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Washington, DC, US

• Provide expert consulting services in incident response, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity policy development.
• Support security engineering initiatives to strengthen architecture for evolving business needs through reference architecture design and testing.
• Conduct software design reviews and secure code analysis to enhance security measures.
• Provide support for business development activities, including resource management and proposal development, to align technical capabilities with client needs and drive organizational growth.

Gainesville, VA, US

• Conduct advanced analysis to understand software data processing across various platforms and architectures, identifying vulnerabilities in both open and closed systems. Develop specialized software solutions.
• Vulnerability Analysis and System Security Assessment: Performed in-depth vulnerability assessments of diverse systems, identifying and addressing security weaknesses in open and closed environments to enhance overall.
• Software Solution Development: Developed specialized software solutions across multiple platforms, applying advanced techniques to address specific security requirements and operational needs.
• Applied Research in Security and Memory Management: Conducted applied R&D in key areas including system memory management, security mechanisms, data encryption (both in transit and at rest), and proactive threat.
• Dynamic and Static Vulnerability Research: Engaged in both dynamic and static vulnerability research to uncover security flaws, supporting informed decision-making for effective remediation and mitigation strategies.
• Security Software Prototype and Network Traffic Analysis: Designed and developed security software prototypes, utilizing network traffic analysis and embedded device assessments to create tools tailored to specific.

• Design and develop specialized software solutions, leveraging advanced tools and techniques to analyze data processing across multiple platforms; x86, x64, ARM and ARM64. Conduct comprehensive analysis of open and.
• Custom Software Development: Created specialized software in multiple languages and frameworks by reverse-engineering binaries, delivering tailored solutions to meet specific operational needs.
• Exploit Mitigation and Bypass Research: Conducted applied research on exploit mitigation mechanisms and developed techniques to bypass these controls to enhance understanding of system security limits.
• Cryptographic Research: Investigated symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, certificate chains of trust, and cryptographic weaknesses to identify vulnerabilities within security protocols and strengthen defenses.
• Protocol and Embedded Device Reverse Engineering: Reverse-engineered communication protocols and embedded devices, dissecting protocol structures and security elements, including checksums, MACs, and encoding formats.
• Vulnerability Analysis and Machine Learning: Applied dynamic and static vulnerability research, process memory space analysis, and machine learning techniques to detect security flaws and predict attack vectors.

Gainesville, VA, US

• Conducted software reverse engineering across platforms, including x86, ARM, ARM64, and Android, using tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and Immunity Debugger to analyze application functionality, control flows and security.
• Vulnerability Research and Exploitation: Led R&D efforts to identify and exploit vulnerabilities such as memory corruption (e.g., buffer and heap overflows, integer overflows) and logical flaws. Investigated mitigation.
• File Format Analysis and Reverse Engineering: Performed in-depth reverse engineering on file formats, leveraging structural specifications, static analysis, and encoding techniques (e.g., Base64, ASN.1) to decode and.
• Cryptography Research: Conducted research on symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, certificate chains, and cryptographic weaknesses, enhancing understanding of crypto vulnerabilities and chain-of-trust mechanisms.
• Protocol Analysis and Reverse Engineering: Reverse-engineered IP and serial-based protocols, dissecting inner workings such as checksums, MACs, encoding formats, and structures (e.g., HTTP, XML) to understand data.
• Custom Tool Development: Developed custom point solutions and tools using Python, C, and C++ to address specific analysis and automation needs in reverse engineering tasks.

Fairfax, VA, US

• Provided expert consulting services in cybersecurity policy, engineering support, and operational guidance, bridging government and private sector service providers. Supported security engineering efforts to enhance.
• Security Architecture and Engineering: Designed, built, and tested secure reference architectures, assessing and improving security controls for ISP and commercial service provider infrastructures. Led security.
• Leadership in High-Impact Cybersecurity Initiatives: Led high-visibility cybersecurity teams, providing direction and expertise to deliver impactful results. Engaged executive and senior-level clients to identify.
• Lab Design and Prototype Development: Designed and deployed both unclassified and classified labs to support prototype testing, training development, and advanced data analytics, enabling a hands-on environment for.
• Cybersecurity Training Development and Delivery: Developed and delivered tailored cybersecurity training, enhancing client teams’ skills and knowledge to strengthen security posture.
• Blue, Red, and Purple Team Engagements: Contributed to blue, red, and purple team assessments, applying insights from real-world threat analysis to improve defensive strategies and support comprehensive security.

