Provide security thought leadership to uncover and drive strategic security opportunities for ePlus inc.

Provide guidance and share expertise with a focus on complex data protection, privacy issues, compliance, and risk mitigation in the cyber security space. Manage the execution of information security to ensure positive impacts on client business.

Directed cybersecurity strategic services for $9.3M book of business in western region for worldwide market leader in cybersecurity and threat intelligence, including incident response, strategic readiness, technical assurance, cyber defense transformation, governance, budgeting, resource allocation, and training. Oversaw consulting across banking, real estate, software, healthcare, telecom, and grocery industries, executing sales, managing strategic projects, and supervising team of 12 to deliver comprehensive services.- Spearheaded growth from 3 to 12 consultants, while expanding offerings from 7 to 15 strategic services- Executed 24+ Security Program Assessments, authoring follow up recommendations and creating roadmaps to assist clients in maturing security capabilities and processes from ad hoc to managed security state- Closed gaps in security monitoring and response capabilities from initial to optimized, enabling clients to detect threats, shorten investigation times, and proactively hunt for covert activity- Authored over 60 customized Incident Response Plans, including escalation processes, classification and severity definitions, and recommended incident response metrics

Promoted from Cyber Security Solutions Sales Black Belt to Global Security Architect, assisting in pre-sales, sales, and sales closure on security operations centers for Fortune 500 companies. Developed multi-vendor solutions for key accounts, cost projections, and proposals, collaborating across departments and advancing progress along sales continuum.- Supported and influenced $3M+ deal building security operations for largest consumables retailer, plus $4+M deal with electronics manufacturer- Built Cybersecurity Use Case Library mapping to NIST Cybersecurity and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks, providing IBM clients a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations, establishing a foundation for the development of specific threat models and methodologies

Advanced to senior manager of team of 20, providing consulting services to clients—building security operations centers (SOC), developing SEIM strategies, and providing network security architectural design, engineering, and implementation services for enterprise business lines. Identified security gaps and defined SIEM and SOC architectural governance, processes, and technology standards to increase cybersecurity protection.- Improved overall risk posture for largest British retail bank, leveraging existing SIEM to support continuous visibility across systems and domains- Achieved successful design and build of SOC for largest Canadian bank within 90 days, including vulnerability solutions, application and database scanners, intrusion prevention systems, and threat intelligence platforms

Promoted from Project Manager to SIEM Consultant to Security Architect, spearheading network cybersecurity architectural design, engineering, and implementation services for Fortune 100 clients. Collaborated with IT, infrastructure operations, engineering, and third-party vendors. - Authored SIEM implementation manual for consulting team, creating efficiencies for deployment, developing business use cases for threat detection, reducing false-positive alerts, and maximizing SIEM detection capabilities for client- Realized 100% success with major hotel chain, leveraging existing SIEM system to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and pass associated PCI audit

Managed and led team of 12+ global security engineers, spearheading enterprise web hosting services and overseeing global service network migration including Cisco and Checkpoint firewalls. Designed, configured, integrated, and implemented ESEM solutions for 140 global clients representing millions in business.