Created LendSafe to provide mortgage lenders with a comprehensive data security program to better protect their borrowers from cyber-threats while complying with industry regulations. Recognized as the #1 cybersecurity consultant in the country for mortgage lenders. • Uses the NIST 800 standards to create and automate a comprehensive data security program that includes assessments, policies and procedures, vulnerability management, phishing simulation, awareness training, gap analyses, reporting, and more.• Responds to incidents and guided post-incident recovery to successfully eradicate and contain breaches while minimizing collateral damage.• Detects and remediates network and host-based vulnerabilities.• Implements practices and processes to enable companies to reach compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule, NYCRR 500, and other state and federal industry regulations.• Presents at expos and conferences about data security and emerging regulation.• Works with industry regulators and government officials to modernize data security practices within the mortgage industry.

Started Ridge Home Loans as a partnership with a previous competitor to increase control over product pricing and consolidate market share within our local market. Within the business worked on compliance, marketing, sales, partnerships, and more. Vetted and managed relationships with third party partners such as wholesale lenders, insurance companies, developers, and real estate agents.

Joined Homelink Mortgage to assist the company with expansion into Utah. Specialized in helping Chinese and Cantonese-speaking individuals purchase a home and complete the mortgage process. Streamlined processes and provided guidance on matters relating to information security. Used publicly available information to find all Chinese-speaking real estate agents in the state in order to develop mutually beneficial relationships.

Recruited by SecurityMetrics to assist in opening the Chinese market and to spearhead development of Chinese-language materials for merchants seeking PCI DSS compliance. Designated as the shift scan technician and tasked with responding to failed vulnerability scans and vulnerability scanner management.• Used Nmap and Tenable Nessus to detect, validate, and remediate network vulnerabilities for card-processing merchants, allowing consumers to make purchases more securely.• Detected and validated Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities for merchants processing credit cards online.• Prioritized vulnerabilities based on the NIST National Vulnerability Database’s Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).• Recommended by Brigham Young University Chinese professors to develop the Chinese-language support program within SecurityMetrics, facilitating company expansion into China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.• Trained Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese-speaking employees to assist business owners with safeguarding their networks and reaching PCI DSS compliance.

Oversaw the interviewing, hiring, and training of plainclothes security personnel at the BYU Store and large sporting events. Actively detected and apprehended suspected criminals, composed witness statements, made reports, and collated DVD imagery for law enforcement. Configured and maintained CCTV systems and servers. Received commendations from law enforcement for handling high intensity and dangerous apprehensions with level-headed intelligence and quick-thinking.