• Conducted advanced vulnerability research and malware analysis, isolating, reviewing, and reverse-engineering potentially malicious software from compromised systems and networks in support of intrusion investigations..
• Technical Analysis and Reporting: Analysis of malicious software, producing clear, detailed reports for distribution across various audiences. Developed proof-of-concept demonstrations to illustrate vulnerability and.
• Tool and Capability Development: Created specialized tools to support mission-specific requirements and enhance detection and response capabilities. Conducted research on emerging malware techniques, anti-analysis.
• Research and Subject Matter Expertise: Led in-depth research on advanced topics, including software vulnerabilities, command-and-control channels, exfiltration methods, evasion and anti-analysis techniques, protocol.
• Field and Operational Support: Provided technical expertise for field operations, offering rapid analysis and actionable insights in support of mission objectives.
• Business Development (BD): Facilitated and supported BD meetings, building relationships with potential partners, and evaluating technology companies to align with current and future opportunities.

• Delivered cybersecurity capabilities and solutions for Federal, DoD, and Intelligence Community engagements, ensuring compliance with standards such as DCID, ICD, NIST SP, FIPS, NSA Guides, and DoD IA STIGs.Key.
• Compliance and Standards Alignment: Developed solutions and capabilities aligned with regulatory standards, meeting rigorous compliance requirements for federal, defense, and intelligence contracts.
• Partnership and Vendor Management: Built and sustained strategic relationships with both large and small business partners for collaborative solution development. Evaluated vendor services for technical quality and.
• Solution Development and Productization: Authored white papers and developed packaged solutions for reuse in current and future engagements. Transformed cybersecurity capabilities into productized solutions, enhancing.
• Business Development Support: Contributed to business development, capture, and proposal efforts in key areas including security architecture, engineering, operations, governance, risk management, and cloud computing.
• Classified Project Support: Provided specialized support for classified initiatives, applying cybersecurity expertise in high-stakes, sensitive environments.

North Syracuse, New York, US

• Lead member of the DHS-ICE Computer Security Response Team, embedded within the Security Operations Center (SOC). Developed key documents—ConOps, TTPs, SOPs, and Incident Analysis Series white papers—to strengthen.
• Process Coordination and Documentation: Monitored and documented processes to ensure consistent execution. Coordinated with government clients on prioritizing and scheduling requirements, supporting mission success and.
• Advanced Malware Analysis: Performed in-depth malware analysis using HBGary Responder, Encase, IDA Pro, OllyDBG, WinDBG, Immunity, and other tools. Conducted packet analysis, tracebacks, code de-obfuscation, and.
• Incident Response and Security Operations: Assessed critical security events impacting the organization’s IT enterprise from OS and application perspectives. Led security monitoring, detection, scanning, auditing.
• Technology and Infrastructure Impact Analysis: Identified potential impacts of emerging technologies on infrastructure, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Leadership and Engineering Collaboration: Led engineering initiatives to develop communication infrastructure and specialized tools. Represented the engineering team in operational meetings, providing detailed updates.

• Supported business development and managed customer relationships, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and mission objectives. Built and maintained strong relationships with major prime contractors, including.
• Requirements Gathering and Validation: Collected and articulated security requirements for implementation teams, collaborating with key stakeholders to validate and verify their successful implementation.
• Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement: Conducted in-depth analysis of business and technical artifacts related to each engagement and interviewed stakeholders to ensure comprehensive understanding of project requirements.
• Architectural Analysis and Improvement: Identified architectural flaws in large-scale enterprise software systems, recommending and implementing strategic improvements aligned with the customer’s mission, vision, and.
• Research and Reporting: Researched emerging technologies and provided actionable recommendations to strengthen security posture. Developed detailed remediation reports outlining necessary actions to align security.
• Compliance and Standards Alignment: Ensured adherence to industry and government standards, including network engineering and software development best practices. Provided risk analysis for operational, architectural.

