Education, Training & Certifications

• Professional Certificate, Leadership & Communication

  Harvard Business School Online
  Mar 2024
• M.S., Network Security

  Capitol College — Laurel, MD
  Aug 2002 – May 2003
• B.S., Social Studies (Major: History)

  Pacific Union College — Angwin, CA
  Sep 1988 – Dec 1992
• A.S., Physics (Major: Laser Optics)

  Pacific Union College — Angwin, CA
  Sep 1988 – Dec 1992

Dates shown are when the certification was originally achieved. All listed certifications are current.

• CISSP-ISSAP

  Certified Information Systems Security Architecture Professional · ISC2 · #48729
  Aug 2020
• C|CISO

  Certified Chief Information Security Officer · EC-Council · #ECC968455
  Sep 2012
• CISSP

  Certified Information Systems Security Professional · ISC2 · #48729
  Oct 2003
• CISM

  Certified Information Security Manager · ISACA · #0707775
  Oct 2007
• PMP

  Project Management Professional · PMI · #1452102
  Aug 2011
• ITIL Foundation

  Information Technology Infrastructure Library · #907451 · no expiration
  Jan 2011

• CGEIT

  Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT · ISACA · expired — intentionally let lapse around 2015 after earning C|CISO
  Nov 2008
• Industrial Security for User Agency Personnel

  Defense Security Service Academy (DSS)
  Aug 2004
• IASO

  Information Assurance Security Officer Certification · US Army
  Feb 2004
• ISS RealSecure 7.0

  Network Intrusion and Analysis
  Sep 2003
• Sun Solaris 8 SysAdmin I/II

  Sun Microsystems
  Sep 2002
• Network+

  Certified Network Technician · CompTIA
  Aug 2002
• A+

  Certified Technician · CompTIA
  Jul 2002
• CCNA 2.0

  Cisco Certified Network Associate · expired ~2004 when I stepped away from hands-on networking
  Feb 2001