Experience

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  286th signal company

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Platoon leader

  Supervised 40 member Telecom development team, providing communications across an area of 120 km with a reliability of over 95%Noted as only team in 10 years to successfully utilize super high-frequency band (SHF) technology for reliable communications, as well as only team at location to meet exacting training and evaluation standards.Consistently recognized by leadership for outstanding performance and leadership.

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  Fort bliss, tx.

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Communications officer

  Developed hardware / software life cycle, including procurement and distribution of $50K in assets to 500 users Maintained 100% accountability for $30 Million in assets with no loss or damage.

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  Commander

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

  Communications officer

  Led 220+-member team delivering comprehensive telecommunications services, including hardware and software support for secure and unsecure email and network with over 98% reliability.Managed seamless migration of $60M communications infrastructure from Multi-subscriber Equipment (MSE) to Joint Network Node (JNN) platform, extending service from approximately 40 miles to worldwide satellite- and IP-based networking.; Spearheaded major improvement expanding telecommunications from 1 phone with no Internet to 18 phones, including 13 tactical and 5 commercial worldwide lines, Internet café, encrypted and non-encrypted computer security, and reliable high-frequency band (HF) coverage in Iraq. Coordinated design and building of first Internet café in operation in Iraq, providing 20 free Internet terminals. Show less

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  United states army

  Jul 2005 - Sept 2009

  10 years of experience as an Army Officer, including Platoon Leader, Battalion SIGO, Information Systems Security Officer, Network Administrator/Engineer, Security Systems Vulnerability Assessor, Cryptographic Officer, Information Security Officer (NATO), Company Commander and Division Staff Positions. Deployed to OIF, OEF and ISAF.Also worked from July 2005 through December 2006 as a Division Protocol Officer and Events Planner, including running the VIP program for the entire north of Iraq. Show less

  • Signal Officer

    Jan 1999 - Sept 2009

  • Events Planner/ JVB

    Jul 2005 - Dec 2006
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  Nato

  Dec 2006 - Sept 2009

  Information systems security officer

  Managed 4000+ pieces of cryptographic equipment supporting operations in Afghanistan and completely rewrote Cryptological Management manual, including new hiring guidelines. Composed Security Accreditation packets for 24+ discrete systems to define security protocols and assist with risk analysis. Visitor Bureau Planning Manager Northern Iraq, 2005 - 2006Led major facilities renovation project transitioning 11 bungalows and former palace into executive-level accommodations. Lead the project to host over 375 national and international leaders to summit in Iraq, creating the first post-war government Show less

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  Mckellar corporation

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2011

  create immersive live simulations for military and civilian personnel deploying to foreign danger areas, to include classroom and situational awareness training. Covered high and tactical-level issues including survivability, reaction, adaptability, corruption, country briefs, language and dress. Especially focused on building proactive and reactive responses to threat situations, mediation skills and cultural bonding strategies. Simulations/Technology and Training Analysis for McKellar Corporation.A small, disabled-veteran owned contracting firm with links within DoD, FSI, and other agencies.

  • Culture & Counterinsurgency

    Oct 2009 - Aug 2011

  • Simulation/Technology Analyst

    Sept 2009 - Aug 2011
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  Office of the secretary of defense

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

  Modeling & simulations innovator, cyber training policy author, risk management @ osd

  Examine developmental, nacent, prototype technology and cybersecurity systems for use by the DoD at large. Responsible for training creation and implementation of the same. Discover gaps in current training technology and technology implementation, unequal implementation of training/technology within different services, and propose new technology or improvements to the current/nascent systems in use by the services. Conduct extensive risk identification/risk management for new invention/Cybersecurity ventures. Authour/collabourate on policy to support the above. Show less

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  The walt disney company

  Mar 2013 - Apr 2018

  Serving as Executive in charge of building resilient security and compliance programs for Asia Pacific entertainment business Delivering end-to-end Cybersecurity and Compliance practice (SOX, PCI, China cyber law) including incident response, logging & monitoring, vulnerability scanning, in addition to SOX and PCI compliance programs Designed and delivered technology solutions covering: vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, patching, device hardening/scanning, file integrity monitoring, database protection for full line of business (1000+ servers, 3000+ PC) First Time PCI audit compliance with no findings, first time SOX audit with no findings. Show less Serving as Executive in charge of providing security architecture and risk management services to the Enterprise In 18 months, built a design and delivery team of 8 from the ground up to provide a first-ever security solution architecture & engineering service for the enterprise (175,000 employees across 30+ countries). Built first-time capabilities in cloud security to assess, measure, and manage risk based on data / traffic to cloud solutions, created the standard for cloud, and developed the cloud control standards for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) for the Walt Disney Company. Show less

  • Director, IT Security & Compliance, SHDR

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Director, Security Architecture & Engineering

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2016
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  Blackline

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2021

  Serving as Executive leading an ever-evolving information security practice that spans multiple cloud technologies at a Gartner top FinTech firm. Serving as Executive leading transformative security operations and application development for Gartner quadrant leading FinTech SaaS enterprise Delivering end-to-end Cybersecurity program including incident response, logging & monitoring, vulnerability scanning solutions. Drove down 99% of vulnerabilities (Critical and High risk) in the first 8 months, increased productivity over 75%. Improved effective cybersecurity practice over 50% within 8 months

  • Senior Director, Information Security

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Senior Director Security Operations

    Apr 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Coupa software

  Dec 2021 - now

  Sr director cloud security operations & engineering

  How do you fight a learning, better-funded adversary at scale? How do you advise a growing and massively scaling set of product teams on keeping their customers safe? How do you do so while growing a global team? Join me and find out!

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  Guardian fireboat sf

  Dec 2022 - now

  Cofounder and cfo

  A seven partner passion project to share and educate about firefighting and historical fire boats using a fully working former SF Fireboat. Appearances, classes, and other experiences coming soon