Chief architect leading all product development and engineering. Bootstrap cloud services, Kubernetes/Istio/Gitops cloud infrastructure, data engineering, blockchain node operations, graph databases, microservices, observability, SLAs. GraphQL APIs supporting example-based searches, business partner data mutations, and vulnerability alert subscriptions. Lead security research in Ethereum smart contracts; sandboxing, fuzzing, tracing, disassembly, contract analysis, control flow graphs, source code supply chain, code differencing, data aggregation from external sources, standards identification, contract similarity graphs, cross network correlation. Implement AI (machine learning) infrastructure combining Jupyter Notebook based security research, KServe model production, and data engineering driven automated scoring.

Hardware wallet with custodial services, securing cryptocurrency and providing the next generation of distributed identity. Blockchains combined with multi-signature, multi-factor cryptography.

Architecting security in a cloud environment for the world's fastest unicorn, now a decacorn!

Stealth.

Driving architectural vision and engineering leadership with hands-on coding, producing a blockchain platform for Cisco's supply chain. Chief Technology and Architecture Office (CTAO). Acquihire from BCG Digital Ventures.

Corporate venture partnerships in blockchain platforms. Acqui-hired by Cisco.

Leveraging blockchain technology to secure the Internet of Things (IoT), redefining resilience to threats, cost economics, and scale for billions of connected devices. Formerly Sensify Security.

Security start-up using machine learning to detect threats post-breach.• Engineering leader from Series A, mentoring engineers and data scientists.• Championed Intel DPDK; rewrote data plane to scale concept product from 3 Gbps to 25+ Gbps.• Drove adoption of C++14 and enablement of Python for data scientists.• Implemented scalable line rate parsers producing JSON metadata; e.g. ASN.1, Kerberos, etc.• Introduction of NoSQL database detection framework and throughput subsystems.• Implemented patented scalable packet capture (PCAP) framework for forensic evidence.• Agile team member, remaining heavily hands on with coding responsibility.• Drive initiatives across platform, UX/UI, data science, QA, customer visits, and product direction.• Drive hardware vendor partnerships and release of next generation systems.• Architectural product disaggregation; scalable distributed systems with remote sensors.• Owned engineering process; build system, code review, branch strategy

• Introduced unified user identity product strategy; demonstration, architecture, coding effort lead, and integration with third-party partners.• Introduced new authentication architecture; implemented cryptography and hardware offload, improving Kerberos from 1,600/s to 38,000+/s on a single load balancer.• Architecture overview and design strategy for mobile device management product.• Implemented various REST and enterprise proxy protocols.• Agile team member, remaining heavily hands on with coding responsibility.• Technical publication review.

Pulse Business UnitNetwork Access Control (UAC), Pulse SSL/VPN• Software Engineer Development Program: Distinguished Engineer.• Neoteris Architecture Board; Engineering Lead Committee; Juniper Open Source Council.• Architecture planning with external business units: JUNOS EX switch, SRX firewall, Helios Wi-Fi.• Trusted Computing Group specification reviewer; implemented protocol reference standard.• Architected third-party vendor integration SDK for Pulse Client; lead coding effort.• Implemented QE automation and scale test framework; included L2 authentication, VPN, endpoint host-checking, matching all key features in Pulse Client saving millions.• Lead engineer for:- Security: AAA, RBAC, SSO (Kerberos/NTLM), 802.1X, RADIUS, LDAP, SecureId.- Enforcement integration with JUNOS firewalls, IDS, load balancers.- Active Directory integration (Samba); SMB file transfer.• Windows, Linux, agentless clients; endpoint host-checking and compliance.• Architected system level changes to scale from 300 to 35,000 sessions.

Symantec Enterprise Firewall, Clientless VPNSafeweb Aquisition• Integrate SafeWeb clientless VPN into Symantec SGS firewall.• Lead engineer for: - AAA, RBAC, security protocols (AD, RADIUS, LDAP, SecureID). - Active Directory integration (Samba); clientless VPN file transfer. - Design process and policy, build process, code ownership and review, buddy building, branching strategy.• Improvements in performance, clustering, and endpoint compliance.

Windows Platform Division, Networking and Communications• Winsock API and TCP/IP user and kernel driver stack.• Complete network stack rewrite (Windows Vista).• Secure coding, performance, scale, protocols, 32/64-bit, Win32 API, TCP utilities and services.• Lead engineer on Network Location Awareness.• Lead debug engineer, assembly level expertise, daily ‘Dr. Watson’ (BSOD) triage.• Internal and external customer support, support groups, and conferences.

Premiere Product Support and ServicesDeveloper Support, Networking• Premiere service level agreements, providing user and kernel software design, debugging, sample code, defect identification, and customer advocacy to product groups.• Write technical articles, source code: Platform SDK, MSDN, Knowledge Base (KB)

Medical device startup specializing in diagnosis and analysis of soft-tissue muscle injuries.• Medical technician Windows client; TCP/IP C/C++ software development, model report upload, server and database infrastructure, JAVA/HTML reporting.• IT network administration; operations management.

• IT network administration.• Design curriculum, training materials, and course instruction.