CISSP | CISM | GSTRT | CSSLP | CCSP | CCSK | GCIH | GSOC | GOSI | GSEC | GFACT | C|EH | CASA | S+ | N+ | AZ-900 | SC-900 | AWS CCP | ITILv3 | PagerDuty DevOps Professional | C|CISO Associate | et alWith a career spanning over 18 years in leadership roles, I have specialized in the establishment and transformation of cyber programs. My expertise lies in leveraging human strengths and budgetary resources to build robust security programs from the ground up or improving efficacy, efficiency, maturity, consistency, and professionalization of an existing program.I have built an MDR at InfoCyte / Datto, served as Head of MDR for Sentinel One, was hired as the lead to build VMware's America's Security Operations Center, and was born in a SOC and worked on the teams at FDIC, NASA, and EY.As a two-time corporate Head of Cyber Security and multiple-time program head, I have *led* cyber security teams (specifically) for over 8 years, driving programs across diverse industries and geographies. My portfolio includes Financial Services, FinTech, Software, SaaS, Hosting, Higher Education, Retail, IT Services, and the U.S. Federal Government. My service in the U.S. military and National Security further enriches my background.My core competencies are building people, leaders, processes, standards, roadmaps, strategies, charters, and visions to ultimately construct comprehensive programs. I have owned or informed transformation, risk management, security operations, incident response, security engineering, and product security initiatives for 11+ years. I have revitalized struggling programs, bringing out the best in teams and capitalizing on human motivation to contribute constructively.As a trusted advisor, I have guided business leaders in balancing risk and goals, serving as a virtual CISO to hundreds of financial institutions during my tenure at Q2, a Banking-In-A-Box SaaS provider. My counsel is frequently sought by leadership and founders of companies ranging from Fortune 50 to startups, leading me to establish my own consulting LLC.