Experience

Input Output (IOHK)

• Singapore
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of CyberSecurity

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Singapore, Singapore Director of CyberSecurity for a multi-national corporation that spearheads research cryptography, blockchains, privacy, and data management.



Polymorphic Engineering Solutions

• Founder | CEO

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2018

  Houston, Texas Area • Researched, reverse engineered, and inspected multiple IoT, Bluetooth, and NFC devices for vulnerabilities • Architected a family of network security devices that utilized deep learning algorithms for network monitoring, auditing, intrusion detection, and rapid response to intrusions. • Designed and developed a remote work-site development server that provides continuous integration builds, source code control/management, secure communications, knowledge management, remote backups, and… Show more • Researched, reverse engineered, and inspected multiple IoT, Bluetooth, and NFC devices for vulnerabilities • Architected a family of network security devices that utilized deep learning algorithms for network monitoring, auditing, intrusion detection, and rapid response to intrusions. • Designed and developed a remote work-site development server that provides continuous integration builds, source code control/management, secure communications, knowledge management, remote backups, and secure internet connectivity. • Named Inventor on multiple patents for Payment Card Industry (PCI) encryption and blockchain synchronization. • Implemented these patents to allow a client to upgrade PCI and cryptocurrency functionality with enhanced security into an existing deployed product through a simple firmware update. This led to a 50,000-unit order of the device by the client’s customer, valued at over several million dollars. • Designed and executed a hardware integration and the supporting software library of a LoRa chip-set, including encryption and power management, for an existing smart-wallet product. • Originated and implemented a multi-axis, touch screen CNC controller that utilizes standard GRBL G-Code and manages and monitors all auxiliary systems. • Designed and applied a completely dynamic, global synchronization of an EAM application that provides row-level inserts, column-level updates, caching, compression, and transaction verification over an encrypted channel targeted at remote locations serviced by low-bandwidth satellite communication. Show less



Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc. (BRS Labs)

• Lead Research Engineer

  • 2011 - 2014

  Houston, Texas Area • Designed and implemented a video aggregation application in C++ capable of managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting up to 200 video feeds, compositing them into a single 4Kx4K video stream • Engineered and implemented a foreground-separation and optical flow video pipeline capable of processing 4Kx4K @ 60FPS video on an FPGA which lead to an order of magnitude increase in our video analytic capacity and throughput • Primary Inventor of the patent "Cognitive Information Security Using a… Show more • Designed and implemented a video aggregation application in C++ capable of managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting up to 200 video feeds, compositing them into a single 4Kx4K video stream • Engineered and implemented a foreground-separation and optical flow video pipeline capable of processing 4Kx4K @ 60FPS video on an FPGA which lead to an order of magnitude increase in our video analytic capacity and throughput • Primary Inventor of the patent "Cognitive Information Security Using a Behavior Recognition System" • Named Inventor for the patent "A Cognitive Neuro-Linguistic Behavior Recognition System for Multi-Sensor Data Fusion" • Designed and built a USB dongle and C++ library/driver that provides a cryptographically secure, true-random number generator utilizing alpha-particle decay and transistor-gate leakage as the entropy source. *** Managed these responsibilities concurrent with other roles ***

• Director Of Corporate Security

  • 2009 - 2014

  Houston, Texas Area • Drafted and implemented corporate InfoSec & Counter Espionage policies and procedures • Designed the data-transport specifications for the AISight product line • Performed routine penetration testing and hardening of all servers and software products • Designed and implemented 2-Factor Single-Sign-On (SSO) Authentication system for all R&D Systems • Developed counterespionage training for all employees that helped prevent any IP from being disclosed prior to a Patent Application… Show more • Drafted and implemented corporate InfoSec & Counter Espionage policies and procedures • Designed the data-transport specifications for the AISight product line • Performed routine penetration testing and hardening of all servers and software products • Designed and implemented 2-Factor Single-Sign-On (SSO) Authentication system for all R&D Systems • Developed counterespionage training for all employees that helped prevent any IP from being disclosed prior to a Patent Application filing • Zero network intrusions track record • Spearheaded the efforts that allowed us to pass all third-party security audits required by the government *** Managed these responsibilities concurrent with other roles ***

