The MTS-ISAC promotes and facilitates maritime cybersecurity information sharing, awareness, training, and collaboration efforts between private and public sector stakeholders to effectively improve cyber risk management across the entire Maritime Transportation System (MTS) community through improved prevention, detection, response, and recovery efforts. It serves as the information exchange center of excellence for the global maritime community. Trust is the basis for effective information sharing and collaboration. The MTS-ISAC believes that integrity, honesty, and transparency are traits that should be embodied by all of the organizations and individuals associated with the MTS-ISAC to build a trusted maritime cybersecurity community. The vision of the MTS-ISAC is to become the authoritative source for maritime cybersecurity information exchange, collaboration, and excellence across the maritime community.• Serve as primary spokesperson for the MTS-ISAC globally with IMO, international associations, port authorities, owners and operators, vendors and service providers, national and local agencies and legislatures, academia, and other similar MTS stakeholders to communicate the importance of maritime community information sharing efforts. Establish and maintain relationships with various organizations and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the MTS-ISAC’s mission and represent MTS cybersecurity information sharing needs.• Perform strategic planning and implementation in conjunction with the Board of Directors, Advisors and MTS-ISAC Officers. Create and execute business plans that center on the best interests of the community.• Lead Board of Directors and Advisor meetings.

The Institute for Homeland Security (IHS) Critical Infrastructure Research Forum (CIRF) researches critical infrastructure protection (CIP) topics. CIRF is a collaboration between IHS and industry partners to identify gaps in knowledge and develop strategic solutions to mitigate risk across all CI sectors. Our goal is to provide innovative, value‐added knowledge tailored to the needs of industry and public institutions and to protect critical infrastructure supporting the nation's economy.• Collaborate with industry partners to research critical infrastructure protection topics.• Identify knowledge gaps and develop strategic solutions to mitigate risks across all CI sectors.• Provide innovative, value-added knowledge tailored to industry and public institutions' needs.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CLASS zero3. Responsible for the operation, profitability, and growth of CLASS zero3. • Lead the ideation, planning, and implementation of new and long-term business strategies• Collaborate with clients to build their national security, cyber security, and emergency management strategic vision and help them execute the implementation plan • Lead, integrate, and align Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to the mission• Responsible for coordination with federal, state, and local governments • Encourage business investment, act as a visionary, and provide leadership for the company • Contribute information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results, identifying needs to be filled, monitoring competitive products, and analyzing and relaying customer reactions• Manage the company’s assets and liabilitiesCLASS zero3, LLC, is a full-service consulting and contracting firm that provides expert guidance and services in national security, emergency management, and cyber security. CLASS zero3 provides consulting and contracting services to the public and private sectors. A team of experienced professionals with backgrounds in government, the military, and the private sector founded CLASS zero3. Our goal is to provide our clients with the highest level of expertise and service in identifying and mitigating risks to their people, assets, and operations in the ever-evolving threat landscape. Aside from the mission and core values of CLASS zero3, the name also has meaning. CLASS stands for the five operational domains of cyber, land, air, sea, and space. Zero3 pays homage to the year that two of the co-founders were commissioned as officers in the U.S. military, as well the focus areas of the firm, national security, emergency management, and cyber security. CLASS zero3 is an 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.

Responsible for representing the small business community before the U.S. Congress, White House, and federal agencies, advocating for the interests of their customers, their companies, and their communities to help ensure the continued viability of their small business way of life.

