Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 · 11 mos · Remote

Sep 2019 – Jul 2025 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Greater Philadelphia

• Lead the Product organization (PM, UX, Monetization, & Product Operations) who focus on providing a single platform for the entire DevSecOps lifecycle

May 2014 – Sep 2019 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• General manager for the Security and Applications product line responsible for defining and driving the execution of the strategic vision for the product line
• Responsible for looking holistically at security testing including areas of attack / threat mitigation, security services, secure networking and security policy management markets
• Lead the geographically distributed Product Management team with a focus on product managers being product owners through agile development practices such that they can own the entire product lifecycle process
• Lead the geographically distributed Security Engineering team responsible for the research, development and validation of new security content (i.e., exploits, malware, DDoS attacks, fuzzing), development of all security components within traffic generation engines, and the cloud service architecture that deliver Spirent’s threat intelligence feeds
• Lead the geographically distributed UX Design team responsible for all interaction design and workflow within product line following user centered design principals to drive ease of use and intuitive user interfaces
• Lead the software development lifecycle process from ideation to final deliverable
• Drive the product requirements definition process while working with the engineering team to manage the software development process
• Work with Sales and Marketing to create outbound product messaging to increase revenue
• Create and maintain competitive strategy that incorporates detailed knowledge of cyber security markets, devices (hardware and virtual based), solutions and technologies
• Establish relationships with industry security forums, working groups and third-party test labs
• Initiate and manage commercial and strategic partnerships with a focus on improving the positioning of product line in the market
• Present technical content at customer meetings, partner events and industry conferences

Jun 2013 – May 2014 · 11 mos · Austin, Texas Area

• Lead new product development process (i.e., new testing initiatives) from idea generation through technical implementation to the hand-off to Testing Services (i.e., new product launch)
• Provide technical leadership and define strategic direction to current testing initiatives with a focus on driving innovation in testing techniques
• Stay abreast of the changing threat landscape and incorporate newly discovered threats into the testing architecture and test procedures
• Manage a group of engineers responsible for prototyping, evaluating and testing new testing tools
• / testing techniques and confirm the final solution developed is in line with original goal or strategy
• Create and oversee the creation of test methodologies and test procedures including documentation supporting new testing tools / testing techniques
• Interact directly with all other groups inside the company including the Analyst Firm, Testing Services, Technical Operations, Development Operations, Sales and Marketing
• Initiate and manage commercial and strategic partnerships with commercial testing tool vendors including Core Security, Immunity, Ixia and Spirent
• Present technical content at customer meetings, partner events and industry conferences
• Represent the company with external organizations including public consortiums and working groups including the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) and the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)

Dec 2006 – May 2013 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Provide technical leadership and define strategic direction to core testing services including Network Firewall, Web Application Firewall, Network IPS, IPSec VPN, Anti-Spam, Network Anti- Virus, Groupware Anti-Virus
• Provide technical leadership and define strategic direction to forward facing initiatives (i.e. new testing services) including Next Generation Firewall, IPv6 / USGv6 NPD profile, Anti-DDoS technology and Prevalence-driven exploit / malware technology testing areas
• Initiate and manage commercial and strategic partnerships with commercial testing tool vendors including Core Security, Ixia, Spirent and Mu Dynamics (now Spirent)
• Prototype, evaluate, test and document new testing tools / testing techniques and confirm final solution developed by Engineering is in line with original goal or strategy
• Lead a team of senior security analysts that perform product testing, create / maintain security testing methods and research vulnerabilities to recreate them in a lab environment
• Lead a geographically distributed team of software developers that create / maintain internal software to improve and automate security testing, implement and maintain the test infrastructure
• Creation and maintenance of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005 quality documents inside of the Quality Management System
• Support all interactions with NIST with respect to the development of the USGv6 Testing Program and the test specifications for compliance
• Present technical content at customer meetings, partner events and industry conferences
• Represent the Engineering Group as well as present at quarterly Technology Product Developers Consortium meetings

Nov 2003 – Dec 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Manage LAN, WAN, and VPN connections with an emphasis on security, efficiency, and growth across a 20 server and 850 plus user network spread across 45 locations
• Manage all help desk operations including the System Support Analysts to make sure all technical support issues are being handled in a timely manner
• Perform daily maintenance of the network, maintaining all servers (Windows, Linux, and UNIX Environments) and networking equipment (routers, switches, firewalls, network appliances, etc)
• Manage secure access (SSL VPN) from outside the network to allow mobile users access to company sensitive information securely
• Manage all telecommunication needs which includes monitoring and reporting on all phone, internet, email, and network traffic as well as projecting/ordering future needs
• Build and manage all Voice Over IP (Networked) Telephone Systems
• Develop custom software applications and network patches for internal use
• Develop and oversee development of client web sites and web hosting

Aug 2000 – Dec 2005 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Develop and maintain websites ranging from information based to ecommerce/database-driven solutions for businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout eastern Pennsylvania
• Develop and maintain custom written software such as touch screen applications for trade shows and customer resource management tools
• Provide business planning advice on issues such as system upgrades and system rollout strategies
• Install new systems like IP based telephone systems and Microsoft Windows servers and remotely manage these as needed
• Deploy cost effective open source software solutions to help the client achieve their goals of security without compromising their budgetary goals
• Provide backup support for a client’s office while their staff is on vacation
• Perform security assessments to ensure the highest level of security is being met
• Attend conferences and trade shows with clients as requested