• Director Operations | Middle East & Asia

  • 2009 - 2011

  Houston, Texas Area • Managed business development, customer relationships, engineering solutions, and all deployments in the region • Designed and built the software-to-control-system interface electronics for the AISight product in accordance with life safety device guidelines • Provided counter-terrorism consulting for civilian complexes • Engineered and implemented an automated health-reporting system capable of producing executive-level, loss-prevention level, and technician-level reports from new… Show more • Managed business development, customer relationships, engineering solutions, and all deployments in the region • Designed and built the software-to-control-system interface electronics for the AISight product in accordance with life safety device guidelines • Provided counter-terrorism consulting for civilian complexes • Engineered and implemented an automated health-reporting system capable of producing executive-level, loss-prevention level, and technician-level reports from new and existing deployed systems. • Planned and executed the largest deployment of a video analytic system anywhere in the world; with the purchase and maintenance contracts valued at over $10 million *** Managed these responsibilities concurrent with other roles ***

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • 2008 - 2009

  Houston, Texas Area • Managed a global team of System Engineers for deployment and daily infrastructure operations. • Conducted installation, operation, and troubleshooting training for global customers and VARs. • Created a bootable, automated installation and hardening DVD for the AISight product • Led global deployments of AISight under normal, hostile-environment, and secure-facility conditions. • Designed and built covert system and camera enclosures with power harvesting/generation… Show more • Managed a global team of System Engineers for deployment and daily infrastructure operations. • Conducted installation, operation, and troubleshooting training for global customers and VARs. • Created a bootable, automated installation and hardening DVD for the AISight product • Led global deployments of AISight under normal, hostile-environment, and secure-facility conditions. • Designed and built covert system and camera enclosures with power harvesting/generation, heat-rejection, and burstable-data-relays for a US government agency. • Planned and executed a complete, in-place overhaul of the corporate data center including power and cooling with less than 4 hours of total downtime.



QUORUM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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

• Manager Development

  • 2007 - 2008

  Houston, Texas Area • Led a group of 40 developers producing, customizing and patching a commercial software product for the Oil & Gas industry • Direct contributor to a migration of the old C++ to a new C# framework. • Designed and developed an automated workflow reporting system that significantly reduced the issues backlog by identifying bottlenecks in the debugging process • Architected and implemented an automated dynamic prioritization reporting system on the existing data which allowed us to… Show more • Led a group of 40 developers producing, customizing and patching a commercial software product for the Oil & Gas industry • Direct contributor to a migration of the old C++ to a new C# framework. • Designed and developed an automated workflow reporting system that significantly reduced the issues backlog by identifying bottlenecks in the debugging process • Architected and implemented an automated dynamic prioritization reporting system on the existing data which allowed us to rapidly identify and correct outstanding feature requests. Improved customer satisfaction by over 15% and dropped the median age on outstanding requests from 1-year to less than 3-months. Show less



Koch Supply & Trading

• Global Infrastructure Architect | Supply & Trading

  • 2005 - 2007

  Houston, Texas Area • Planned and executed the relocation of a global trading office from London to Geneva, enhancing security and infrastructure reliability. The move was completed on time and under budget • Implemented a software integration solution between trading platforms and VoIP to facilitate rapid communication between commodity traders and brokerages • Assisted with an overhaul of the corporate InfoSec procedures.



