Set the vision and strategy of enterprise-wide technical compliance team. Manage a team of cross-functional, geographically dispersed technical experts. Partner across lines of business to align security requirements with organizational goals, enabling innovation. Promoted to manage enterprise technical compliance program. - Managed full lifecycle migration from in-house tool suite to commercial product for enterprise technical compliance - Influenced senior IT leaders using rigorous research and logic to drive security and risk decisions - Acknowledged expert in developing, articulating, and influencing security requirements around new technology - Significantly improved scope and accuracy of technical compliance reporting across the enterprise - Elevated team effectiveness by creating a culture of peer-to-peer leadership and mentoring

Multiple, high-profile roles across a rapidly maturing information security and risk management organization. Chosen by senior leadership for continuing role in unifying information security practices between US and UK operations. Received multiple awards for security advisory services leading to successful large project implementations. - Multiple awards for security advisory services leading to successful large project implementations - Won CISO support to develop and lead a system certification program based on NIST Risk Management Framework - Transformed compliance program to incorporate project consultancy, leading to improved default security posture - Sought out for expertise in risk management to lead effort to incorporate FEDRAMP requirements into third party cloud security control framework - Developed and delivered information security awareness training across multiple offices, in US and UK

Chief security advisor for 1+ billion dollar US Army logistics program, serving 120,000 users. Successfully led program through multiple certification and accreditation cycles, tailoring the process for modularity. Demonstrated expertise in multi-disciplinary approach to securing system development, delivery, and operation. - Managed and mentored junior information assurance professionals, enabling the company to leverage their services on additional programs, leading to increased billable resources - Authored whitepapers on topics such as identity management, secure data exchange interfaces, disaster recovery, and vulnerability management - Saved over $1 million dollars in redesign work by developing a comprehensive strategy to address data classification through aggregation - Optimized information assurance processes to deliver the highest quality of support despite challenging budget cycles

Lead security engineer for multiple Defense programs, including mission-critical command and control systems, combat search and rescue, and logistics asset tracking. Recognized for ability to rescue programs in danger of losing operational approval. - Trusted consultant to military and civilian leaders on all security and information assurance matters. - Received commendation for exceptional effort in quickly resolving critical deficiencies preventing a mission-critical system losing Approval to Operate, thus significantly reducing risk to Soldiers. - Created and delivered effective training materials on usage of satellite-based systems, use and protection of cryptographic material, and destruction of sensitive materials. - Selected to work with Army Test and Evaluation Command to ensure security and interoperability of command and control systems prior to war time operation. - Prepared, delivered and briefed accreditation documents to senior Army leadership, leading to full Approval to Operate.

Strong combination of hands-on and advisory skills, creating a bridge between highly technical system administrators and program management. - Led vulnerability assessment and audit preparation activities, providing program managers confidence in security readiness. - Technical lead for implementation and maintenance of storage area network (SAN), backup solution, and network intrusion detection systems. - Created technical documentation enabling system administrators to quickly configure secure systems, saving hundreds of man-hours in manual configuration.