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I built my success in go-to-market strategy, product and business development, marketing and publishing, non-profit management, team cultivation. My thought leadership has been recognized in national publications and I have consulted for a variety of organizations and individuals.• Consulting to businesses, non-profits, government sector in various industries.• Serve on Boards in education sector, private sector, non-profit sector, as well as serving as a Point of Contact for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (https://www.dhs.gov/national-infrastructure-advisory-council) • Recognized as journalist and author. Key themes include education, privacy, security and identity. Contributed as a reporter and columnist on the editorial team that created and launched The Wall Street Journal Interactive (wsj.com). Wrote CyberInvesting column & Small Business column for The Wall Street Journal Interactive. Wrote Socially Responsible Investing column for CBS MarketWatch.com• Exposed sexism issues in the technological field by creating a male alias. • Taught Journalism 101 at SUNY New Paltz (State University of New York) as an adjunct faculty member for undergraduate students. • Consulted for MRB Public Relations to the telecommunications industry and government.• Created a reboot of the classic PR firm retainer system: The key business model is an a la cart menu, merit-based PR business model for clients with no retainer. • Wrote & Published Novel "Two Weeks Under", a satiric thriller that explores the power of the medical industry in a techno-centric culture, our obsession with youth and weight loss, addictions, psychological deviance in a social network culture, and how identity theft is perpetrated. • Published book titled “Smart Business Solutions and Financial Management," published by Microsoft Press.• Launched network of journalist and professional services that supported a variety of companies.

Axalton Group's Cyber Security and Operational Technology Division's mission is to tackle key challenges of our era: large scale cyber security, with focus on access control and predicting/preventing future attacks, and improving operational technology--all while enabling organizations to collaborate in more horizontal, effective and efficient structures, and improving workflow and account settlement. By addressing, personal, business, and governmental safety, while enabling easy collaboration worldwide, we aim to move the needle for better quality of life, business, and government.KEY PRODUCTS IN CYBER SECURITY:Cyber Intel Matrix (CIM) : Cyber Threat Intelligence, Classical intelligence, proactive protection. Protection of National Critical Infrastructure. Existing SOC, SIEM, CTI, IPS, IDS, UTM systems not sufficient, so we built our own. Sectors: military, homeland security, civilian government, energy, financial services, transportation, legal, water and electrical utilities.CyGov: Automate and oversee cyber risk and compliance with the only born-in-the-cloud SaaS Integrated Risk Management platform, using real-time threat intelligence. Our solution simplifies the entire life cycle of cyber risk management from assessment and analysis through remediation, while providing an innovative visualization approach to overseeing security.CORNERSTONE PRODUCT IN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGYDoTo: An operational technology collaboration system/platform designed for secure collaboration, accounting reconciliation on disparate systems, access control, transparency, built to scale. DoTo supports thousands of users, both internal and external, all performing different tasks on different systems. We make the workflow and account settlement in an entire matrix of partners and customers interact seamlessly. There is a mobile workforce, field worker component to complete the on-demand system.

The patented CT6.® Cybercrime Prevention technology uncovers existing and emerging threats to stop ransomware, malware, credential attacks, phishing, theft, fraud, sabotage, cryptocurrency fraud, and more. CT6 defeats cybercrime be addressing the most elusive aspect: human behavior. Both criminal and victim.

I served as the Point of Contact for presidential appointee Robert Carr, who was appointed during the Barack Obama Administration. Our focus was cyber security in the nation's critical infrastructure. https://www.dhs.gov/national-infrastructure-advisory-councilThe National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) shall provide the President through the Secretary of Homeland Security with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure sectors and their information systems. The council is composed of a maximum of 30 members, appointed by the President from private industry, academia, and state and local government.