Koch Capital Markets

• IT Development Manager | Capital Markets

  • 2002 - 2005

  Houston, Texas Area • Designed and implemented a remote Hot-Site for disaster recovery including location selection, all infrastructure build-out, data synchronization, and quarterly operational testing. • Planned and executed office and data center buildout and relocation within the same commercial building. • Spearheaded the shift from using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to C# which provided a significant boost in scalability Implemented QA testing of new applications and trading… Show more • Designed and implemented a remote Hot-Site for disaster recovery including location selection, all infrastructure build-out, data synchronization, and quarterly operational testing. • Planned and executed office and data center buildout and relocation within the same commercial building. • Spearheaded the shift from using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to C# which provided a significant boost in scalability Implemented QA testing of new applications and trading tools

• Senior Developer

  • 2002 - 2002

  Houston, Texas Area • Designed and implemented multiple trading applications for foreign currencies, interest rates, and other financial instruments. The first of these applications earned over $12M in one day.



Getronics

• Level-3 Systems Support

  • Jun 2001 - Apr 2002

  Houston, Texas Area • Tier-3 subject matter expert (SME) supporting Morgan Stanley’s stock-trade clearing systems and customer portals • Provided direct customer support, including problem resolution and data encryption, for high-value clients • Completely automated the weekly maintenance planning, on-call staffing, and issue-notification systems



Sentigy Network Solutions

• Application Integration Engineer

  • Feb 2000 - Jun 2001

  Houston, Texas Area • Designed and developed a software solution that automated integration of a newly acquired company’s financial records into the parent company’s Oracle Financials accounting system • Designed and developed and automated reporting system for Oracle Financials showing the state of the various workflows • Implemented 2-Factor Authentication for employees using SecurID tokens



Sprint Paranet

• Senior Developer

  • Jun 1998 - Feb 2000

  Houston, Texas Area • Process and reporting automation • Part of a three-man team that pioneered the use of J2EE in a corporate environment, producing 18-applications within a 12-month period that lead to being invited to be key-note speakers at the Java One conference • Designed and developed software integration between email, design request workflows, and help-desk software for a Fortune-500 company • Branch Office IT Manager for a Fortune-500 Company



Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

• Nuclear Plant Engineer

  • Jun 1996 - May 1998

  Newport News, VA • Responsible for supervising construction, fueling, operational testing, hydrostatic testing, radiography, and the initial operations of Nuclear Reactors for the US Navy • Designed and implemented a shipyard-wide, networked, workflow application for work permits and associated safety tags that eliminated paperwork duplication between naval and shipyard personnel. This system also allowed for rapid re-issuance of lost or damaged documents without having to re-route for approval



US Navy

• Reactor Complex Overhaul Supervisor

  • Oct 1994 - Jun 1996

  Newport News, VA • Naval liaison to the shipyard coordinating all maintenance and ship alterations for the reactor plants and their associated systems • Managed a team of twelve Naval Personnel responsible for the preparation and verification of all work permits and associated safety-tags for work in the reactor plants

• Nuclear Engineer

  • Nov 1989 - Jun 1996

  VARIOUS • Managed both the normal and casualty operations of two nuclear reactors and their associated systems • Routinely performed radiographic and hydrostatic testing of reactor plant system repairs

• Nuclear Power School Staff Instructor

  • Nov 1989 - Feb 1992

  Balston Spa, NY • Trained military and civilian personnel in reactor plant design, electronic control & monitoring, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, nuclear chemistry, and reactor operations under normal and casualty situations • Managed all Freeze-Seal installations and operations for reactor plant maintenance. Expert level qualified in the use of LN2, CO2, and Slurry-Type freeze seals • Expert-level qualified in planning, source-handling, and execution of radiographic testing • Expert-level qualified… Show more • Trained military and civilian personnel in reactor plant design, electronic control & monitoring, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, nuclear chemistry, and reactor operations under normal and casualty situations • Managed all Freeze-Seal installations and operations for reactor plant maintenance. Expert level qualified in the use of LN2, CO2, and Slurry-Type freeze seals • Expert-level qualified in planning, source-handling, and execution of radiographic testing • Expert-level qualified as a Radiological Controls Supervisor