Develop and implement the strategic vision and direction for the franchised SOC.Lead the establishment and scaling of the SOC, incorporating innovative AI tools and tech.Author and enforce comprehensive policies and procedures for the SOC, ensuring adherence to industry standards, legal regulations, and best practices.Establish protocols for incident response, data privacy, and security compliance.Design/oversee the implementation of the SOC architecture, integrating in-house built AI tools and other cybersecurity technologies.Ensure the SOC infrastructure is robust, scalable, and capable of providing comprehensive security monitoring and incident response.•Identify and pursue BD opportunities to expand the reach and impact of the SOC, including partnerships with other orgs.•Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including HBCU leadership, industry partners, and gov agenciesLead recruitment, hiring, and training of SOC staff.Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development for SOC staff.Design and implement a comprehensive apprenticeship program for HBCU students, focusing on hands-on experience and professional growth.Develop curriculum, training, and certification pathways in collaboration with HBCU faculty and other experts.Engage in teaching and mentoring apprentices, providing expert guidance and practical experience in SOC operations and cybersecurity.Foster a learning environment that encourages innovation, critical thinking, and professional development.Develop and manage the SOC’s budget, ensuring financial sustainability and efficient use of resources.Establish metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of SOC operations and the apprenticeship program.An advocate for cybersecurity education and career development within the HBCU community and beyond.Participate in community outreach activities, conferences, and seminars to promote the SOC and its mission.

Senior information security focused director for a newly created subsidiary of Fusion Cyber - to build out nearly 20 security operations centers that also serve as an educational platform for HBCU campuses and transitioning veterans from active duty to the civilian work force. Partnering with the United States education systems, and with the Department of Defense, our goal is to help reduce costs, and increase capabilities, for college campuses across the United States.

Educational material presenter of information security related courses at: https://Slijderink.Thinkific.com https://Slijderink.Thinkific.com/This space provides information for technical training, executive training and middle management training focusing on the subjects of information security from high level to in-depth.

Executive producer of the mock court that gets livestreamed on Crowdcast.Always looking for guest judges, plaintiff and defense counselors - reach out if you are interested as we have new guests each week.

Dexter and Hannah - I am your father! (Darth Vader voice)

Assist clients of BorderHawk Cybersecurity to advance beyond basic with risk assessments, and advisor, for telecommunications, SaaS, PaaS, EHR, Healthcare IT and telemetric services such as Cerner, Epic and Kareo.

Working with Oracle aquired Cerner to assess DHA and VA facilities across the entire United States.Primary focus is on EHR and EHRM.

Via Hendrawirawan, I agreed to be a guest speaker for his Cybersecurity Master's courses.My commitment is for 75 minutes on day(s) requested to speak to his students.

GO! Residency is a resident program similar to a medical residency program - whereas candidates who are fully vetted, tested and background checked - can be placed with any of our partnering organizations.Visit: https://GoResident.com to learn more!

Database and Network administration and security manager for both cloud and on-site database storage combining custom software development.Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux

As one of the pivotal leaders in training and development for Skinny IT, I work hard to get our new hires up to speed with 1 week new hire training in KC! Along with our New Hires I also get to retrain, train and develop our active technicians spread across the entire US.The opportunities to learn the revolutionary products from our new vendors, designing the training for client supportive installations and be the driving force of retention and green bottom lines - is beyond comprehensible.

Consult on I.T. and business development with networking, security and overall business principles. Assist with network deployments, design, configurations and troubleshooting. Respond to security threats, breaches and inquiries related to information technology.

Design, configure, troubleshoot networks for carriers and clients for data and VoIP use.I also assist with VoIP system problems and installs for Avaya, NEC, Cisco, Samsung and Zultys.Clients range from 911 dispatch centers to small and large offices.

Sales, executive management, installations, marketing, vendor relations, customer relations, accounting/book-keeping and everything else needed to build, grow and maintain a company.

Managed and trained temporary employees for event site service and installations.

Assisted RCA with technology advances, recruiting new partners, voting on issues and financial decisions, and assisting with events.

Aviation support