Mortgage Connect is a provider of customized financial services tools for some of the nation’s largest banks. Mortgage Connect is primarily engaged in the mortgage vertical. Heavily involved in title services, the company also offers document preparation, loan modifications, loan due diligence, and appraisals via its Appraisal Management Company.• Led rebuilding vulnerability management program.• Implemented Mimecast Secure Email Gateway.• Implemented Rapid7 suite of products (InsightVM, InsightAppSec, InsightIDR, and tCell WAF).• Built work management platform to better prioritize, distribute, and report on work efforts.• Hired and managed external contractors to augment team and increase project completion throughput.• Implemented Azure cloud security controls (CAP, MFA, InTune, Identity Protection, Privilege Identity Mgmt).• Implemented Thales HSM.• Implemented Imperva Data Protection for MSSQL.• Developed and implemented application security review program.• Built Information Security Awareness platform using KnowBe4.• Created and managed Information Security budgets and periodically met with finance to review.• Brought together IT teams to achieve an Information Security first mentality across the organization.

Originally LenderLive Holdings, Covius is a provider of custom technology solutions specializing in document fulfillment and OCR, loan modifications, foreclosure notices, title requests, and credit retrieval—all focused on the mortgage vertical.• Integrated InfoSec processes and procedures into functional areas of the company.• Architected and implemented Rapid7 InsightVM with Jira integration.• Designed and deployed Jira for InfoSec tracking, including daily work efforts, time entries, and Risk Register.• Created education and training program that included ISA training and quarterly newsletters.• Created documentation repository for managing all InfoSec documents.• Deployed and maintain SAST/DAST solutions.• Created and manage Application Security checklists and processes.• Designed and implemented checklist tool for ensuring tasks are performed by security operations staff.• Architected and deployed Rapid7 InsightIDR SIEM for SOC.• Created project estimations, CapEx requirements, ROI calculations, and pricing strategy models.• Managed a security budget equaling 8% of overall IT budget.• Performed pre/post-due diligence on M&A activities and implementation of security controls for new acquisitions.

• Oversaw 31 IT associates across 2 divisions and 4 product lines.• Managed IT team responsible for platforms supporting $30MM annual gross revenue and over 5,000 users.• Led acquisition team efforts on due diligence for purchasing companies up to $25MM.• Created hiring, retention, and leadership methodology that achieved 90% retention rate.• Guided buildout of workflow system to for transparency, time tracking, SDLC, invoicing, and reporting.• Shaped corporate IT strategy for security audits from top 5 banks in United States, resulting in zero findings.• Point of contact for client relationships and escalations, including clients of top 5 banks in the United States.• Created project estimations, CapEx requirements, ROI calculations, and pricing strategy models.• Architected and implemented core OCR and rules engine technology in multi-data center environment.• Negotiated and secured $260,000 archive tier solution.

• Managed team consisting of system administrators, project managers, and DBAs.• Negotiated and secured $260,000 archive tier solution.• Architected, created cost analysis, and delivered solution for new document management platform.• Designed special web services architecture for handling redundant writing of files to multiple locations.• Created internal audit strategy to adhere to external client audit needs.• Designed and implemented BPM solution with Serena SBM software.

• Coordinated business requirements to system deliverables for infrastructure and business systems.• Redesigned and implemented entire network infrastructure, replacing all existing components.• Built, designed, and implemented complete mortgage banking system.• Implemented fully virtualized server architecture.• Provided support and maintenance of all corporate LAN/WAN technologies.• Coordinated all vendor negotiations/interactions (selection, pricing, agreements, management).

• Directed the IT Operations of company with over 700 employees in multiple locations across the United States.• Led IT department of 11 • Designed, managed, and implemented AMP (Assurity Mortgage Portal) to streamline wholesale loan process.• Implemented QoS and traffic shaping for improved network throughput and WAN optimization.• Designed corporate call center using Inter-tel/Mitel platform across multiple geographic regions. • Negotiated and approved equipment/software licensing agreement leases as large as $400,000. • Designed and implemented in house web-based helpdesk system saving the company approximately $20K.• Implemented digital workflow of all remote loan saving company $120,000 per year in shipping fees.

Immediately after high school, I joined the Marine Corps. I went to boot camp at Paris Island and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, Yorktown, VA and 29 Palms, CA. In Yorktown, VA, I was meritoriously promoted to Corporal (E-4) by passing a formal board inspection.