Experience

University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor, Cybersecurity Bootcamp

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  This fast-paced, dynamic, hands-on program covers the varied skills for the booming field of cybersecurity, including: Cryptography and encryption; Network , OS and Web Security; Pen testing; Forensics; Governance and compliance; Shell scripting, Python, and more, over 24 weeks. This fast-paced, dynamic, hands-on program covers the varied skills for the booming field of cybersecurity, including: Cryptography and encryption; Network , OS and Web Security; Pen testing; Forensics; Governance and compliance; Shell scripting, Python, and more, over 24 weeks.



Sentinel® Offender Services

• United States
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director of Engineering

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2022

  Since 1993, Sentinel Offender Services has been a trusted partner of courts, sheriff departments, probation and parole departments, and other law enforcement agencies across North America. We provide comprehensive case management and offender-management programs. Sentinel delivers products and services that include GPS location tracking, RF house arrest monitoring, domestic violence programs, remote breath alcohol testing, substance abuse testing and complete day reporting center reentry program management. Sentinel programs are delivered as 'Software as a Service' (SaaS), and are backed by our highly-available monitoring platform. In my role at Sentinel I am I am leading a growing Engineering team, developing mission-critical hybrid (cloud and on-premises) full stack web and mobile applications for IoT connected devices. Features include tracking, analytics and, equipment management. Show less



Dell EMC

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

• Sr. Director Software Engineering

  • 2011 - 2018

  Led globally-distributed teams of Systems and Software Engineers. Responsible for several data protection products, including Integrated Data Protection Appliance, EMC Cyber Recovery Solution, and EMC Avamar. These had cloud and on-premises deployments. Overall responsibility for systems architecture, software and hardware stack, security architecture, risk management, and vulnerability response. Relocated engineering for slower-growth product to China. Spent 6 months in China successfully standing up new team. Show less



Western Digital

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Director Engineering

  • 2006 - 2011

  Responsible for the electronic subsystem (SoC (System-on-Chip), PCBA, and associated memory components) for WD’s Hard Drive and Solid-State Drive (SSD) controllers. Managed overall team of 150+ people, growing SoC team from 2 people to 115. Negotiated acquisition of IP and development team, technology and IP agreements, and other legal and financial agreements. Successfully planned and executed dual-vendor SoC development strategy, resulting in COGs savings of > $100M per year and significant competitive advantage through in-house development of key IP. Reduced average product development time by 30%. Show less



LightPointe Communications

• San Diego CA

• Director Of Engineering

  • 2005 - 2006

  Led a startup engineering team developing optical-based communication equipment. Led a startup engineering team developing optical-based communication equipment.



Dell EMC

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

• Director of Engineering

  • 2000 - 2005

  Overall technical and PMO accountability for the platform development of the next gen Symmetrix (VMAX) primary storage product to deliver the highest-performing, largest capacity, and most affordable enterprise storage system on the market, sustaining the top position in the high-end storage market segment. Leader and member of various cross-functional technical and business teams formed to define and implement best practices and align execution between HW, SW, QA, Manufacturing, Customer Service, and Product Management. Employed various methodologies, including Design for Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints Program Management. Show less