Functional Skills
Financial Due Diligence
IT Transformation
Program Management
Cybersecurity
Communications
Certifications
CCISOCertified Chief Information Security Officer
CISSPCertified Information Systems Security Professional
Sector Experience
Technology
Experience
Conversant Group
Information Technology
Chief Information Security Officer
10/2020 - Present
Guided all aspects of cyber security program management for company
Evaluate existing cybersecurity staff for effectiveness.
Analyze third-party supplier/vendor risk
Conduct cyber risk assessments and develop cyber maturity roadmaps
Develop and execute cybersecurity strategy and framework
Assist in maturing existing policies and procedures
Review and identify information and data assets
Evaluate existing cybersecurity staff for effectiveness.
Analyze third-party supplier/vendor risk
Conduct cyber risk assessments and develop cyber maturity roadmaps
Develop and execute cybersecurity strategy and framework
Assist in maturing existing policies and procedures
Review and identify information and data assets
The Crypsis Group
Information Technology
Chief Information Security Officer
1/2020 - 9/2020
Guided all aspects of cyber security program management for clients ranging from Fortune 10, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial, healthcare to Private Equity Firms.
Evaluate existing cybersecurity staff for effectiveness.
Expert witness for high profile cyber breach cases
Analyze third-party supplier/vendor risk
Conduct cyber risk assessments and develop cyber maturity roadmaps
Evaluate existing cybersecurity staff for effectiveness.
Expert witness for high profile cyber breach cases
Analyze third-party supplier/vendor risk
Conduct cyber risk assessments and develop cyber maturity roadmaps
LEO Cyber Security
Information Technology
Chief Information Security Officer
11/2017 - 1/2020
Guided all aspects of development of a cyber security culture, to include executive education, security architecture design and enterprise-wide best practices and security strategy. Applied in-depth knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), current cyber security trends, and next-generation security requirements.
Built 12 different credit unions and regional hospitals information security program into the gold standard for information security programs in their respective spaces.
Built 12 different credit unions and regional hospitals information security program into the gold standard for information security programs in their respective spaces.
Army Healthcare
Information Technology
Chief Information Security Officer
1/2015 - 11/2017
As the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the largest healthcare organization within the Department of Defense (DoD) and one of the largest providers globally, I established a world class cyber security program that served as the gold standard for cyber security for all of DoD, and many private healthcare organizations.
United States Corps of Engineers
Information Technology
Chief Security Officer
1/2013 - 1/2015
Established the first comprehensive cyber security program for the organization, which provides critical infrastructure support 446 locations throughout the United States. Completely revamped the cybersecurity program to address cyber security challenges not from an IT perspective, but from an operational technology (OT) cyber risks perspective. Provided executive oversight and leadership for over 500 IT and OT cyber security personnel.
United States Army Installation Management Command
Information Technology
Chief Information Security Officer
1/2011 - 1/2015
As the first CISO, for all 185 Army installations across the globe, I provided executive level oversight of over 2,000 cyber security professionals and established a world class cyber security program, that became the blueprint for numerous other DoD organizations to immolate.
Defense Information Systems Agency
Information Technology
Chief Joint Security Officer
1/2008 - 1/2011
Provided executive oversight of the cyber security maturity of 24 multi-billion-dollar Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.
Established a cyber risk committee for each program under my executive oversight responsibilities, leading to the ability to address cyber security risks while still in developmental stage, saving taxpayers millions in dollars and
Established a cyber risk committee for each program under my executive oversight responsibilities, leading to the ability to address cyber security risks while still in developmental stage, saving taxpayers millions in dollars and
Global Cyberspace Integration Center
Information Technology
Global Cyberspace Chief Security Officer
8/2006 - 1/2008
Cyber interoperability and hardening across all Air Force IT acquisitions.
Navy
Information Technology
Cyber Interface Control Officer
11/1997 - 8/2006
Cyber operations within the United States Navy Area of Operations across the globe.