Work History
More than a resume — the career arc, the decisions behind the moves, and the threads that connect them.
Pacific Union College · Napa Valley, CA
Started in Physics, pivoted to an A.S. in Applied Laser Physics and a B.S. in History — both completed on schedule. Served as Resident Assistant to the Dean, Student Body Senator, then Student Body President. Leader from day one; learned early how to multi-task and prioritize.
Mount View Hotel · Calistoga, CA
Started as a Front Desk Clerk, promoted to Hotel Manager, then General Manager over the Hotel, Spa, and Restaurant. In my early 20s I led a staff of ~100, owned Marketing and Sales, and oversaw a multi-million dollar remodel — all while representing absent owners on site daily. At 24 I decided hospitality wasn't my future and moved back to Sacramento.
Fortis Investments · Sales Agent / District Manager
Earned my SEC Series 6 and 63 licenses and was promoted to District Manager over 8–10 agents. Top-10 in company-wide sales, $10M+ in client retirement assets under management. Resigned on principle after leadership pressured me to sell a client a product that didn't fit his needs — I don't compromise on integrity.
US Army · SIGINT / Korean Linguist
Enlisted as a Specialist (E-4) in Signals Intelligence. Soldier of the Cycle at Basic Training, 60+ weeks of Korean at the Defense Language Institute, three honorable tours in South Korea. Medals include the Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Expert Marksmanship (M-16 and Grenade). In Korea I built intelligence web portals, taught myself UNIX administration, and regularly briefed Generals, Congressmen, and three-letter Agency heads — which is where I caught the IT and security bug for good.
IT Engineer · DoD PACOM region
Traveled solo throughout Korea and Japan installing and configuring computing, networking, cross-domain, and encryption equipment for the US military. Managed 20–30 simultaneous projects up to $500k each — all delivered on time and at or under budget.
Northrop Grumman · RCERT-K SOC Analyst
Front-line analyst on the Army's Regional Computer Emergency Response Team, defending against nation-state attacks and insider threats. Mids, swings, weekends, twelve-hour shifts — the hands-on experience I still draw on today. Earned my M.S. in Network Security from Capitol College (now Capitol Technology University) during this period.
Northrop Grumman · IT & Security Consultant · Seoul
Trusted Advisor to the J6 (the military equivalent of a CIO). Reviewed documentation, architecture, and security controls for every subordinate unit seeking to connect into the backbone — and drafted the SLAs and MOAs that governed them once approved. Working directly with Colonels, Generals, and corporate leaders to manage risk on critical systems.
CSC · Sr IT & Security Consultant · DISA PACOM
Liaison between DISA HQ and US military commands across the western Pacific. Advised senior leaders on IT hardware, security policy, MSSP, C&A, audit, risk management, cross-domain, encryption, BCP/DR, and incident handling. Project Managed logistics for training, integration, and audit teams across US, Philippine, Singaporean, Australian, and Thai agencies. Left when it was time for our son to grow up in America.
CSC · Director Global SOC · DISA CONUS
Grew the CONUS Global SOC team from 29 to 54 personnel — an 86% expansion — adding Forensics & Reverse Code Analysis, Threat Intelligence, and a Content Development team whose IPS signatures were adopted by the JTF-GNO (now US Cyber Command) and by SIEM programs at the US National Level. Led the team through the Computer Network Defense Service Provider audit and earned the highest score DIA had ever awarded — my methodology was adopted as the Department-wide standard.
Daily we monitored every Combatant Command in CONUS, 20–25 DoD agencies, and 20–30 cleared defense contractor networks — advising leadership on 750–900 global incidents per month. Highlight of my career to that point. Southern Illinois (tornadoes, hail, humidity, 2,000 miles from an ocean) convinced the family it was time for our next chapter.
Health Net · CISO (Fortune 150)
Hired specifically to recover Health Net's Authority to Operate on their VA / active-duty military contract after the government had pulled it — and to stabilize the program after a PII loss incident went public on my first day. Re-obtained the ATO in 90 days with a team of 10 direct reports and 250+ outsourced SI staff, then built out the full defense-in-depth program: security policy, metrics, Incident Response, Insider Threat, BCP/DR, Audit support, and a Forensics team. Doubled my internal team to 20+, ran a competitive RFP for a 24×7 MSSP, and awarded a multi-year SOC + SIEM contract to McAfee/Leidos in December 2012.
McAfee · Director IT Professional Services
Recruited by McAfee's own sales leadership after they watched me run the Health Net RFP. Started in the Northwest commercial region — every state from Northern California up through Alaska — then nine months later took over the nationwide Federal Civilian practice covering all three branches of the Federal government.
Over five years I grew annual services delivery revenue by 60%+ year over year and expanded the team to 50+ consultants across 6–8 partner vendors. Final-quarter NPS of 86. Ran Finance, Product, Engineering, and Sales collaboration for attached services renewals. Position was eliminated in late 2017 when KPG restructured Professional Services post-Intel spin-out; I declined the offer to stay in another role.
Aerojet Rocketdyne · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Director, Cyber Operations
Sr Security leader responsible for securing the data for a $2B/year Aerospace & Defense prime. Led a team of ~30 across Cyber Operations, Engineering, Vulnerability Management, IR, SOC, Threat Hunting, and Forensics. Modernized the IT and security control set to meet NIST 800-53, 800-171, and FedRAMP. When Lockheed Martin acquired AR in 2021, I led the AR side of the IT integration effort until a Korn Ferry recruiter called about a new-space CISO opportunity I couldn't pass up.
Momentus · VP IT & CISO
VP IT and CISO for an in-space transportation startup. Built out AWS and Azure to support flight operations and digital manufacturing. We put spacecraft on orbit on multiple flights — a rare chance to work at the intersection of IT, cybersecurity, and aerospace. Used the role to prepare for the jump to a CIO-equivalent seat.
Vigor Marine Group · Chief Technology & Security Officer
CTSO across 16 operating companies covering Corporate, Supply Chain, Industrial, Cyber, and Physical security. Delivered CMMC certification, migrated the enterprise to secure clouds, drove the digitization of operational workloads, retired significant technical debt, and aligned disparate teams under common people, processes, and tools — all in support of the company's national security missions. Currently building out the Artificial Intelligence-enhanced end-to-end Digital Thread operating environment to enhance business operations, create cost efficiencies and enhance security operations.
Eagle Point Publishing · Founder
A one-person company focusing on AI-enabled services, software, and digital works design and publishing.