**About Me**

I’ve spent over two decades immersed in IT management and security, blending technical expertise with leadership across high-impact security and support roles. My career has spanned transformations in tech, from my early years in print production and camera/scanning work to becoming a vital part of emerging internet security.

Today, I serve in a senior management role at GoDaddy, leading the High-Value Client (HVC) Security Support team. In this role, I focus on safeguarding our most valued clients, guiding the future development of our firewall technology, and ensuring seamless support for complex, high-stakes environments. I’m deeply involved in our security product’s evolution, feeding client-driven features into development, shaping strategic improvements, and working hands-on with tools like Jira, Confluence, Slack, Kibana, and Excel. I also develop custom tools and automation in Bash to keep processes streamlined and efficient.

Over the years, I’ve built a reputation as a Subject Matter Expert on compliance (PCI/NIST/HIPAA), secure web practices, and effective threat response. Some of my responsibilities involve assisting clients with complex security requirements, such as setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) with systems like Ping and Okta, supporting integrations with SIEM solutions like Splunk, and consulting on nuanced cybersecurity challenges. Additionally, I privately host and maintain several websites, some highly targeted and controversial, which my wife designs and develops in WordPress.

**Professional Highlights**
– 20+ years in IT management and security
– Expert in a diverse range of desktop and server architecture, applications, and protocols
– Active participant in online forums to counter hate speech and state actor manipulation in social networks
– Experienced with both high-level strategy and ground-level analysis in security operations

**Tools and Technologies**
I’m adept at using a wide array of tools to ensure security, team collaboration, and process automation:
– **Collaboration and Management**: Jira, Confluence, Slack, Excel
– **Security and Infrastructure**: ModSecurity (WAF), Amazon, Google, and HP Cloud, VPN management, and more
– **Scripting and Automation**: Bash scripting for custom tooling
– **Compliance and Auditing**: Familiar with HIPAA, PCI, NIST, event auditing, and reporting for regulatory frameworks
– **Additional Tools**: Extensive background in vulnerability assessments (NMap, Metasploit), firewall management, and privacy protections (DPA, PIPEDA)

**Education & Certifications**
– **PMP (Project Management Professional)** – PMI, 2014
– **CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)** – ISC2, 2014
– **CISM** – ISACA (Certified Information Security Manager), 2020
– Plus earlier certifications in Cisco and Microsoft systems engineering, with some currently lapsed but foundational in my journey.

I’m open to freelance and consulting opportunities where my experience can make an impact, particularly in areas of security, automation, or IT strategy.

Beyond my posts here, Sucuri have a list of my articles here.