I am a cybersecurity professional with 17 years of experience in both IT and OT operations and cyber security program management and development within the federal government space. After earning my Masters Degree in computer science from the University of Louisiana @ Lafayette he took his first big boy job working for the Department Of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) MOX project in Aiken, SC at the Savannah River Site.

I cut my teeth on systems administration and security management as well as people management while at MOX for over 7 years, rising from analyst to Domain Admin responsible for all things security implementation in an environment with over 2000 users and 200+ servers and managing approximately 15 people

After leaving MOX my focus shifted to program development which is where i really got into cybersecurity. I spent the next 5 years at the Parsons Salt Waste Processing Facility project for DOE Environmental Management (EM) in Aiken, starting as the single cyber person in the engineering department. In that time i developed an Operational Technology cyber program in line with Nist SP 800-82 R2 and implemented the program fully, gaining an Authority to Operate from DOE for that facility. By the time i left that project i was again managing a team of approximately 15 people and had become a Certified CISSP, ISSEP, and ISSMP.

I spent the next 3.5 years back at the NNSA working on the Pu PIT Production project using my cyber skills to advance the nations nuclear deterrence program before coming back home to the EM mission with SRMC, where i currently serve as a contracted IT Program Manager/Technology expert through Boston Government Services.

At BGS my role is Regional Director, Cybersecurity where i maintain a team of 7 experts across the nation doing cyber and IT missions for the DOE along with fostering strategic partnerships and doing business development (in my spare time).

Despite all this, my biggest priority is my relationship with Jesus Chris and my wife of 17 years and my 2 children whom i love dearly. They are the reason i do what i do. Without them i would be nothing. So in my spare time i am a worship leader at Fearless Church Aiken, a small group leader, i play with my kids, hang out with my wife, play video games, and serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Horse Creek Academy , a non profit K-12 Charter School in Aiken SC.