with vendors to create a roadmap for End of Life (EOL) product replacement and schedule future upgrades.- Prepares and presents metrics and reports to C-suite or higher organizational members to show performance and completion statuses.

- Manages a geographically dispersed team of 35 employees.- Works directly with CEO and team to develop a strategic vision.- Implemented project tracking mechanisms previously non-existent.- Leads teams in the proposal/bids process- Oversees over $70 million in projects providing technical support and guidance.

- Managed strategy, operations, and personnel across multiple departments, including Wide Area Network (WAN), Network Control Center (NCC), and Information Assurance (IA); established policies for accessing the DODIN network.- Ensured connectivity across enterprise-level network that included remote access via VPN for 2,000+ users; achieved 99% uptime with no major security incidents.- Assisted in the development and implementation of backup solution for all file servers on the organization’s network infrastructure.

- Established Security Operations Center for critical mission systems across the enterprise.- Built team of 42 cybersecurity professionals in the following disciplines SOC analyst, SOC Engineers, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence.- Organizes and conducts meetings to promote interdepartmental innovation to accomplish organizational goals.- Directs the design, engineering and implementation of new virtualized infrastructure using VMware products to increase efficiency of mission critical data.- Achieved the Authority to Operate for two critical mission systems.- Plans physical infrastructure hardware replacement to include Cisco and Juniper switches, routers, firewalls, workstations, servers and storage area networks (SANs).