Senior Cybersecurity Operator

Founded and operate a B2B digital solutions firm delivering AI automation, CRM architecture, full-stack development, and cybersecurity consulting to owner-operated small businesses. Built delivery infrastructure including agent pipelines, client intake systems, sales frameworks, and marketing attribution. Designed AI governance guardrails across 7 client-facing deployments. Implemented IAM strategies for SMB clients reducing unauthorized access exposure by 45%. Unified marketing data across 27 sources through RESTful API integrations, eliminating 73 hours of reconciliation monthly.

Senior security leader for a 10-college system serving over 219,000 students and 7,000 staff. Managed enterprise security operations, AI governance, identity and endpoint security, GRC tool integration, and hybrid cloud across 883 servers and 25,907 endpoints. Integrated AI-assisted triage workflows into SIEM, reducing alert investigation time by 40%. Conducted 24 incident responses including 13 insider threat cases. Improved threat identification accuracy by 28% with AI tools. Executed 237 firewall rule updates and access control revisions, cutting security incidents by 23%.

Federal contractor delivering CUI compliance, SSP authorship, and CMMC Level 2 control mapping for DoD program office. Maintained TS/SCI clearance. Reduced exploitation vulnerabilities by 31% through AI and ML model controls. Delivered CUI awareness training for 200+ personnel, improving compliance by 35%. Closed 40% of compliance gaps integrating CMMC Level 2 with NIST 800-171 baseline. Conducted 137 interviews supporting behavioral analysis and process validation.

Seven-year federal cybersecurity role within DODIN network. Conducted 45 incident responses involving outside and inside threat actors. Performed vulnerability assessments and penetration tests uncovering 15 critical security flaws. Reduced phishing incidents by 40% through role-based training for 200+ personnel. Conducted 27 identity access management assessments improving security controls and standards.

Managed DLP strategy and global account relationships for top 10 enterprise clients. Achieved 100% GDPR and HIPAA compliance across 10 enterprise IT projects. Implemented DLP strategies for 379+ users. Identified 20+ potential violations before occurrence, reducing security incidents by 35%. Improved data quality by 31% through probabilistic matching and data transformation.

Designed risk management programs, conducted privacy impact assessments, and implemented data security controls across a 7,239-endpoint financial services environment. Developed real-time GRC dashboard reducing reporting cycle from 33 hours to 7 minutes. Reduced privacy violations by 18% and avoided $150,000 in penalties. Reduced compliance issues by 30% using RSA Archer-powered risk management framework.

Relevant coursework: Risk Management Process & Practice, Leading Organizational Change, Leveraging Data for Decision Making, Research Theory & Planning, Contemporary Organization Management, Leadership Theory, Leading Effective Teams.

GPA: 3.58; Relevant coursework: Digital Forensics, Applied Cryptography, Security Engineering, Ethical Hacking, Secure Software Engineering, Applied Network Security, Web Security, Issues in Security & Privacy, Advanced Topics in Computer Security.

Dean's List; Delta Sigma Pi.