Please take this as my resume;
Brief Specializations (others mentioned within);

Information Security – 16 years
AI (Artificial Intelligence) – 1 year
Azure Cloud – 14 years				
AWS – 15 yearsIBM Cloud – 2 years			
Google Cloud – 2 years
NSG – 13+ years*
ASG – 13+ years*
MFA – 10+ years
SSO – 10+ yearsCisco ASA – 10 years			
Checkpoint – 5+ yearsPalo Alto (both Data Center and Cloud) – 5
Linux/Unix - +25 yearsSQL – +10  years		
Wireshark - +10 yearsNMAP - +15 years			
Nessus – 15 yearsKali Linux (and Backtrack) – 12 years
Tennable Suite – 5 years	
Git - +8 yearsVPN – 18 years				
Postgres -  2010+
Dome9 Cloud Guard +2yr (AWS, Azure, Hybrid) HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST CSF, FEDRAMP, NERC NERCCIP  – 8 yearsPCI DSS – 12			
FirePower (and related products) – 4 yearsSourcefire – 5 years
IAM – 15 years		
SIEM (Multiple Vendors)		Cofense – 2 years			
Qradar – 8 years
Netskope (Cloud and Hybrid) – 2 yearsSplunk -  5 years	
Snort – 5 years		
NIST – 8 years
CI/CD – 5 yearsPython – 10 years			
bash – 25+ years
Beyond Trust = 3 years
DNS/BIND = 20+ yearsPerl – 25+ years				
Cisco DNA – 2 yearsCisco ISE – 7 years			
Cisco APIC-EM – 2 yearsCisco CloudCenter – since release (2/19)
Cisco SDA – 2 yearsVMWare (incl. ESXi) – 10 years		
Wireless – 20 yearsTerraform – 3 years		
CloudFormation – 5 years
Microsoft DLP/MDCA– 4  years
Forcepoint DLP – 4  yearsPowershell – 8 years
PAM –2 years
Docker – 5 years
Kubernetes – 2 years	* Generally, most projects I have worked on require NSG/ASG rulesets (this should be assumed).

Cyber Security Manager, Architect, and Leader with Senior Level hands-on experience.  Cloud and on-prem security, penetration tester, information security compliance gap audits.  DevOp compliance advisor.  Implementation Lead Architect Cisco ISE/ACS/Sourcefire/Firesight/FireAMP/Splunk/Snort, WLCs, Network Implementation, RF Wireless Implementation / Remediation / Optimization (Wired/Wireless/SAT), Cryptography, Leader, Smart Grid, CTO, CIO, VP, CISO, Info-Sec, NIST & NERC v3-v5, FedRamp, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI, SOX, SOC2, NIST 800-53,HiTech, HITRUST CSF,FISMA Compliance, and penetration testing.  Insight into future networking and security products.  Cloud and vendor agnostic, I speak to the pros/cons of each and decide myself or provide the details to management. Risk management. Corporate Board Member.

Qualifications Summary

Executive Leader, Architect, Hands-on Network and Cloud Security Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in wired/wireless/cloud security, network engineering, Smart Grid development and implementation, project management, Cyber/Network security and compliance engineer, Red Team testing, Fraud Protection, and international relations.  I rapidly identify business and technical problems, formulates tactical plans, initiates change, identify risks, and implements effective solutions that deliver customer satisfaction, security, profit, revenue, and cost reductions.  Excellent and proven experience leading, participating, and hands-on engineering with cross-functional teams delivering products and solutions while focusing on quality, time to market, compatibility, and innovation.


Career Highlights

Synergy InfoSec, LLC.
SR. Network and Cloud Security and Solutions Architect/Engineer

October 2022 - Present

(See Below Synergy Infosec, LLC, same job)



Grant Thornton, LLP
Mgr., Architecture and Risk Management, Azure Cloud security Architect

January 2022 – September 2022
o Worked directly for the CISO delivering Roadmaps, New Technology, Governance, and Oversight in the public/consumer tax sector utilizing cross platform cloud infrastructure (AWS/AZURE).
o Worked with several engineers and a third party MSPs to replace Forcepoint DLP, with MS365 DLP (Data Loss Protection - PURVUE), MDCA (Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - PURVUE), formerly known as MCAS, and Defender for endpoints on Azure, all a part of Microsoft’s CASB solution.
o Tasked with working with other groups in an Advisory role, SME.  Worked with teams that require oversight and delivery assistance as necessary with Azure capabilities and security requirements.
o Worked with other teams, such as Developers, Engineers, and third-party MSPs and MSSPs to support and Develop the Architecture’s that I planned in Azure.  I worked with C-Level management roles to make sure I had buy in.
o Responsible for implementation of MS 365 CASB (Cloud Access Service broker)
o Implemented several other new features in MS 365 “Purview” product.
o Worked with Team Members using Azure ADO.