Experience

Served as Deputy Division Head for the GT63 Cybersecurity Division, providing leadership and operational direction for a multidisciplinary team supporting enterprise cybersecurity across NAWCTSD training systems.

• Led and mentored a team of 8–10 federal civilians and 6 contractors, synchronizing technical execution across cybersecurity branches.
• Served as NAWCTSD lead for Navy Comply-to-Connect (C2C) and Zero Trust implementation — directing rollout of Cisco ISE and ForeScout across 300+ endpoints spanning 4–5 training labs and remote sites.
• Provided recurring briefings to Executive Leadership on enterprise cyber posture, vulnerability trends, Zero Trust progress, and risk mitigation.
• Developed division-level cybersecurity metrics to inform remediation prioritization, workload distribution, and resource allocation.
• Ensured alignment with DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, SECNAV M-5239.2, and Fleet Cyber Command guidance across supported programs.

Served as Lead ISSO for Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) systems under Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), with full ownership of the RMF lifecycle across multiple Navy training environments.

• Directed implementation, validation, and sustainment of NIST SP 800-53 security controls, maintaining ATO status across multiple systems.
• Managed authoritative vulnerability tracking within Navy VRAM and oversaw POA&M development, prioritization, and remediation coordination.
• Conducted security assessments using ACAS, SCAP, STIGs, and eMASS/eMASSter to validate control implementation and document compliance artifacts.
• Served as lead mentor for the NAWCTSD Incident Response team — building process playbooks and enabling sub-4-hour response times in exercises.
• Authored and reviewed MFRs, security documentation, and authorization artifacts supporting inspections and audit events.
• Reduced A&A processing time by 30% through continuous monitoring strategy improvements and VRAM data accuracy initiatives.

Served as Senior Cyber Defense Analyst and primary Master Gunner for Cyber Protection Team 600 (CPT 600), supporting deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) across enterprise and mission-critical networks.

• Operated and sustained the Deployable Defensive Cyber Operations System – Modular (DDS-M), developing and delivering formalized training for CPT 600 personnel — achieving 90% trainee mastery and improving operational readiness by 40%.
• Performed enterprise network and host-based monitoring using SIEM/NSM platforms (Security Onion, ELK, Splunk) — analyzing PCAP, NetFlow, firewall logs, IDS/IPS alerts, and authentication events for IOCs.
• Tuned sensor configurations, ingestion pipelines, and detection logic to improve signal quality and reduce false positives across mission environments.
• Administered Red Hat Virtualization infrastructure and multi-node Security Onion clusters supporting scalable defensive cyber operations.
• Configured Cisco and Juniper network devices to enable secure remote coordination with Cyber Security Service Providers (CSSPs).
• Designed sensor deployment plans and led hunt operations across DODIN environments leveraging MITRE ATT&CK and signature/heuristic methods.

Served as a student cybersecurity analyst while completing my B.S. in Information Technology — supported by the DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), which funded my final year and transitioned me directly into federal cyber service.

• Monitored enterprise endpoint security and administered Symantec Endpoint Protection for university systems.
• Developed, deployed, and analyzed phishing simulations to assess enterprise security awareness training effectiveness.
• Participated in Leidos CTF competition and served as VP of the Association for Computing Machinery chapter.

Served as a CH-47F Chinook Crew Chief performing flight crew duties, aircraft maintenance, and combat operations across two deployments to Afghanistan.

• Maintained and operated CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters — responsible for preflight/postflight inspections, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems maintenance.
• Completed two combat deployments to Afghanistan in support of OEF/OFS, executing combat logistics, air assault, and personnel recovery missions.
• Maintained combat readiness for individual weapons, tactical communications, and special equipment valued over $250,000.
• Developed operational discipline, precision under pressure, and mission-first mindset that carries into every technical role since.