• Own accountability for the development and implementation of the overall enterprise technology vision and technology/cybersecurity strategies for a cloud-based fintech incubator and four subsidiary startups.• Drive the success of the IT environment by spearheading the development, deployment, and maintenance of secure and automated cloud-based environments; utilize AWS, Okta, Splunk, Atlassian, Github, Google, Zscaler, and more. • Play a key role in strengthening ROI for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by overseeing technology integration.• Promote operational excellence by recruiting, training, mentoring, and directing high-performing technical teams while building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation; managed seven employees. • Foster and maintain collaborative working relationships with technology partners, vendors, and cross-functional teams, including product, legal, compliance, risk, audit, finance, sourcing, and procurement.• Enable data-driven decision-making by preparing and delivering financial reports and presentations to executives.• Define and implement processes and best practices for information security, regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal and external audits, including implementing zero trust and ubiquitous strong authentication practices.• Advance business goals and objectives by defining priorities and delivering impactful solutions in line with budgets.• Establish, review, and revise policies, procedures, and protocols based on existing and emerging requirements.• Navigate complex and recurring challenges, obstacles, and issues with an innovative and solution-focused mindset.• Maintain responsibility for coordinating day-to-day IT, security, and incident response operations.• Drive continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and implementing streamlined solutions. • Evaluate the performance of junior staff to identify strengths and opportunities for additional coaching.

• Orchestrated and led the integration of enabling technologies to support operation within cloud ecosystems such as Cloud Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust Network Access, and Secure Access Service Edge.• Oversaw the technology vendor selection process, including authoring several RFIs and RFPs.• Charted the successful development and deployment of the enterprise identity and privileged identity strategy, including achieving buy-in by presenting to executives and oversight committees.• Aligned objectives and bridged communications with federal regulators to address and resolve technology concerns, directly contributing to improved regulatory compliance.• Held accountability for developing architectural patterns, core systems architecture, execution patterns, security techniques, foundations controls, and an enterprise cloud IT operating model.• Championed the enterprise transition to cloud platforms, including providing guidance to executive leadership and effectively highlighting the benefits, such as improved scalability and decreased deployment timelines.• Ensured the functionality of cloud-based solutions by developing cloud-based testing environments and platforms.• Streamlined and modernized end-to-end identity management processes and identity governance ecosystems, including crafting centralized, enterprise-wide privileged identity management strategies to mitigate risks and boost compliance.

• Generated sales and revenue by effectively positioning and presenting CyberArk identity and privileged identity security solutions to existing and potential customers, such as federal and state government agencies and defense contractors.• Leveraged strong interpersonal communication skills to build trust-based relationships with current and prospective customers as well as provide education on modern privileged identity management strategies, directly supporting improved solution adoption.• Produced RFI/RFP responses, white papers, technical documentation, and marketing materials.• Gained interest and buy-in from customers by demonstrating solutions in-person and remotely, including facilitating proof-of-concept engagements.• Facilitated product demonstrations for industry standard certification processes.

• Evangelized products for a security software and services vendor specializing in identity and privileged identity security while participating in large technology conferences, regional events, and private engagements.• Improved access to high-level clientele, such as the federal government and defense contracts, by serving as the President of Cap Cloud.• Expanded awareness of innovative and efficient solutions for secure privileged identity management via marketing.• Cultivated and maintained strategic industry partnerships to bolster awareness and adoption of products through the Capitol Area Cloud Computing User Group, at peer Cyber Security companies, and through key clients.• Contributed to hiring and selection processes for new team members, including developing skills challenges.• Created and published large volumes of marketing materials to drive solution sales and adoption.• Engaged with current and potential customers through social media, product demonstrations, and events.