Greater Tampa Bay Area
Building a security team, whether the first hire or the fifteenth, is one of the hardest things a growing company can do. The talent is global, the stakes are high, and the margin for a bad hire is almost zero. I primarily help AI-native startups in FinTech and Energy at Series A and B find and hire exceptional security talent across the US, Europe, Africa, and APAC. My focus is the professionals who are technically strong and wired for growth environments, people energized by the complexity of building something from the ground up, who understand what an early or scaling company actually needs for a successful team. Most of the founders and ops leaders I work with are either formalizing their security function for the first time or scaling it across regions, and often inside compliance-heavy or operationally sensitive environments where the cost of getting it wrong is too expensive to tolerate. They need a partner who moves with precision, not manufactured urgency. Here's what I've built to serve them differently: A global recruiting alliance. I work with trusted, vetted regional partners across North America, Europe, Africa, and APAC giving you a single accountable point of contact with genuine in-market intelligence in every jurisdiction. The CyberGrid™ Program. An active, confidential hiring layer that evaluates cybersecurity candidates for operational readiness before a resume ever reaches a client, adding a practitioner-validated filter that meaningfully reduces hiring risk on both sides. A relationship-led model. I work primarily on a retained basis, because the best hiring happens through ongoing partnership, not fee-per-head urgency. That means honest dialogue, better-calibrated shortlists, and a process built on genuine respect, not pressure. If you're scaling a security team across markets and want an embedded partner, I'd love to connect, whether you're hiring GRC Specialists, Cloud Security Engineers, Data Protection Engineers, Red Team, Insider Threat, or DevSecOps leads.
Bi-directional Hiring Intelligence for the US Cybersecurity Market
GridWorks is a cybersecurity search firm purpose-built for the security industry, operating through a structured, subscription-based model designed to improve hiring stability and long-term retention. I partner with company leaders to build executive and technical security capability, while working directly with cybersecurity professionals to align career moves with operational fit and long-term performance. Search coverage spans security leadership, architecture, engineering, cloud and application security, SOC and incident response, GRC, threat intelligence, and specialized technical mandates across growth-stage and regulated environments.
Led incident support planning for federal emergency preparedness operations, coordinating the mobilization of public health and medical resources across disasters, public health crises, and National Special Security Events. Developed national-level response plans, standardized planning processes, and built training programs that improved interagency coordination and operational readiness across ASPR incident support efforts.
Managed 36 electronic medical record decommissioning projects across multi-million-dollar healthcare technology transitions, overseeing compliance, data retention, budgets, and stakeholder engagement. Delivered measurable cost savings and workflow optimizations while meeting all project milestones.
Supported hospital expansion and clinical initiatives at the largest health system in the Virginia-Maryland-Washington D.C. region. Played a key role in cross-functional team management, executive reporting, and process improvements that contributed to CMS 5-Star and Leapfrog A safety ratings.