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Cape Coral, FL, US

Miami, Florida, US

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Online | Winona | Minneapolis | Rochester, US

Adjunct Professor for the Master's in Cybersecurity Degree program.Currently teaching "Ethical Hacking and Defense."

Prior Lake, MN, US

As a Veteran, I helped ThinkGreat LLC form promote the ThinkGreat Foundation whose mission is to support the spouses of active duty armed forces by promoting their careers through scholarships.

Teaneck, New Jersey, US

St. Louis Park, MN, US

• Security initiatives decreased security loss from $4M to $0 in 2 years.
• Assessment & Threat Analysis.
• Compliance Assistance. Identify and lead compliance for GDPR, CCPA, GLBA, and HIPAA.
• Enhanced Security adoption using training and socialization to institute a culture of security in an efficient but fun manner.
• CIO Magazine contributing author. Frequent speaker on Security and Leadership, Editorial board member of the “Journal of Data Protection and Privacy”.
• Technical Market Analysis. Position products and identify emerging markets.

Makati City, Metro Manila, PH

Executive responsible for growth and corporate oversight of offshore development. Established local leadership, location, import protocols, personnel handling, and marketing & sales of services in the U.S. as part of a broad blended services offering. Normalized employee compensation to meet industry standards and more than doubled headcount while.

• Security by design champion that consulted with multiple clients to envisions new programs, or enhances existing programs, to provide both qualitative and quantitative results.
• Provided compliance Assistance for GDPR, CCPA, GLBA, and HIPAA.
• Established security, privacy, and acceptable use policies for firms without a full time CISO.
• Established, tested, and implemented Disaster Recovery and Data Loss Prevention Programs.
• Advised clients on changes in legislature and threats to ensure future company viability.

IL

• Championed operations management, business development, revenue tracking, and infrastructural growth. Entrusted to redirect employee retention and departmental leadership approaches following a significant revenue.
• Spearheaded division, change management, and profitable maintenance of one under-performing business unit into three successful sectors (which collectively yielded 50%+ of the company’s net revenue).
• Helmed three large-scale acquisitions: an acquisition from Microsoft in NH into a consulting group in MA ($12M in revenue), a consulting firm requiring ongoing coaching and process improvement ($12M in revenue), and a.
• Slashed rework costs by $2M in firts year of assuming role through the establishment of a new Center of Excellence focused on enhancing product quality as well as operational consistency.
• Played a key role in professional development of nine professionals into several key leadership roles by functioning as a proactive mentor from hire through promotion.

Led QA efforts of both software and Hardware of paging, cellular, and satellite voicemail systems.

Team lead for software team developing the ground-based satellite control systems for the IRIDIUM global satellite phone system.

Annapolis, Maryland, US

• Taught electrical engineering to 3rd year Midshipman.
• Evaluated Midshipmen for leadership potential. Mentored and led Midshipmen through customized leadership growth plans.
• Officer representative of the U.S. Naval Academy Honor Court.

Bs, History

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering - Computer Architecture & Digital Design

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Leadership Development