Launched and scaled an IT support and cybersecurity firm, delivering services such as Managed IT, Penetration Testing, and GRC consultation to businesses across various industries.Led a team of 14 professionals, executing initiatives that strengthened cybersecurity postures and mitigated risks.Oversaw business operations, including budgeting, marketing, and sales strategies, while maintaining client satisfaction and regulatory compliance.Directed key IT security projects, ensuring adherence to HIPAA and NIST frameworks.

Complex Project Management: Managing large-scale projects with diverse stakeholders, often in challenging environments.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working effectively with military, civilian, and international organizations to achieve shared goals.Stakeholder Management: Building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including local communities, NGOs, and government officials.Crisis Management: Responding to urgent situations, coordinating resources, and making critical decisions under pressure.Cultural Sensitivity: Understanding and adapting to different cultural contexts to ensure effective operations.Strengthened military-civilian relationships by facilitating humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and outreach missions.Advised military leadership on the socio-economic and cultural impacts of operations, enhancing mission success.Collaborated with NGOs, international agencies, and local governments to distribute aid in conflict and crisis zones.

Managed IT equipment, ensured communication security, and operated in compliance with security protocols. Threat Analysis: Conducted ongoing threat assessments and provided training to enhance information assurance. Network Operations: Handled NETOPS service desk tasks, managing security incidents and maintaining uptime. Security Compliance: Managed COMSEC accounts, ensuring strict adherence to security requirements.

Supervised a global team of 50+ analysts in tracking dark web threats, providing actionable intelligence to federal and state agencies, resulting in multiple successful cybercrime interventions.Collaborated with state officials and law enforcement agencies, including the Office of the Governor of California, to improve cybersecurity defenses, enhancing state-wide resilience.Orchestrated high-profile cyber threat investigations, coordinating between law enforcement, analysts, and technical experts, producing intelligence that led to the dismantling of several major cybercrime networks, gangs, and terrorist groups.

Directed IT operations, managing network infrastructure for over 50 employees and reducing system downtime by 40% through proactive monitoring and network optimization.Migrated the organization’s data and operations to a secure cloud platform, enhancing collaboration and security, and leading to a 25% increase in productivity.Created and implemented new security protocols and training, reducing data breaches and incidents by 30%, while maintaining seamless business operations.Managed Microsoft 365 and Active Directory systems, streamlining user access and device deployment.

Directed and maintained the Mobile Technology Lab, organizing events and presentations, adapting operations to support COVID-19 PPE development initiatives.Led college courses in CAD, General engineering, and Mechatronics, administering exams, and providing hands-on training.Created HVAC and electrical blueprints and architectural designs in Revit for notable projects, including Tequilas Sports Bar renovation, Martinsville Penitentiary remodel, and Martinsville Fab Lab layouts.Designed precision machine parts for CNC milling using Inventor, and developed complex mechanical models and instructional tutorials in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Rhino, and Revit for student practice and skill development.