Skills, Experience & Background

Complete technical history, career trajectory, academic credentials, and military service details.

Employment History

IT Cybersecurity Program Manager 2021 – 2023

Paradigm Services LLC (Contract)

Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and overseeing the internal cybersecurity control frameworks with focus on the development and administration of cybersecurity policies and programs. Led preparation and execution for annual SOC 2 Type II, ITGC, and HITRUST audits.

Independent Cybersecurity & ITSM Consultant 2018 – 2021

Independent Contractor

Delivered expertise in ITSM, IT Governance, ITaaS, Cloud Strategy, Migration, Service Design, Transition to Ops, and Service Maturity Assessments. Executed internal auditing against NIST and ISO standards related to SOC, ITGC, and HITRUST compliance.

Principal Consultant & Principal Architect 2010 – 2018

Dell / EMC / VMware / VCE

Owned advanced technical and business consultative services for enterprise hybrid cloud (EHC) and ITaaS transitions across major multi-national accounts. Held key strategic positions including Global Telco & Service Provider Architect, Advisory Technology Consultant (vArchitect), and Lead Architect for multi-year cloud deployments within the PMO.

Director, Datacenter Sales & Services 2008 – 2010

NEC America (National Sales Support Center)

Established the National Data Center Practice from inception, building an active pipeline of $30M USD in the first six months. Defined and delivered enterprise professional services including Enterprise Architecture, Workload Analysis, Application Transformation Analysis, and Portfolio Rationalization.

Senior Manager & Consulting Engineer 1998 – 2008

Unisys Corporation

Served as the senior-most technologist within company engineering functions. Led development and architecture integration for complex virtualization, enterprise storage, server, and networking initiatives worldwide.

Education & Professional Certifications

Academic Degrees

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Information Systems Management (GPA: 4.0)
Excelsior College (2016)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 4.0)
Excelsior College (2002)

Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Excelsior College (1987)

Certifications & Frameworks

CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional (exp 2027) PMI Project Management Professional (PMP 2007-2024) TOGAF 9.1 Enterprise Architect COBIT Foundation AWS Certified Architect VMware VCP3 / VCP4 / VCP5 & VCP-Cloud EMC Proven Professional Expert (ITaaS) ITIL v3 Foundation Cisco UCS Datacenter Certification NetApp Accredited Storage Architect MCSE & MCSA (NT4 / Windows 2000) CompTIA Security+ / Network+ / A+

Military Service & Military Awards

Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) – Retired 20 Years Service

United States Army

Military Occupational Specialties:

  • IT Manager & Datacenter Owner for tactical/MTOE units (1992–1998)
  • Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Officer (1988–1992)
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician (1980–1988)

Military Decorations & Badges

US Legion of Merit (LOM Legionnaire) 3x Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) 5x Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Badge Air Assault Badge Parachute Rigger Badge