Defending What Matters Most

Cybersecurity Specialist

U.S. Military Veteran with over 11 years in security — bringing discipline, precision,
and real-world experience to every engagement
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About Me

Portrait of a soldier in U.S. Army uniform with digital camo and hat, standing in front of the American flag.
Security professional turned cybersecurity specialist — built on a decade of keeping people and systems safe

My foundation in security wasn't built behind a screen — it was built in the field. As a Fire Support Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, I learned that real protection requires discipline, clear communication, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure. I carried that mindset into over a decade of physical security leadership, most recently coordinating a 50-person security network and managing 1,000+ documented incident responses annually at Walt Disney World.

What pulled me toward cybersecurity was the same instinct that shaped my entire career: threats evolve, and the people protecting against them have to evolve faster. I've since built a technical foundation centered on threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response — working with tools like Splunk, CrowdStrike, and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to identify and respond to risks before they become breaches.

Education & Certifications
Earned
B.S. Cybersecurity
Southern New Hampshire University
Graduated with President's List honors
Secret Security Clearance
Expired
U.S. Army National Guard
Granted through military service
CC
Active
ISC2
Foundational security principles: access controls, network security, and incident response
In Progress
CGRC
Targeting Late 2026
ISC2
Governance, risk, and compliance using the NIST Risk Management Framework
SSCP
Targeting Late 2026
ISC2
Hands-on operational security across access control, monitoring, and incident response
CySA+
Targeting 2026
CompTIA
Behavioral analytics and threat detection for SOC and blue-team operations
Security+
Targeting 2026
CompTIA
Vendor-neutral security baseline: threats, cryptography, access control, and risk management
My Services
Security Shield
Endpoint Protection

Delivering comprehensive endpoint protection through proactive malware remediation, device hardening, patch management, and threat intelligence integration to minimize attack surfaces and reduce organizational risk.

Inspection
Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Building resilient cybersecurity programs through rigorous risk assessments, policy frameworks, audit controls, and adherence to leading regulatory standards including NIST, ISO, and CMMC.

Cyber Security
Hybrid Security Operations

A specialist bridging the strengths of internal and external cybersecurity capabilities to build resilient, adaptive defenses that respond to threats at every layer.

Web Shield
SOC Analysis

Threat detection & hunting, incident response, and SIEM/log analysis — turning complex data into decisive action to protect organizations from evolving threats

Incident Response Methodology
1
Triage

Validate alert severity. Classify true vs. false positive. Assign priority using CVSS and business context.

2
Scope

Identify affected assets, accounts, and network segments. Establish the incident timeline from log evidence.

3
Contain

Isolate compromised endpoints via EDR. Block malicious IPs/domains. Disable affected accounts as needed.

4
Analyze

Correlate multi-source telemetry. Map TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK. Extract and document all IOCs.

5
Report

Produce structured IR report: timeline, findings, ATT&CK mapping, remediation actions, and lessons learned.

Top Tools & Skills
Microsoft Sentinel
Alert triage, KQL detection rule authoring, incident correlation across Azure AD, Defender, and Entra ID logs. Familiar with workbooks and analysis rule tuning.
CrowdStrike
Endpoint investigation via process tree analysis, real-time response, and host isolation. IOC hunting using Falcon Query Language (FQL) and threat graph correlation
MITRE ATT&CK
TTP identification and mapping for alert enrichment and incident reports. Used ATT&CK Navigator to document adversary behavior chains during investigation write-ups.
Wireshark
PCAP analysis for C2 beacon identification, protocol anomalies, and lateral movement detection. Familiar with display filters, stream following, and IOC extraction.
Nmap
Network discovery, port scanning, and service enumeration for asset inventory verification and identifying unauthorized or rogue hosts during incident investigations.
My Projects
Vulnerability Assessment Report
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Risk Assessment Methodology
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Basic Network Security Scanner
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Campus Network Security Upgrade — CIO Proposal
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Home Network Infrastructure Upgrade
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Campus Safety Management System
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My Blog
March 22, 2026
What Large Events Teach Us About Cyber Risk
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July 2, 2026
When AI Becomes the Attack Vector: Lessons from the Meta AI Instagram Breach
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