Experience

Education and Certifications

Purdue University Global 2022 - 2023 - MSc Cybersecurity Management

Kaplan University 2013 - 2015- Bachelor of Information Technology / Information Systems

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security professional

CIGE - Certified Identity Governance Expert

ITIL Foundations

Security+

Professional Experience

Team Lead - Cybersecurity Manager
Blackbaud. - Charleston, SC
2024-Present

  • Lead a global team of 4 direct reports and 6 contractors responsible for engineering and deploying a robust IAM/PAM program in response to a major security breach. 

  • Oversee the implementation and lifecycle management of IAM/PAM solutions including access provisioning, role-based access controls, and privileged account management. 

  • Partner with IT, compliance, and business departments to ensure PAM and IAM solutions meet the organizations diverse stakeholder requirements while enabling business agility.

  • Establish KPIs and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the IAM and PAM program, providing executive-level reports on privilege access-related risks.

  • Manage relations with vendors and services providers, evaluating tools and technologies to ensure alignment with security program goals and objectives. 

Principal Cybersecurity Engineer
Blackbaud. - Charleston, SC
2023-2024

  • Engaged with senior leadership and key stakeholders to communicate security strategy, risks, and solutions, aligning with Blackbaud’s strategic goals, resulting in an 80% increase in stakeholder satisfaction. 

  • Streamlined security operations achieving a 40% improvement in efficiency and reducing overall operational costs with provisioning and de-provisioning of organization identities.

  • Integrated Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities into the PAM solution, significantly boosting security for privileged accounts by 40%.

  • Led the incident response efforts for identity-based incidents, successfully mitigating risk and slashing response time by 80%.

  • Oversaw the purchase and budget of the enterprise PAM program, achieving a 30% cost reduction through strategic negotiations with vendors, enhancing security posture, and providing significant ROI.

Information Security Lead
Ingevity Corp. - Charleston, SC
2022-2023

  • Manage enterprise security solutions for enterprise maturity; EDR/XDR, Antivirus, Firewalls, Vulnerability Management, Email Security, USB controls, PAM, DLP, OS Windows, Azure, and O365.

  • Experience in enterprise risk management with strong understanding of threat, vulnerability, probability and impact.

  • Conducting risk-based audits and assessments, providing recommendations for application design.

  • Password auditing, network based and web application-based vulnerability scanning, virus management, and intrusion detection implementation.

  • Deliver documentation and governance to support enhancement and change initiatives, member of weekly change advisory board.

  • Designing, testing, and implementation of secure operating systems, servers, network gear, and application databases.

  • Manage security awareness training platform for conducting phishing campaigns and security awareness education.

  • Conducting risk audits and assessments, providing recommendations for application design; monitoring and analyzing system access logs.

  • Performs security incident response activities by reviewing alerts that have been generated by various security tools and effectively identifying correct remediation or escalation path.

  • Leading and mentoring multiple junior security staff; leadership training through the Center for Creative Leadership.

  • Proficiency in written and oral communications across multiple stakeholder groups ranging from junior staff to senior executives.

  • Planning of security backup and system disaster recovery.

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Belden, Inc - Remote
2022 - 2022

  • Led development of OT Cybersecurity program to include the identification and documentation of KPI’s.

  • Collaborated with Technical, Business Teams and Senior Leadership to gain agreement for enterprise adoption of Security policies and standards.

  • Managed and advised on best practices for the deployment of the privileged access management (PAM) solution

  • Researched regulatory and compliance requirements including state and international law

Senior Information Security Analyst
Ingevity Corp. - Charleston, SC
2017 - 2022

  • Work with Senior Leadership to implement security projects that address identified risks and business security requirements.

  • Manage lifecycle of enterprise firewalls including security architecture for secure networks; perimeter and ICSDMZ.

  • 5 years MSP engagement experience through management of vendors to establish mutually acceptable contracts and service-level agreements.

  • Provide security awareness training for the organization and additional remedial training for failure of phishing campaigns.

  • Manage daily activities surrounding threat and vulnerability management, recommend plans for remediation and communicate residual risk.

  • Define and document security metrics that effectively communicate the posture of the security program to senior leadership.

  • Oversee and correlate components of incident management, including detection, response, reporting, and problem management.

Business Systems Analyst
Ingevity Corp. - Charleston, SC
2016-2017

  • IT Project Manager for the implementation of ServiceNow, Kronos Time and Attendance, Ccure9000 badging, and transition to Microsoft from Google.

  • Provide administrative support to Chief Legal Counsel for all Google and Microsoft eDiscovery audits and cases.

  • Work closely with business leaders and CTO to document business cases/requirements for the successful implementation of new customer service portal.

  • Responsible for the patching and maintenance of SQL and Oracle databases managed by the business applications team.

  • Support Infosec initiatives by creating a secure login process through configuration of SSO for ServiceNow and Kronos.

Database Security Administrator
DKW Communications - Charleston, SC
2015-2016

  • System Administrator responsible for maintaining the Global Theater Security Cooperation Management System and its SQL databases.

  • Regularly communicated with customers and Navy Cyber teams to implement new access control policies, data audits, and system security patching.

  • Program management roles included assisting with cost estimations, development, and testing of emergent system taskings associated with the sustainment of systems.

  • Performed weekly backups of SQL databases through the creation of database maintenance plans and change management procedures.

Computer Systems Security Analyst
SAIC - Charleston, SC
2013-2015

  • Monitored secure network traffic to identify infrastructure, software, and security risks for supported applications.

  • Provided daily operational recommendations to top-level Naval Officers to avoid critical software and hardware failures.

  • Conducted troubleshooting to resolve IT-related hardware, software, and application issues for 400+ Naval vessels.

Anti-terrorism Specialist
SAIC - Okinawa, Japan
2010-2013

  • Led an international team of 7 contractors responsible for the repair and maintenance of 2000+ pieces of Anti-terrorism equipment reducing the security risk of intrusion by 90 percent.

  • Assigned daily maintenance responsibilities and oversaw operations for the team.

  • Negotiated contract with K12 Defense for the installation of electro-magnetic replacement hardware, reducing risk of unexpected failure and annual maintenance cost by 70 percent.

Aircraft Engine Mechanic
United States Air Force
2003 - 2010

  • Led cross-functional team of 6 aircraft mechanics ensure mission critical maintenance was completed on time and within strict guidelines.

  • Coached and mentored junior airmen, providing performance feedback and developmental opportunities to help the team grow.

  • Developed and executed comprehensive project plans, aligning objectives with available resources.

  • Conducted regular risk assessments and safety briefings, reducing on-the-job incidents and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Professional Leadership Training

USAF Airman Leadership School

American Leadership Academy