Responsible for the overall operations and day-to-day leadership of Blue Team Alpha. • Collaborate with clients to build their Cyber Security strategic vision and help them execute the implementation plan • Lead, integrate and align Service Delivery, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and finance to the mission and company success • Meet with board members and other executives to assess the direction of the company and ensure it is in line with the company’s stated mission • Work with board members to plan and implement a short-, mid-, and long-term strategy for the company • Responsible for coordination with federal, state, and local governments • Encourage business investment, act as a visionary, and provide leadership for the company • Work with the CISO and customer service delivery staff to meet the customer’s goals and direction established in strategic planning • Contribute information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results, identifying needs to be filled, monitoring competitive products, and analyzing and relaying customer reactions

Senior Transformation and Strategic Advisor to foreign Ministries of Defense and their Armed Forces. Leading a 15 person team for cabinet-level, organizational transformation, and strategy while building capabilities to meet joint strategy, defense, and security needs across all domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber). Advise and train the Ministry of Defense senior leaders in support of joint strategy transformation, leading comprehensive effort across multiple areas of the strategic defense enterprise.• Successfully navigated challenges of significant organizational and cultural change resulting in improved ministerial capabilities.• Advise and train the Ministry of Defense senior leadership in support of joint strategy transformation, leading comprehensive efforts across several areas of the strategic defense enterprise.• Lead teams in the buildout of strategy and doctrine for Ministry of Defense cyber force capabilities.

Principal advisor to Deputy Commandant of Operations (COO) for the global force employment of all major Coast Guard air and surface assets in support of national and Service priorities/objectives. Collaborated with broader Intel Community on effective intelligence manpower assessment across Intelligence Community and law enforcement partnerships to ensure intel driven operations. Responsible for the strategic/operational planning, mission analysis, performance assessment/evaluation, risk assessment, and strategic alignment with national security strategies for global security, law enforcement, intelligence & investigative services, and cyber operations.• Coordinated the intra-service resource allocation, global strategic planning, intelligence reporting/analysis, mission prioritization, and performance reporting across the 11 Coast Guard mission programs. Ensured the Service’s finite resources were measured against demand and budget requirements based on objective prioritization of needs and benefits.• Successfully led the development of the Coast Guard's 2021 Strategic Operational Plan, ensuring the Service's finite operational resources are positioned to meet a growing global demand in support of national security and defense objectives. Superb understanding of global threat landscape, intelligence, and geopolitics used to maximize impact.• Served as Government Affairs Officer for Standard Operational Planning Processes as well as global Law Enforcement, Intelligence & Investigative Services, and Cyber performance reporting. Deftly ensured that Congress understood how the Coast Guard plans operations on a global scale as well as briefed congressional members and their staffs on the performance metrics of Law Enforcement, Intelligence & Investigative Services, and Cyber.

Responsible for the strategic/operational planning, mission analysis, performance assessment/evaluation, risk assessment, and strategic alignment with national security policies for cyber, global law enforcement, and investigative services. Utilized data analytics to improve global mission performance.• Served as strategic advisor for global law enforcement program, cyber program, and investigative services program.

Responsible for all maritime homeland security/law enforcement operations throughout one of the world’s most concentrated industrial regions including the nation’s largest petro-chemical port complex, two National Strategic Petroleum Reserves, 350+ Maritime Transportation Security Act facilities, two military & economically sensitive ports.• Created and Chaired the Maritime Tactical Operations Group, consisting of 47 law enforcement agencies (fed/state/local) covering Texas and Louisiana. Led strategic interagency partnerships to define priority intelligence requirements for increased maritime domain awareness and in the execution of 500+ law enforcement and homeland security surge operations. Created a robust intelligence collection plan and information sharing process resulting in significant enhancement of intel driven counter drug operations in the Gulf of Mexico.• Successfully led over 500 first responders as the Director of Search and Rescue during Hurricane Harvey. The partnerships allowed for seamless execution in the saving of over 11,000 lives despite loss of radio communications and 911 emergency systems across TX and LA. • As Government Affairs Officer, briefed elected officials on all law enforcement and homeland security missions in the western Gulf of Mexico and the ports of Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur. Members included Senators, Congressmen/Congresswomen, state officials, and local officials. Ensured that all elected officials understood the importance of the missions to not only the local community but the national economy as well.

