Today, I have been sworn into the US Air Force as a civilian fulfilling a desire held for many years to return to military service. I am excited to share my IT experience and to serve this country once again.

Serve as lead security expert for FirstNet Identity Customer Access Management (ICAM) responsible for overseeing vulnerability management from initial identification through resolution.Directed Dynamic Access Security Testing (DAST) scan execution, Static Access Security Testing (SAST), Manual Penetration Testing (MPEN) vulnerability assessment via Black Duck, Tenable.io, Veracode, HCL AppScan in production and non-production environments, reducing open vulnerabilities

Agile SAFe certified leading a team of IT professionals responsible for development and administration of FirstNet.com.Raised team velocity 50% by coaching agile methodology and encouraging agile estimating principles.Influenced onboarding to DevSecOps CI / CD and frequent daytime releases realizing a reduction of release windows downtime by 24-36 hours. Success inspired sister applications to adopt similar release practices, resulting in better organizational speed to market.

Lead security expert for FirstNet Identity Customer Access Management (ICAM) responsible for vulnerability management from initial identification through resolution. Responsible for Dynamic Access Security Testing (DAST) execution, Static Access Security Testing (SAST), Manual Penetration Testing (MPEN) vulnerability assessment via Black Duck, Tenable.io, Veracode, HCL AppScan in production and non-production environments.Implemented a process improvement and authored a service level agreement between interfacing applications resulting simplified scanning cycle time from 60+ days to 10 days and lowered false positive instances by 90%.Built a vulnerability tracking tool to maintain historical VID disposition bringing FirstNet Marketing Portal (MP) into FirstNet Authority compliance, diminished data reporting inconsistencies, and eliminated non-priority leadership engagements.

Direct infrastructure projects through all phases of Infrastructure Life Cycle (ILC) with technical ability desired by operations, clients, and executive leadership on priority enterprise projects.Spearheaded infrastructure project and program efforts for Chairman's Strategic FirstNet Portfolio under code blue priority conditions and met FirstNet Authority Contractual Obligations. o Program's complex and dynamic designs, high volume of mixed infrastructure, late initiation, and aggressive delivery increased complexity.Solidified team project management brand by creating and executing a high value project management experience including wiki project status templates, shared OneNote project journals, dynamic ecosystem contact lists, and detailed MS Project templates.Built a front door infrastructure project process improvement reducing late project initialization by 75%. Trained architects to engage client and infrastructure teams to identify infrastructure needs during cost analysis phase which reduced program risk, lowered infrastructure churn, and improved client satisfaction.

Supervised a team of management quality assurance professionals plus onshore & offshore contractors responsible for certification of code for production releases.Directed team on high priority projects, 50K+ development hours each year, delivered into production with zero severity-1 defects, ensuring compliance with the organizations 99.99% availability target.Spearheaded development efforts to automate regression testing which allowed us to release code repeatedly after each defect code change and reduced headcount for regression testing 300%.

Supervised 9 member team of IT professionals providing performance reviews, mentoring, training, and leadership development. Key Stakeholder in interviews and disciplinary reviews. Lead the team through all phases of testing and delivery of the SLDC Championed CAPM’s top projects, managing multi-billion dollar monthly revenue, and delivering to production maintaining the 99.99% availability targets.Automated Regression Testing increasing scope of test case coverage 1200+% utilizing custom built applications: PAM XML, Auto DCK, Auto Regression, and Auto BPI.

Design CAPM Test Process and Procedures for all phases of testing across the suite of CAPM applications resulting in complete application coverage, reduced senior architect oversight, and improved speed to market. Lead Developer for AT&T real time payment solution Online Payment Management System maintaining compliance with SOX, PCI Standards, CPNI, and PPI information through all phases of SDLC and deployment.

Operation Iraqi Freedom – Baghdad Iraq – Acting Squad Leader | Team LeaderOperation Enduring Freedom – Quincy Illinois – Operations Non Commissioned Officer in Charge.Decorated Veteran - Including Combat Action Badge, Army Commendation Medal for exceptionally meritorious service, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service MedalLead Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of squad operations, tactical proficiency, leadership, discipline, mentoring, and welfare of 10-30 soldiers responsible for completing assigned company and platoon objectives.Supervise, train, and mentor Iraqi Translators and Iraqi Police officers during daily hazardous condition law enforcement operations.Established, organized, and managed 6 Iraqi Police Stations and 1 Iraqi Civilian Detention centers in support of civilian law enforcement operations including criminal detention and transport.Lead Security Operations NCO responsible for daily VIP personnel escorts throughout Baghdad and Iraq. Earned Army Commendation Medal for supervising team and VIP's in response to a carjacking in progress.Counseled 50-75 soldiers as company Weight Control NCO responsible for soldier weight management.