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Melbourne, FL, US

Marlborough, MA, US

• Leadership and Team Management: Led a team of 8 healthcare security architects and engineers in securing cloud architectures, researching new technology investments, and managing the full lifecycle of technology.
• Financial and Contractual Acumen: Guided price negotiations, Master Service Agreement reviews and Approvals, Privacy Impact Assessments, Third Party Risk Assessments and Threat Assessments for new 6 new technology.
• Change Management Leader: Directed cybersecurity change management in collaboration with global IT teams, advising on security risks, conducting threat modeling for emerging technologies, and driving secure adoption of.
• Strategic Planning: Developed the company's 3-year Cybersecurity Strategy and annual operating plans through gap analysis of the current security posture, industry best practices research, consultation with vendors and.
• Generative AI Rollout: Spearheaded the secure and ethical rollout of Enterprise ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for 35K users worldwide, developing cybersecurity requirements for Generative AI including Single Sign-On.

Melbourne, Florida, US

Courses Developed CYB 5272: Computer and Information Security (in–person)CYB 5275: Enterprise Security (in–person)CYB 5275: Enterprise Security (online)Courses TaughtCYB 5272: Computer and Information Security (in–person) CYB 5275: Enterprise Security (in–person)

Melbourne, Florida, US

• Customer Facing Technical Leadership: Led a team of 5 managers and 20 cybersecurity personnel across various cybersecurity functions providing monthly status updates to FAA customer, advising on security strategy.
• Proposal Development: Decomposed Request for Proposal requirements into strategy to win and technical solution, winning 8 out of 11 new FAA contract awards; resulting in $920M additional revenue for business.
• Compliance and Security Framework: Implemented and maintained security controls in Cisco routers and switches, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Melbourne, Florida, US

• NIST Compliance: Managed NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity compliance across 11 company-created products, handling Microsoft Project schedules for control implementation, cost and time estimates, and requirements.
• Product Security: Implemented security controls for new technologies for government contracts ensuring Go-To-Market teams met compliance requirements, testing and quality timelines for assessment, and provided priority.
• Incident Response: Rewrote incident response plans merging content into a single universal plan, eliminating redundancies, enhancing collaboration across teams, and improving personnel training through standardized and.

Cape Canaveral, FL, US

• First CISO: Implemented the company’s first information security program, aligning with industry-leading standards including NIST SP 800-171 (based on NIST SP 800-53), PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR.
• Regulatory Compliance: Engineered and executed the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to meet Department of Defense mandates.
• Public Speaking: Briefed businesses at Congressmen’s Small Business Consortium on CMMC compliance and best practices, earning recognition and speaking engagements at multiple companies with CEO-level audiences.

Cape Canaveral, FL, US

• Network Engineering: Researched, engineered, and designed Cisco firewalls, routers, switches, Dell servers, and storage solutions for turn-key data centers for the US Army. Secured contracts valued at $450 million and.
• Business Development: Discovered new opportunities where company’s past performance allowed for competition; developed technical proposal and strategy to win for 7 US Government Requests for Proposal; won 3 new.
• Customer Support: Traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to support the maintenance and extension of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) network, performing patching and providing additional network infrastructure.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Network Administration: Progressed from network administration to senior engineering roles over 9 years, managing classified networks and deploying communications in high-risk areas.
• Holistic Technologist: Expanded skills to include endpoint and helpdesk experience, managing deployable communications in Korea, and maintaining networks valued at over $100M in various global locations.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Information Technology Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting And Finance