Principal & Virtual CIO | 2015—PresentFive 9s Consulting |Columbia, MissouriAn IT management consulting firm providing advisory services to businesses with $80-500 million in annual revenue in verticals including accounting, legal, financial services, staffing, physical therapy, teleradiology, and non-profit and governmental organizations.Provinding CMMC Consulting Services the to Defence Industry Base and providing CMMC AT Domain e-Learing solutions  Lead in solving IT and cybersecurity challenges for 12 clients by planning and implementing customized, cost-effective infrastructure solutions while reducing client spend by 15+%. Assessed 25+ IT organizations to provide and implement recommendations aligned with best practices related to IT governance, networking, security, disaster recovery, hardware/software, help desk operations, and training. Develop and manage lean client IT budgets ranging from $50,000-$250,000 generating an average of 30% in annual cost savings, encompassing hardware/software, cloud, payroll, recruiting, training, and professional development expenses. Manage relationships with 30+ international and regional vendors, negotiating contracts to ensure the proper selection and delivery of IT services within time and budgetary constraints. Resolved 100% of 25+ Ransomware attacks by establishing contact with and negotiating payment to hackers, obtaining proof of ability to decrypt, and securing decryption keys. Directed the attack response for a regional healthcare provider. Authored disaster recovery plans for 25+ clients covering natural disasters, human error, and viruses/malware with no data loss to date, enabling a zero-cost data recovery operation after a major Ransomware attack. Led in developing content for continuing education programs delivered to 1500+ users on emerging cybersecurity risks, resulting in zero significant incidents to date. Championed and led a manufacturing client’s migration to a thin client system, saving 15% of ongoing hardware costs by moving from PC- to Linux-based user devices. Created a cloud solution for a nighthawk teleradiology company enabling image gathering from modalities in three states with findings delivered to ER physicians in less than 30 minutes, a 150% improvement. Designed a cloud solution for an attorney servicing clients in China and India by delivering 24/7 international access to a private U.S. server through an encrypted connection, eliminating monitoring by foreign governments.