Experience

Green Threads, LLC

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Providing federal clients with the best solutions in both the enterprise identity Access and cybersecurity framework management arenas. Providing federal clients with the best solutions in both the enterprise identity Access and cybersecurity framework management arenas.



Kalidiscope LLC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Owner / Operator

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Kalidiscope provides fit-to-scale end-to-end technology solutions for personal, business and federal agency clients. Kalidiscope provides fit-to-scale end-to-end technology solutions for personal, business and federal agency clients.



Bravo Consulting Group, LLC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Technology

  • Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Executive Leadership Team Member fulfilling organizational needs, provided strategic planning and overall decision making for the business. Account and project management for commercial and government accounts. Lead the planning and implementation of organizational security controls for attaining NIST 800-171 compliancy with the ultimate goal being CMMC Maturity Level 3 certification. Oversaw commercial security practice that provided various framework (CMMC/NIST/HIPAA/FERPA) gap assessments and remediation work which included SSP and POAM creation, policy and procedure creation, systems diagram creation, implementation of technical controls and the collection of all artifacts for 3PAO review. Development of Azure environments (both Dev and Prod), SDLC and automation processes that minimized human error and improved uptime availability of all corporate systems. Provided SME oversight or performed work for commercial and government clients in the area of cloud migrations (both onprem-to-cloud and tenant-to-tenant), cloud architecture and systems design/installation/configuration/upgrade/integration. Review all new technologies, help select third party suppliers and created solutions to effectively mitigate security threats/risks. Show less



Technatomy Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Team Lead/Sr. Systems Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Lead a team providing 24x7 operational support for the Identity Access Management (IAM) Access Services contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Provided operational oversight of POAM reviews w/ contract staff and actively followed up to ensured timely closure of items. Developed playbooks that allowed staff to identify and remediate common issues greatly reducing time to resolution increasing consumer satisfaction. Worked with multiple teams and partners to implement a multi-action plan that improved Single Sign-On availability to over 99%. Reduced code deployment time by almost 75% by implementing scripts and streamlining processes that eliminated human error. Created, reviewed and updated risk assessments on new technologies and solutions. Assisted with the development and maintenance of cybersecurity measurement and reporting systems to aid in monitoring effectiveness. Provided consulting support during all phases of the MAG (Microsoft Azure Government) migration project including vision and strategy, architecture and development. Worked closely with and supported the IA (Information Assurance) Team in developing and updating artifacts that lead to the successful granting of IAM’s MAG ATO. Lead and/or participated in cybersecurity processes and procedures such as Change Control Board reviews, Incident Response/Disaster Recovery activities and cloud asset inventory reviews. Show less

• Deputy Team Lead/Sr. Systems Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

  Provided 24x7 operational support for the Identity Access Management (IAM) Access Services contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Lead system/environment triage sessions relaying all pertinent information to executive management, Gov’t staff and partners. Directed SME’s throughout the software lifecycle. Assisted in the creation of bi-weekly deliverable reports. Worked with stakeholders, PMs and other engineers to develop secure customized solutions. Provided high-level systems architecture expertise to managers and technical staff. Provided ISSE, ISSO and ISA support functions as put forth in the NIST RMF guidelines. Assisted in the development of ConMon Strategy and supported the continuous monitoring of authorized systems. Show less



Veterans Enterprise Technology Solutions (VETS) Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• System Administrator

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

  Worked as part of a team that provided sustainment support (following a DevOps model) on the Identity Access Management Access Services contract for the Department of Veteran Affairs. Responsible for providing SME support for CA Identity Management and all code deployments throughout every environment from Dev-to-Prod tracking all work in IBM JAZZ/Rational Team Concert and ServiceNOW. Provided technical design support to system acquisition specification, design, proof-of-concept prototyping, development and evaluation of management information for decision support systems. Show less



Charles River Associates

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Administrator

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2016

  Provided 24x7 hardware and software support for all servers (both VMWare virtual & physical), storage (EMC and Nimble) and networking devices (predominantly Cisco and NetGear) for multiple office locations throughout the Southeast US. Designed and/or assisted in the installation and configured of all infrastructure related items for said offices. Maintained systems configuration documentation for current and upcoming projects for yearly audits. Was the escalation point for all desktop support and conference room technology. POC for all technology related vendors. Show less



The Doyle Collection

• Ireland
• Hospitality
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Regional Dir. of ICT, USA

  • May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Member of the Executive Management Team that served as the senior IT manager in the United States with the primary responsibility of managing technical staff that maintained all systems for 24x7 luxury hotel properties, preparing departmental financials (budgets, forecasting, etc.) for executive review and coordinated all technical vendor relations. Member of the Executive Management Team that served as the senior IT manager in the United States with the primary responsibility of managing technical staff that maintained all systems for 24x7 luxury hotel properties, preparing departmental financials (budgets, forecasting, etc.) for executive review and coordinated all technical vendor relations.



Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

• Hong Kong
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Support Specialist

  • Jun 2006 - May 2010

  Supported the employees and guests in a 24x7 luxury hotel environment. Provided operational support for 50+ servers including the administration of Active Directory, VMWare vSphere, Cisco telephony and numerous other enterprise applications including PMS and POS systems. Main support POC for all ballroom clients including (but not limited too) ballroom A/V systems, network design and troubleshooting for all SoHo/LAN/WAN devices and telecomm setups. Served as liaison to multiple vendors for both onsite and remote high level incidents. Show less

• Guestroom Support Specialist

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  Main support POC for all in-room systems including STB’s, A/V, telephony (Cisco) and WiFi. Assisted with employee system and account issues when required. Provided mobile device setup and troubleshooting.



Face-2-Face Consulting

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Owner-Operator

  • May 2007 - Apr 2009

  End-to-End SMB technology solutions provider. End-to-End SMB technology solutions provider.



CenturyLink

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lvl. III Systems Administrator

  • Jan 2001 - Nov 2003



IConCMT Corporation

• Weehawken, New Jersey

• Lvl. II Systems Administrator

  • Nov 1997 - Jan 2001