IT and cybersecurity professional and U.S. Navy veteran with nearly a decade of experience in information assurance, enterprise IT operations, technical instruction, and team leadership. I bring a practical, mission-focused approach to securing systems and helping people succeed.
01 / About
My career spans nearly a decade of U.S. Navy service in information technology, progressing through front-line service delivery, technical instruction, and information systems security management. I've worked where technical reliability, clear communication, and disciplined security practices directly support mission readiness.
My background connects cybersecurity and risk management with operational leadership: assessing vulnerabilities, supporting security requirements, overseeing user and endpoint environments, teaching complex subjects, and collaborating across teams. I continue building on that foundation through university study and hands-on technical projects.
02 / Professional experience
A career shaped by operational accountability, information security, service delivery, and training.
Supported cybersecurity oversight for a Navy aviation command, including security compliance, Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities, vulnerability assessment using ACAS/Nessus, incident response coordination, and information protection. Responsibilities included an environment of more than 900 accounts and 150 workstations.
Delivered technical instruction to Navy personnel while contributing to the review, refinement, and updating of technical training curricula. Helped improve instructional materials and technical documentation to promote accuracy, consistency, and alignment with training objectives. Supported a training program serving approximately 1,496 graduates annually, with a reported 97% retention rate.
Supervised service desk operations in a Navy shipboard environment, balancing daily support requests, troubleshooting, account administration, technical guidance, and team coordination.
Worked across technical and nontechnical groups to apply policy, resolve operational issues, coordinate security work, and deliver cybersecurity and personally identifiable information (PII) awareness training.
03 / Areas of expertise
Practical technical experience paired with a commitment to operational clarity and continuous improvement.
Information assurance, RMF support, vulnerability scanning and remediation coordination, incident response, access controls, security awareness, and PII protection.
Service desk supervision, stakeholder communication, account administration, incident troubleshooting, IT service management principles, mentoring, and instructional delivery.
Networking, network-attached storage, virtual machines, Docker containers, secure remote access concepts, system monitoring, backups, and home automation.
04 / Selected technical projects
Personal projects that keep technical skills current. These are independent home-lab efforts, not claims of enterprise production deployments.
Designed and configured a network-attached storage environment with multiple Docker-based services, storage organization, backup planning, and private network access considerations.
View project on GitHub ↗Migrated a Home Assistant OS installation from a Raspberry Pi to a virtual machine on a NAS, including backup restoration and device passthrough configuration.
View project on GitHub ↗Worked with multi-gigabit Ethernet switching, local services, client connectivity, and reliability considerations in a practical home network environment.
Published a lightweight, responsive personal portfolio using HTML, CSS, GitHub Pages, custom DNS records, and GitHub Pages hosting.
View website source ↗05 / Education & credentials
I'm interested in roles that bridge cybersecurity, IT operations, and technical leadership—including security management, IT management, and technical program delivery.
06 / Contact
Interested in discussing cybersecurity, IT leadership, technology projects, or professional opportunities? Find me on LinkedIn, explore my GitHub profile, or send an email.