Gambrills, Maryland, United States
Throughout my 25+ year career in cybersecurity, I’ve been a developer, a database administrator, a systems integrator, and a lead security assessor. But at my core, I am a technical problem solver and a trusted advisor. I specialize in helping federal and commercial enterprises navigate complex identity, access, and security challenges. By combining my deep, hands-on technical foundation with a consultative mindset, I bridge the gap between complex technical requirements and high-level business outcomes. In my current and past roles, I function as a consultative partner—leading weeks-long technical discovery sessions, architecting secure cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure), and presenting compelling, value-based technical solutions to executive stakeholders. I am highly experienced in supporting complex, multi-million-dollar sales cycles, navigating federal RFPs, and driving technical validation efforts. I thrive on curiosity, continuous learning, and simplifying complex network and identity challenges for varied audiences. Whether I am architecting an enterprise IAM workflow or orchestrating cross-functional teams to build a security transformation roadmap, my goal is always the same: reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and drive secure business growth.
● Technical Discovery & Advisory: Lead comprehensive 1-to-2 week technical discovery interviews with IT, security, and executive stakeholders to evaluate complex on-premise, hybrid, and cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, Google). ● Value-Based Presentations: Deliver compelling technical and executive presentations—from kickoff meetings to ATO briefings. Successfully secure stakeholder buy-in for critical security initiatives by demonstrating concrete risk reduction, security benefits, and long-term operational effort savings. ● Pre-Sales & Proposal Execution: Partner with red and blue capture teams to support complex, multi-million dollar (up to $15M) federal RFPs. Review technical requirements, assist in solution theme development, and author targeted responses for key technical sections. ● Solution Automation: Spearhead the design and development of custom assessment tools and methodologies, integrating enterprise platforms (Splunk, Tenable, Qualys) to automate workflows and improve operational efficiency. ● Continuous Threat Mitigation: Translate complex vulnerability data into actionable mitigation strategies, ensuring enterprise systems align with FISMA and RMF standards.
● Enterprise Solution Architecture: Architected, secured, and managed the full lifecycle of a centralized process management solution, successfully unifying diverse workflows and streamlining operations for a federal program office. ● Technical Authority: Served as the primary technical expert—spanning systems engineering, database administration, and security integration—to deliver both standard and highly tailored workflow solutions. ● Identity & Access Integration: Designed and managed complex LDAP system integrations alongside an enterprise information portal built on IIS and SQL Server, ensuring secure access control. ● Compliance & Technical Validation: Ensured continuous operational resilience by translating DoD/DISA STIG requirements into implemented solutions, successfully driving the annual DIACAP and RMF accreditation processes.
● Cross-Functional Leadership: Directed a 3-person development team in the end-to-end design, build, and sustainment of a custom enterprise web portal that integrated multiple mission-critical applications. ● Identity & Access Management (IAM): Conceived and deployed comprehensive IAM capabilities within the portal, including custom Single Sign-On (SSO), role-based user management, and dynamic reporting. ● Security Architecture: Acted as the technical lead for system security, ensuring secure configuration and successfully achieving annual DIACAP accreditation.
● Technical Leadership: Led a 13-person technical team in the design and delivery of enterprise web applications for the DoD Tricare Management Activity. ● Identity & Access Innovation: Championed the development and release of a custom Java-based Single Sign-On (SSO) solution, establishing foundational Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities.