Experience

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  SpyCloud

  • Austin, Texas, United States

  • Senior Investigator

    • Dec 2021 - Present
    • Austin, Texas, United States

    Experienced security professional with full scope polygraph, top-secret SCI clearance and proven success with Federal Bureau of Investigation. Employed at SpyCloud as a Senior Investigator as part of the organization's Federal Investigations Team. Strong ability to build and lead cross-functional security teams of key stakeholders to define strategy, communicate, and drive full life-cycle security governance programs which meet and exceed designated goals and expectations. Proven success meeting security objectives protecting assets, mitigating data security and data privacy compromises and cybersecurity risk by driving projects cross-functionally. Unparalleled experiences as a certified FBI Crisis Management Coordinator in crisis response and directed global security incident response for the FBI Cyber Action Team as the national program manager. Extensive background in establishing metrics and regular reporting mechanisms for measuring compliance and security posture. Accomplished at developing and implementing programs and procedures that help protect against data loss, financial fraud and strengthen insider threat security. Provider of attribution to cybercrimes, with strengths in child exploitation, ransomware extortions, business email compromise scams. Documented business organization ability to improve organizational security governance and security enforcement. Demonstrated skills in program strategy from initial planning to final delivery while maintaining budgets and schedules.

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  Llano Police Department

  • Reserve Police Officer

    • Nov 2021 - Present

    Criminal Investigations

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  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

  • Senior Special Agent

    • Feb 2016 - Dec 2021
    • Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

    Manage information security while assessing counterintelligence and computer intrusion threats including counterproliferation, insider threats, theft of trade secrets, business email compromise scams, malware intrusions, and ransomware attacks. Forge cross-functional partnerships to obtain classified intelligence on emerging cyber security threats helping mitigate threats and improve security posture. Key Contributions: - Exposed international data security and data privacy breaches by multiple cyber hackers resulting in global arrests, prosecutions, seizures, and crypto-currency forfeitures. - Infiltrated “hacker” forums selling malware, compromised customer data and laundering illegal proceeds through cryptocurrency. - Tightened corporate information security by presenting cybersecurity talks to businesses including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HID Global, KPMG, and National Association of Realtors.

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  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • United States
  • Law Enforcement
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Supervisory Special Agent, San Antonio Field Office (7 Year Term Limit)

    • 2009 - 2016

    Trained, mentored, and supervised 12 direct staff and 40+ overall personnel and $40K in funds for entire San Antonio Field Office White Collar Crime unit. Led scaled security operations teams with on scene critical incident management response for emergencies. Created and executed strategic compliance metrics through risk and threat analysis. Amplified public and private partnerships, and information exchange for security and risk management. Key Contributions: - Project manager secured $768M fraud convictions of top ArthroCare executives with victim restitutions and money laundering seizures earning DOJ Assistant U.S. Attorney Award. - Cross-functional stakeholder manager overseeing security operation resulting in conviction and multi-year sentence of Jarrell, Texas, Chief of Police selling government parole benefits to illegal immigrants. - Built multi-agency financial crimes working group of investigators resulting in 50% increase in production, maximization of achievement metrics. - Sponsored a cross-functional multi-team SAR task force resulted in increased financial crime mitigation. - Security incident leader of emergency operations involving Fort Hood shootings, IRS suicide attack, and Colton Turner missing child investigation earning leadership letters of accommodation. - Outscored national average among people managers in more than 75% of categories concerning performance evaluations submitted by staff.

  • Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, FBI Headquarters

    • 2007 - 2009

    Directed financial and investigative operations including cyber undercover tasks for southwest region. Collaborated with multiple field offices on information security threats. Served as contract auditor for FBI cyber resources. Guided cyber SOC command center and National Joint Intelligence Cyber Task Force. Supervised 45 other SSAs as Computer Intrusion Section Program Manager for Southwest Region of FBI field offices. Key Contributions: - Spearheaded efforts of multi-jurisdiction data security intrusion investigations providing cross-functional collaboration among internal stakeholders on behalf of international companies. - Directed global cybersecurity operations critical response for FBI’s Cyber Action Team resolving intrusions of exfiltrated data including Sarah Palin hack. - Collaborative program oversight of key infrastructure SCADA systems equities, tightening national infrastructure resources and protecting data.

  • Supervisory Special Agent, Criminal Division, FBI Headquarters

    • 2006 - 2007

    Served as major threat project manager for central and southwest U.S. and national coordinator for art and cargo theft. Administered $500K national budget for operational resources. Managed global security for national initiatives. Guided undercover operations. Introduced best practices and innovated partnerships with FBI field offices and private sector companies. Directly managed 70+ other SSAs as regional manager for two regions. Directly managed over 120 direct reports as national program manager for Cargo Theft, Art Theft, and joint project manager for Organized Retail Theft.  Key Contributions: - Facilitated problem solving program management consolidation meetings simplifying resources resulting in criminal enterprise dismantlements and asset recovery. - Orchestrated prodigal public private partnerships through field-training conferences concerning theft security operations, raising productivity and collaboration by more than 70%. - Forged first security partnership with General Motors identifying national threat of unauthorized use key codes spearheading initiation of national collaborative investigations.

  • Special Agent

    • Feb 1997 - Jan 2006

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  United States Marshals Service

  • Deputy U.S. Marshal

    • Aug 1992 - Feb 1997