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

Give Something Back (Give Back) is a non-profit and registered public charity that provides college scholarships and mentoring to students who have faced economic hardship or other challenges such as the incarceration of a parent or foster care. www.giveback.ngoAs Chief of Staff of Give Something Back, I combine my passion for youth, education and community with my extensive experience in consulting and journalism to grow the success, partnerships, and sustainability of the organization. I am dedicated to our mission of changing the world one student, family and community at a time.• Lead expansion efforts – have achieved growth from inaugural state of IL to 7 states across the country.• Oversee our core mission of scholarship disbursement.• Develop partnerships with public high schools, community organizations, and higher education institutions to provide students’ financial, social and professional support.• Foster relationships with the corporate community, university partners and other national educational foundations, such as MENTOR National Mentoring Partnership and First Star.• Manage the personnel of Give Back with focus on team empowerment and staff development.• Coordinate donor communication personalization of their goals.• Build infrastructure for sustainability and growth of the organization to the national level.• Provide thought-leadership on the future of higher education financing through national outlets such as the Education Testing Service (ETS).• Strategize on training and educational workforce development.• Serve on the Board for Give Something Back

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

Beyond is a financial technology and transactions company offering a suite of business tools and services including payment processing, employee management (payroll, HR, compliance), lending, and point-of-sale. Catering to small and mid-sized businesses, Beyond strives to simplify payments, reduce costs and streamline operations. Beyond demonstrates business ethos with unwavering commitment to flexible contract terms, transparent pricing and thorough customer support. Founder and CEO Robert O. Carr launched Beyond in 2017. Previously, Carr, a businessman, philanthropist and author, was the founder of Heartland Payment Systems, a fortune 1000 company that sold in 2016 for $4.3 billion. A cause-based business, Beyond designated non-profit Give Something Back (Give Back) as a founding partner and beneficiary. Established by Carr in 2003, Give Back provides college scholarships and mentoring to students who have faced economic hardship or other challenges such as the incarceration of a parent or foster care. www.getbeyond.com

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

Andover, Ma, Us

In 2011, combining my interest in education and knowledge of technology, I co-invented Looped In, an app that handles all payments for college students. It gives them the freedom to pay with their phone or send money to anyone while discovering great deals within their community. • Launched the business by setting business and revenue models, to market strategy, technology packaging and business development.• Set and managed execution strategy for all university community constituents: Students, Parents, Alumni, School Administration, and Community Merchants, both online and on the ground. Key to creating an ecosystem is the ability for university rewards and merchant services and rewards to be woven together as one fabric.• Interpreted millennial trends and behaviors in order to create payment and reward solutions for universities that adapt to their needs, both spoken and unspoken. As opposed to asking the community to adapt to the technology. • Established partnerships with vendors, organizations, business partners, and service providers for the college ecosystem. • Helped partners evolve their products and services in step with the sociological behavior changes of millennials.• Developed creative solutions to increase revenue and engagement for universities and merchants while encouraging efficiencies for students and parents.

Andover, Ma, Us

I developed the business model and to-market strategy to transform PXT Payments, former smart debit card/parking meter system for local municipalities/community merchants, into the looped in® payment and reward app, designed to replace the antiquated student ID currency and point system card. • Built business model and launch strategy.• Consulted on media relations and product development.

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

My consulting career continued at Camber Corporation, a premier professional services organization that provides solutions in development of military technologies into commercial fields.• Consulted for media relations, conference presentations and product development.

New York, Ny, Us

I was the News Editor for the Publishing Company of Ziff Davis, a leading global digital media company.• Steered direction of news and wrote columns for Computer Shopper, a computer catalog in the transformational era of catalogs becoming online stores. • Managed and edited all columnists and reporters for the publication, as well as edited news features.• Worked to create special supplements.

My professional editing experience began at Phillips Publishing International, a company that provides investment information to subscribers. • Performed as editor of high-end newsletters targeting C level executives in Banking, Investment, Finance, and the Card Issuers, PCI, Security, Insurance. Publications included EFT Report, Banking News, Card News, Credit Risk Management Report. • Directed editorial content across teams of reporters at the private school.

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