Advisor to the Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and to the Chairman of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee responsible for Coast Guard oversight and authorization as well as national/homeland security issues that crossed committee jurisdictions.• Collaboratively worked with federal and state agencies, industry officials, lobbyists, constituents, and Senate and House committee/subcommittee staffs, including across party lines, to work relevant policy issues and develop legislation to include the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 and the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015.• Researched, developed, evaluated, and briefed policy/legislative alternatives to Senators/staffs on issues involving the Coast Guard and national maritime commerce.• Coordinated national security issues crossing committee jurisdictions, in particular with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence & Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs.

Responsible for leading 47 personnel and managed $19.5 million in real property and budget. Oversaw all homeland security, marine safety, search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response, and national defense missions. Responsible for all physical and personnel safety and security in the region, and government affairs / relations.• Selected to lead and effect changes after serious concerns were raised regarding unit stability. Made immediate corrections to operational, training, and administrative deficiencies resulting in enhanced competency operationally and compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

Responsible for the Command & Control of an area of operations covering more than 400,000 square miles. Oversaw all homeland security, intelligence, marine safety, search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response, and national defense missions.• Established the first San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay Search and Rescue Councils bringing together local, state, and federal partners focused on maritime domain awareness and response which led to decreased response time and increased lives saved through greater cooperation and coordination.• Provided oversight of over 1,600 law enforcement, homeland security, marine safety, search and rescue, and environmental pollution responses resulting in 800 lives saved/assisted.

Principal advisor to the Admiral, Commander of the Seventh District, responsible for all Coast Guard operations in the Southeast United States and the Caribbean Basin including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, encompassing an area of 1.8 million square miles and sharing operational borders with 34 foreign nations and territories.• Established and maintained liaison with Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Intel Community, industry, community, and political officers including American Embassies and Consulates throughout the Southeast U.S., Caribbean, Central and South America.

Responsible for tactical control, operations, intelligence, and maintenance oversight of six 110 ft. Coast Guard patrol boats and five 179 ft. U.S. Navy patrol craft operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) and ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). Responsible for welfare and operations of 265 enlisted personnel, 38 officers, over $150M in assets.• Planned and coordinated intel-driven operations off of Iraq and contested waters off of Iran; utilized intel reporting and analysis to ensure that assets met operational objectives with minimal risk exposure.• Coordinated with five separate U.S. and Allied Commanders to ensure all assets met operational requirements for OIF/OEF by providing maritime security to Iraqi critical infrastructure, including the Al Basrah and Khwar Al Amaya oil terminals.• Advanced U.S. Naval Central Command operations and theater security initiatives by expanding the presence of U.S. patrol craft in the Arabian Gulf. Promoted intelligence collection, international engagement by actively coordinating coalition operations with Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen maritime forces, including a 45-day, 5,000-mile law enforcement deployment into the Gulfs of Aden and Oman.

Responsible for all aspects of operational readiness, performance, mission execution, intelligence collection and production, safe navigation, training, administration, maintenance, logistics, weapons systems, safety, morale and personnel requirements of 87 ft. patrol boat and ten-person crew. Managed $100,000 annual budget and $2 million in property.• Planned and executed Coast Guard’s missions of counter-drug, migrant interdiction, search-and-rescue, port security, fisheries law enforcement, and marine pollution response throughout the Gulf of Mexico.• Spearheaded efforts to re-establish operations and communications after extensive damage caused by Hurricane Rita which made landfall just off of Sabine Pass, Texas. Managed logistical support for over 200 first responders, executed four replenishments at sea for food/water/humanitarian items, and established an area communications watch serving as the only reliable means of radio communications.

Served as lead Boarding Officer, enforced federal laws and homeland security policies including counter-drug, anti-terrorism, alien migrant interdiction, fisheries and environmental protection operations. Led human intelligence collection for law enforcement through consent and non-consent based boardings of maritime vessels across North Atlantic.• Coordinated and led sustained security efforts aboard the ship CSAV RIO PUEBLO, suspected of carrying harmful biological agents into the Port of New York/New Jersey.