Visionary

Senior IT Security leader with cutting-edge industry certifications (CISSP, GIAC GSTRT, CrowdStrike) and 18+ years of expertise helping technology-driven organizations modernize their security practices, increase data privacy, reduce risk/liability, and achieve compliance with regulatory guidelines. Recognized throughout career for extensive technical depth, in addition to superior team leadership/mentoring skills and complementary strengths in project management, influencing, financial analysis, and collaboration. Passionate about helping companies think proactively about cyber-threats and build the scalable, adaptable, and mature security practices needed to prevent against an enormous range of IT-related threats and vulnerabilities. Core Strengths & Competencies: • IT Security & Threat Prevention • Technical Team Recruitment, Mentoring & Leadership • Data Privacy & Security Management • MSSP / SIEM / MDR Management • Regulatory Compliance (CCPA, GDPR, PCI) • Identity & Access Management (IAM) • Security Policy & Procedure Development / Enforcement • IT Governance & Risk Management • Technical Support & Training • Security Audits & Breach / Incident Response • Virus & Ransomware Prevention • Security Operations Centers (SOC) • Disaster Recovery & Continuity Planning • NIST & CIS Frameworks Software/Technology Expertise: • SIEM: QRadar, LogRhythm, FortiSIEM, Arctic Wolf • Vulnerability Management: Nessus Pro, Tenable.IO, Automox, Arctic Wolf • Network Security: Cisco FirePower IDS/IPS, Cisco Umbrella, FortiAnalyzer, Arctic Wolf • Endpoint Security: Microsoft SCEP, Symantec SEP, CrowdStrike Falcon • Email Security: FireEye, O365/Exchange, Abnormal Security • Identity & Access Management: Active Directory, RSA, OKTA • Training & Awareness: Cofense, Knowbe4