Strategic cybersecurity leader possessing extensive IT and security experience who implements a business-first philosophy to security focused on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and business enablement.
As the US CISO of a Fortune 200 global financial institution that provided life insurance, reinsurance, investment portfolio management, and pension risk transfer services, I provided guided the organization in regulatory compliance, built the security team, and developed a standards based and mature security program.
Served 15 years as a contractor in the U.S. Department of Defense, specializing in information and communications security and cyber risk management of mission critical systems.
Most recently appointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve as the State CISO, focused on developing state-wide cybersecurity maturity and effectiveness in alignment with the Governor and state legislature.
- GuidePoint Security - vCISO (March 2025 - Present)
- University of Maryland Global Campus - Advisory Board Member, School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology (November 2024 - Present)
- Black Path Security - Founder (February 2025 - Present)
- TEDCO - Board of Directors, Vice Chair, Cyber Maryland Program (January 2024 - February 2025)
- Maryland Department of Information Technology - State Chief Information Security Officer (August 2023 - February 2025)
- Legal & General America - Chief Information Security Officer (September 2017 - August 2023)
- JASINT Consulting and Technologies, LLC - Strategic Advisor (April 2021 - December 2022)
- University of South Florida Muma College of Business - Advisory Committee on Cybersecurity for Executive Education (February 2019 - March 2020)
- JASINT Consulting and Technologies, LLC - Program Manager & Senior Security Engineer (September 2016 - September 2017)
- DigiFlight, Inc. - Deputy Program Manager & Security Engineer (June 2013 - August 2016)
- Network Security Pros llc - Security Engineer (November 2006 - May 2013)
- Booz Allen Hamilton - Senior Consultant - Security Engineer (December 2004 - November 2006)
- DXC Technology - Technical Staff / Security Analyst (June 2003 - December 2004)
- QualiSys, LLC - Network Administrator (September 2000 - June 2003)
- Towson University - Software Developer & Tech Support (January 2000 - October 2000)
