CAREER SUMMARY

I’m a senior cybersecurity leader and manager with 25 years experience in Information Technology. I build strong security programs in state government from the ground up. I’m interested in getting things done and stuff that works. I’m focused on people, relationships and business – I come with communication skills and a high ability to work with others. I use data analytics to demonstrate that good cybersecurity is the least-expensive way of doing business. Equally comfortable in the board room and at the linux CLI. One of my strengths is quickly turning out effective governance from the top down – strategies, policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, and baselines.

Transformational change is always possible. But it requires hard work. All the messy, unpleasant jobs that build up over time will keep an organization in a rut. Let’s do the work – and we’ll dig out of it.

BS Computer / Information Technology Management
WGU, 2016

ISC² Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CISSP, 2022

State AI Policy Steering Board
WA Office of Privacy & Data Protection
2024-2025

Strategic AI Advisory Board
Central Washington University
2024-2025

Advisory Board
WA State Enterprise Security Governance
2024-2025