Jul 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Remote

• In my role, I will be building and leading the Field CISO organization at Optiv, focusing on strategic conversations with C-Suite clients and prospects.

Mar 2025 – Jul 2025 · 4 mos

• Engage, advise and collaborate with CISOs and other top level security executives on behalf of my firm and in the broader interest of building a community of cyber security thought leaders.

Jun 2024 – Mar 2025 · 9 mos

• I work for a firm that helps clients with strategic security investment. Yes, we represent hundreds of security technologies but more importantly roughly 2/3rds of our company focuses on people and process. Time to value is crucial.

May 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

• The Security Advisor Alliance Mission is to sponsor and enable community wide thought leadership and global member collaboration. The Alliance strives to create a platform of trust and partnership within the Information Security community to promote and catalyze innovation, industry best practice, collaborative events and networking opportunities relevant to its advisors, members and the Information Security community.
• https://securityadvisoralliance.org/

Dec 2020 – Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Running a team who focuses on CISO engagement and aligning Cisco solutions to their priorities.

Oct 2016 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Leading a team of security account managers responsible for helping secure Cisco's largest clients in the Midwest-Atlantic area.

Feb 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Our main focus is to help deliver a unified approach to address data risk through a unique combination of service offerings and expertise. Our diverse offerings span cyber security, data privacy and analytics, identity governance and access management, cyber security workforce development, ERP advisory, and IT audit services.

Aug 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Responsible for building and leading a team of high performance enterprise account executives responsible for working with Venafi's largest clients.

Feb 2015 – Aug 2015 · 6 mos

• Front line enterprise sales manager supporting Venafi's largest customers and the biggest banks in North America.

Feb 2014 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr · Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Over the past year I focused on the former Mandiant products and services that are now a part of the broader FireEye portfolio. My team worked with customers in IN, KY, MI and OH to provide solutions and services that Prevent, Detect, Respond, and Contain attacks. This was achieved via FireEye product technology paired with Mandiant's Managed Services, Incident Responders, and Proactive Services.

Sep 2013 – Feb 2014 · 5 mos · Midwest

May 2013 – Sep 2013 · 4 mos · Greater Cleveland

Mar 2007 – Apr 2013 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• Responsible for developing, leading and executing sales activities focused on overall security solutions (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, Data Loss Prevention, Network Admission Control, etc.) and unified wireless network solutions (indoor/outdoor, mobility, control systems, location services, etc.). I am part of the major account team responsible for selling into Cisco's Strategic Enterprise Accounts. I am required to demonstrate high technical and business competence with the ability to align my client's business drivers with Cisco's vertical solutions in security and wireless. I am responsible for orchestrating virtual teams within Cisco, and our Channel Partners and act as sales subject matter expert in security and wireless solutions. I also am required to act as a technical subject matter expert with a long-term vision toward becoming an AT Architect of Cisco's total Advanced Technologies solutions.

Feb 2004 – Mar 2007 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• My job was to sell, design and deploy managed services for the colocation of primary and backup data center facilities. I was one of the founding partners.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

• Designed and implemented technology blueprint for regional business-class Internet company servicing mid-tier clientel with high speed connectivity. Principal architect of residential multitenant broadband Internet service offering.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr

• Managed multiple brick-to-click projects for claims processing and agent interaction via the web. Launched technology incubator. Launched campus-wide gigabit LAN upgrade. Supervised annual budget of $16M.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 · 2 yrs

• Oversaw national Internet Service Operations. Principal internal technical consultant for mergers and acquisitions: Participated in evaluation and subsequent acquisition of three national data/telecom companies.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs

• Designed and deployed technical infrastructure servicing large regional Internet service provider servicing over 20,000 dialup-, T1- and web-hosting-customers.