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Founder

Norfolk, Va, Us

Norfolk, Va, Us

Responsible for the training and education programs at US Navy Reserve Command in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area.- Organizes education and training courses for a unit of over 24 members to maintain multiple disciplines- Coordinates with region and mission area owners to maintain unit and individual level readiness across multiple disciplines- Assists with FY planning in order to maintain visibility and timeliness on meeting the needs of the Navy

Norfolk, Va, Us

Transitory role, responsible for the holistic (information and physical) security posture of a nation-wide dispersed crew. Efforts have culminated in:- The effective risk management of the command's PII, PHI, and operationally sensitive information through member education, administration, and technical controls.- Security Clearance Management of all members within the organization- Authoring local policy to maintain a superior level of information security for predecessor

Norfolk, Va, Us

Senior Enlisted Leader of NR Experimental Diving Support Unit- Oversaw and organized the day to day operations of major diving enterprise- Facilitated the development and promotion of 4 E-6's to Chief Petty Officers and one Chief Petty Officer to Senior Chief Petty Officer- Orchestrated the implementation of support to Higher Echelon providing 4 times the support of previous operations plans and enabling diving operations, training, and experiments throughout the United States.

Washington, Dc, Us

Successfully managed a portfolio of over $500+ million in land usage contracts and construction projects in a multi-national environment. Reinvigorated projects left un-touched for over 10 years now on track for time-adjusted completion. Advisor in matters of National cybersecurity implementation, cybersecurity program creation, physical security, team management and infrastructure security.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Created and oversaw operations of all service offerings for multiple clients in all sectors. Primary architect of the CUICK TRAC solution.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Director of Curriculum and Managing Partner. Cyber Warrior Foundation is a not-for-profit that trains veterans in cybersecurity skills and helps them achieve certification, along with OJT, to prepare them in launching or taking the next step in their career, while simultaneously providing them a meaningful purpose in their day-to-day lives.

It is the passion of the ISCG to provide simplified, right-fit information security, that is cost effective and operations oriented.Simplified, Right Fit: ESX simplifies the scope and architecture of networks, leveraging subject matter experts’ years of experience, to reduce client risk. This approach increases client understanding of security requirements, eliminates unnecessary work, and mitigates costly remediation, generating an exponential return on security investment.Reasonably Priced: Charging exorbitant premiums for services that do not produce results doesn’t make sense. We believe that every organization deserves customized and directive information security services that are achievable, in both cost and implementation.

● As the designated company subject matter expert on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, led a team of Senior Qualified Security Assessors in an overhaul of the processes, tools, and project flow for all aspects of the PCI service grouping resulting in an average increase of 15% efficiency and turning the first profits for the service grouping in over 2 years. ● Co-authored the Continual Compliance project management initiative using tactically orchestrated and managed periodic checks on technical configurations such as SIEMs, FIM, IDS/IPS, and Firewalls to provide clients an average 12% annual reduction in IT workload and virtually guaranteed passing marks on yearly audits in multiple information security frameworks.● Member of the CSO Council whose function was to internally audit and continually improve the information security posture of the organization.● Actively augmented “Red Team” operations by providing Phishing, Penetration Testing, Vishing, and Business Intelligence support and training.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Oversees planning of all administrative and operational requirements to include training and professional development of nineteen (19) enlisted Navy divers, engineering, and administrative personnel. - As command Security Manager, provides information assurance training and unit level compliance with Navy regulations regarding classified, operationally sensitive, and personally identifiable information (PII).- Leads twenty-six (26) divers and technicians to support five (5) staff and one (1) guest research teams’ secret and classified government diving physiology and experimental testing and evaluation of underwater IP based communications, life-support, and vehicular technologies for deployment by Delta Force, US Navy SEALs, EOD Technicians, Army Rangers, MARSOC and Marine Recon personnel.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

● Increased company product depth by two-fold, identifying new markets and spearheading special development and implementation projects in both commercial and government sectors.● As Program Manager, directed a team of seven executives and engineers to envision and realize five custom power solutions for integration of patented kinetic energy harvesting capabilities in existing and emerging technologies, representing 99% of the company’s portfolio and culminating in three first-to-market devices of their kind.● Provided enterprise level IT support for on-site miniature data server with 100BASE-TX, VPN, and Wireless networks across three (3) states.

Executive Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, Minor In International Studies