Updated May 31, 2025

Executive Summary

I am a cybersecurity professional with 12 years of diverse experience in federal service and industry driving cybersecurity strategy, technical consulting, and sales. Demonstrated success in designing, managing, and delivering cybersecurity services for public sector stakeholders. Proven track record as an IT technical sales consultant, driving adoption through storytelling, enablement, and stakeholder engagement. Passionate about the intersection of cybersecurity, business, and national security.

NICE Framework Profile

• Cybersecurity Policy and Planning (OG-WRL-002 / 752)
• Secure Project Management (OG-WRL-011 / 802)
• Technology Portfolio Management (OG-WRL-014 / 804)
• Enterprise Architecture (DD-WRL-002 / 651)
• Systems Requirements Planning (DD-WRL-006 / 641)
• Defensive Cybersecurity (PD-WRL-001 / 511)

Professional Experience and Achievements

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

IT Specialist (Infosec) – GS-12 | Jun 2022 – Present
IT Specialist (Infosec) - Intern – GS-09 | Jun 2021 – May 2022

• Led development of scalable shared services (Incident Response, Penetration Testing, and Cyber Assessments) as Project Manager.
• Authored CONOPs, SOPs, contributed to engineering requirements, guided contractor teams and stakeholder outreach.
• Conducted technical/market research on Secure Web Gateway, IDaaS, ZTA, SOCaaS as primary analyst.
• Managed stakeholder engagement for service development projects, ensuring delivery within scope and expectations.
• Chaired CB Ambassadors program to enhance staff engagement and morale.

University at Buffalo – Buffalo, NY

Graduate Research Fellow | May 2020 – May 2022

• Focus on information assurance and software engineering (NSF SFS).
• Research: online voting, blockchain trust models, voter interviews.
• Built ML model for dashboard light detection with ACV Auctions.
• Placed in CPTC and UB Lockdown competitions.

Ingram Micro - Buffalo, NY

Technical Account Manager – VMware Cloud | Apr 2017 – May 2020

• Served 300+ clients with consulting and enablement.
• Grew revenue from $53M to $80M.
• Held 4 VMware certifications and led services engagements.

Utilant, LLC - Buffalo, NY

Client Account Manager | Apr 2016 – Mar 2017

• Onboarded Aviva and Hartford to LossControl360; ensured 100% success.
• Advocated Agile; created reusable documentation across teams.

Ingram Micro - Buffalo, NY

Market Development Specialist II – Lenovo Enterprise | Feb 2013 – Apr 2016

• Grew revenue from $2M to $10M; closed $3M deal in 2016.
• Promoted ecosystem-based solution selling.

GEICO Insurance Agency - Buffalo, NY

Insurance Sales Representative | Oct 2010 – Feb 2013

• Licensed in 40 states with 90%+ quality rating.
• Mentored new hires and supported dual policy systems.

Starbucks Coffee Co. - Buffalo, NY

Store Supervisor | Oct 2007 – Jun 2010

• Led operations at top-performing stores, promoted multiple times.
• Improved margins via inventory controls; earned Black Apron award.

Formal Education

• M.S. Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2022
• B.S. Computer Information Systems, SUNY Buffalo State, 2019
• M.A. Early American History, SUNY Brockport, 2009
• B.S. Early American History, SUNY Brockport, 2004

Certifications and Accreditation

• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2025
• Federal Cyber Skills Academy – Cyber Operations - 2023
• CompTIA Security+ - 2023
• ISC² Certified in Cyber Security (CC) - 2023
• ComTech Cyber Defense Analyst, 2023
• Advanced Certificate in Information Assurance, 2022
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), 2020
• VMware TSP (Datacenter, Networking, Cloud), 2019

Technical Skillset

• Frameworks: NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, CIS Controls
• Tools: Wireshark, Zeek, Suricata, Snort, Nmap, PfSense, ELK, Docker, OSINT, CVE analysis
• Languages: Python, JavaScript, Java, C, Rust (basic)
• Project Management: SaaS/service development, requirements design
• Other: Sales collateral, stakeholder enablement

Additional Information

• Citizenship: United States
• Clearance: REDACTED
• Work Preference: Full-Time, Prefer Buffalo/Niagara or Remote, Open to Any dpending on the opportunity