Dulles, VA, US

• Led red teams in executing comprehensive software security assessments and translating technical findings into detailed reports with actionable mitigations. These assessments covered a range of enterprise web-based and.
• Infrastructure and Change Management: Developed in-depth technical understanding of the existing infrastructure and maintained awareness of ongoing and planned changes to optimize security assessment delivery.
• Security Assessments: Conducted comprehensive risk assessments on large, mission-critical software systems, including application, architectural, and operational analyses. Engaged with key stakeholders, collecting.
• Technical Analysis and Vulnerability Identification: Used a combination of commercial and open-source tools, alongside advanced techniques, to uncover vulnerabilities across a wide range of programming technologies.
• Gap Analysis and SDLC Review: Performed gap analyses on operational practices, such as the SDLC, to identify and address security risks, offering mitigation and remediation strategies to reduce business impact.
• Testing and Strategic Awareness: Executed functional and security testing and maintained an awareness of industry and government strategic directions to align contract activities effectively.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US

• Supported business units across the organization in developing secure, scalable solutions with loosely coupled services to meet business process requirements and ensure compliance with external regulations through.
• Security Design Reviews: Conducted security design reviews for IT projects ranging from $400k to $40 million, ensuring alignment with security best practices and regulatory standards. Leveraged project management.
• Regulatory Compliance and Gap Analysis: Performed gap analyses on IT projects, measuring security design and existing posture against regulations such as HIPAA, GLBA, SOX, and PCI. Developed remediation reports with.
• Enterprise Logging Solution Development: Played a key role in developing an enterprise logging solution compliant with PCI and SOX requirements, enhancing visibility and regulatory alignment across systems.
• Security Baseline and Policy Development: Led initiatives to establish a Minimum Security Baseline for wireless technologies and provided ad-hoc security expertise to the team, including the interpretation of security.
• Process Automation and PCI Compliance: Designed and implemented a security design review tool that automated the review process for PCI compliance, reducing review times from 3 months to just 3 hours, significantly.

Melbourne, Florida, US

• Managed a multi-million-dollar budget, leading and mentoring a team of 40 professionals and interns. Played an integral role on strategic committees, overseeing IT Planning, Instructional Technologies, Disaster.
• Security and Policy Development: Established security policies, procedures, SOPs, and TTPs, enhancing organizational cybersecurity and resilience.
• Network Architecture: Architected a 1,000+ node network for a new Engineering Building, opened in October 1999, to support high-performance needs.
• System Administration and Monitoring: Administered a multi-OS environment, including Windows, UNIX systems (AIX, SGI, SCO, Linux, SUN OS), and research equipment. Configured and deployed server monitoring solutions and.
• Incident Response and Forensics: As a member of the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), led forensic analyses, tracked malicious activities, and identified network anomalies. Configured and deployed IDS (Snort).
• Research and Development in Security: Contributed to network and software security research, focusing on data analysis, packet analysis, honeypots, vulnerability identification, exploitation techniques, and malware.

Maynard, MA, US

• Network Engineering Team Lead managing a complex network spanning five United Nations buildings, supporting diverse systems including Windows (3.x-95), Novell, Banyan Vines, OS2, and UNIX-based platforms (SGI, SCO.
• Cross-Platform Integration: Led integration efforts between Windows and UNIX systems to enable secure data sharing and interoperability, addressing compatibility challenges with tailored solutions for each environment.
• Malware Mitigation and Incident Response: Managed malware response across the network using tools like Dr. Solomon’s and F-Prot. Coordinated containment efforts, system patching, and infection vector identification.
• Data Recovery and Continuity: Provided data recovery using Norton Utilities, restoring essential data for high-priority users and ensuring continuity of operations. Established proactive protocols to minimize future.
• Team Leadership and Training: Led a team of technicians and network engineers, delivering guidance on best practices, troubleshooting, and operational procedures. Organized regular training sessions to enhance team.
• Network Operations Management: Oversaw daily network operations, monitoring system health, managing resources, and coordinating with stakeholders across the United Nations buildings to address network needs promptly.

Master’S Degree, Computer Science

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Information Technology

Master’S Degree, Engineering Management