Work Experience
Managing Director
NetSPI – Developer of penetration testing software intended for transforming the cyber security testing industry with tech-enabled services and prevention-based cyber security techniques. The company performs deep dive manual penetration testing of applications, networks and cloud attack surfaces for banks, health care organizations and global cloud providers, enabling them to find, fix and prevent threats using adaptable processes, trusted automation, and experienced insights.
Proactive Security Company that required Strategic Leadership to help expand business within the Top-20 client base through trusted partnership and guidance.
Developed and Maintained Strategic Maturity Plans for 9 of top 25 clients in the Big Tech, Finance, Analytic Software, and Healthcare/Insurance Industries
Consistently met and exceeded quota requirements for expanding customer spend year over year
Senior Director, Risk and Threat Assessment
Optiv Security – Largest pure-play information security company in North America helping over 12,000 clients plan, build, and run successful cyber security programs.
As part of the on-going security strategy, Optiv provided Managed Services to provide expertise and efficiency to clients by developing, running, and maturing areas of their Security Programs.
Led 18 consultants across four teams that provided managed services in the areas of Identity Management, Vendor Management and Vulnerability Management across industries such as Finance, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Oil and Gas, Technology, and Healthcare.
Directed and guided a $15M dollar book of business as a part of the overall Optiv Managed Services portfolio while keeping less than 2% customer churn while increasing revenue by an average of 12% year over year
Re-developed the Vendor Management service-line through retooling and the implementation of a tiered services model resulting in cutting the operations overhead by 60% while increasing revenue by 90% in the first two years of the transition.
Senior Director, Office of the CISO - Information Assurance & Security
Optiv Security – Largest pure-play information security company in North America helping over 12,000 clients plan, build, and run successful cyber security programs.
Value-added reseller completed a merger to transform into a security consultancy organization. As part of the strategy, Optiv Established an Office of the CISO leveraging former Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to elevate conversations with the customers and be able to increase the value proposition for delivered services.
Advised on and led development of enterprise-wide information security strategy for a diverse range of companies consisting of public and private entities both domestic and multinational across industries such as Finance, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Oil and Gas, Technology, and Healthcare.
Served as vCISO and strategic advisor for several organizations requiring compliance to HIPAA, GDPR, PCI, and other regulations; provided Board of Directors level reporting on organization's security posture and cyber trends.
Generated consistent pull-through revenue by finding sales opportunities based on customer problems and needs and positioning solutions which aligned to Optiv’s products and services.
Senior Manager, Health Information Technology & Information Technology Audit
Altegra Health – Altegra Health is a national provider of technology-enabled end-to-end payment solutions that enable health plans and other risk-bearing organizations to generate, analyze and submit the data needed to successfully manage member care and ensure proper reimbursement.
While at Alegra Health I handled managing the HIT & IT Audit teams while conducting assessments for Learning Hospitals, Not for Profit Hospitals, and other major Healthcare organizations.
Led and conducted assessments and audits utilizing COBIT, ISO, HiTRUST, and ITIL frameworks with a team
Manager, IS Security
Lakeland Regional Health- Florida – Lakeland Regional Health-Florida is a Nationally recognized Hospital and Health System found in Central Florida, with more than 7,000+ team members
While at Lakeland Regional I created a formal IS Security Department from charter creation, policy, and procedure, hiring staff, and integration of the department into the business units within the organization to ensure security and regulatory compliance while minimizing disruption to existing business processes and priorities.
Orchestrated a successful security strategy that drove HIPAA, PCI, and Joint Commission Compliance up year after year. Oversaw the development of 34 policies, implementation of 11 technical solutions, and conducted comprehensive training across 10 business units, fortifying security measures and achieving attestation of compliance.
Served as the assigned HIPAA Security Officer and worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer to ensure compliance and addressing the leadership and Board of Directors with regulatory updates and initiatives
Various Leadership and Non-Leadership Consulting and Engineering Roles in large Organizations such as: Computer Associates, Symantec, and New Horizons