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Worldwide, OO

My role involves partnering and collaborating closely with clients to address their critical operational and business challenges. I am instrumental in driving sales, managing delivery, spearheading talent development and recruitment, and enhancing market presence for our Energy, Resources & Industrial (ER&I) Cyber OT and critical infrastructure protection.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Xcel Energy’s Enterprise Security and Emergency Management Department. The department is comprised of 400+ specialized professionals with an annual budget exceeding $150M. Responsibilities encompass overseeing all aspects of customer and employee privacy, supply chain/3rd party risk management, security risk.

Global Resilience Federation (GRF) is a non-profit hub and integrator for support, analysis, and cross-sector intelligence exchange among information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs), organizations (ISAOs), and computer emergency readiness/response teams (CERTs). GRF’s mission is to help assure the resilience of critical and vital infrastructure.

The ARC is a non-profit, cross-sector organization designed to mitigate systemic risk to the nation’s most critical infrastructure from existing and emerging threats. We facilitate operational collaboration between our critical infrastructure members from the financial and energy sectors, the U.S. Government, and other key sector partners in a secure.

London, GB

Served as the OT and Energy Sector Cybersecurity Leader at Ernst & Young LLP (EY), focusing on internal audit, cybersecurity, managed risk services, risk transformation, internal controls and risk assurance for regulated and non-regulated critical infrastructure. We focus on assisting organizations in navigating the Transformative Age as a digitally.

Oakland, California, US

Accountable for the governance, oversight, and support of PG&E's enterprise security and critical infrastructure protection program. Responsible for overall achievement and compliance with regulatory requirements and PG&E’s mission by ensuring controls are in place and managed to protect cyber and information based assets, employee privacy, IT/OT.

Knoxville, TN, US

Accountable for the governance, oversight, and support of TVAs enterprise information security program. Responsible for overall achievement and compliance with regulatory requirements and TVA’s mission by ensuring controls are in place and managed to protect cyber and information based assets, employee privacy, IT/OT continuity of operations, and incident.

Folsom, CA, US

• Accountable for the governance, oversight, and support of CAISO’s enterprise information security program. Responsible for the achievement and compliance with regulatory requirements and CAISO’s mission by ensuring.
• Ensured the security of CAISO grid related assets including Energy Management System, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Remote Terminal Units, RIGs/DPGs, Phaser Management Systems, and Plant.
• Ensured the security for CAISO market related assets including Scheduling Interfaces, OASIS, Metering System, E-Tag, and Settlement Systems;
• Integrated PKI for CAISO’s EMS in order to provide secure SCADA communications.
• Achieved third party security certification for the CAISO Enterprise Security Program
• Developed and managed the Enterprise Vulnerability Management program that resulted in an 80% vulnerability reduction.

Reston, VA, US

• California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Contract Program Manager
• Led technical aspect of design activities for security projects of the Research and Development Division.
• Managed diverse team of system engineers to meet unique customer design-to-cost and life-cycle cost requirements
• Served as program manager/senior security engineer for CAISO contract supporting security efforts
• Managed SAIC’s project to secure CAISO’s information infrastructure
• Interacted with CAISO’s contract and finance managers to ensure that program remain on track

• Managed $3.5 million IT budget and contribute to management of daily operations, including staff supervision, scheduling, and development.
• Oversaw management of corporate and clients LAN/WAN/MAN, systems, and end user support for 6 national branches and 50 business partners.
• Managed 10 programmers supporting approximately 350+ applications.
• Coordinated data network installations, configuration, and support.
• Ensured 99% reliability of systems and networks.
• Developed and implemented information security policies/procedures and e-business security solutions.

• Provided performance, security, and fault management to Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Global Command and Control System
• Facilitated 24/7 alarm and help desk services to ensure 99.9% systems and network reliability
• Monitored, analyzed, and controlled the quality of network communications and information systems

Washington, DC, US

• Cryptologic Technician performs technology-based administrative functions using software applications within a global information environment; perform personnel and physical security duties for the Naval Security Group.
• Assisted in the management of budget, network systems, and network staff
• Planned and executed system installations, migrations, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Maintained configuration control, security and maintenance for 250+ client/server network, operating 300+ user on UNIX and Microsoft NT platforms at multiple security levels.
• Implemented Multi-Level Security (MLS) to enable Intel analyst to efficiently and effectively communicate Intel information to war fighters.
• Designed, modified, and maintained local area network, including architectural documentation.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management

Harvard Leadership Program

Associate Of Science, Business Management

Navy Nec Ct-9190 Special Security Assistant

Military Education, National Security