Experience

hopr

• Australia
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Information Security Officer

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  As hopr's CISO and a member of the executive team, he is responsible for leading the company's technology and product development as well as overseeing the company's corporate cybersecurity risk posture. As hopr's CISO and a member of the executive team, he is responsible for leading the company's technology and product development as well as overseeing the company's corporate cybersecurity risk posture.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Communication Technology Consultant

  • Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

  As an independent consultant, providing cyber security assessments, technology development support, business management advice to early-stage technology businesses. As an independent consultant, providing cyber security assessments, technology development support, business management advice to early-stage technology businesses.



Capgemini

• India
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Leader, Cybersecurity Risk Engineering

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

  As a result of Leidos Cyber recently joining Capgemini’s cybersecurity team I continued my leadership of an outstanding group of cybersecurity risk engineering professionals who helped major commercial enterprises understand, quantify, and reduce their risk exposure in both IT and Operations Technology environments. As a result of Leidos Cyber recently joining Capgemini’s cybersecurity team I continued my leadership of an outstanding group of cybersecurity risk engineering professionals who helped major commercial enterprises understand, quantify, and reduce their risk exposure in both IT and Operations Technology environments.



Leidos

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

• Leader, Cybersecurity Risk Engineering

  • Aug 2016 - Mar 2019

  Led Professional Services Cybersecurity Risk Engineering group. Client organizations range across all areas of critical infrastructure from energy to finance to communications. • Coordinated and staffed risk-based cybersecurity consulting services provided to national and international clients in all aspects of IT and Operations Technology (OT) • Led creation, development, and deployment of various consulting solutions methodologies • Assessed enterprise IT and OT cybersecurity risk… Show more Led Professional Services Cybersecurity Risk Engineering group. Client organizations range across all areas of critical infrastructure from energy to finance to communications. • Coordinated and staffed risk-based cybersecurity consulting services provided to national and international clients in all aspects of IT and Operations Technology (OT) • Led creation, development, and deployment of various consulting solutions methodologies • Assessed enterprise IT and OT cybersecurity risk levels using NIST and OSA Cybersecurity Frameworks • Recommended security gap remediation strategies and implementation roadmaps Show less Led Professional Services Cybersecurity Risk Engineering group. Client organizations range across all areas of critical infrastructure from energy to finance to communications. • Coordinated and staffed risk-based cybersecurity consulting services provided to national and international clients in all aspects of IT and Operations Technology (OT) • Led creation, development, and deployment of various consulting solutions methodologies • Assessed enterprise IT and OT cybersecurity risk… Show more Led Professional Services Cybersecurity Risk Engineering group. Client organizations range across all areas of critical infrastructure from energy to finance to communications. • Coordinated and staffed risk-based cybersecurity consulting services provided to national and international clients in all aspects of IT and Operations Technology (OT) • Led creation, development, and deployment of various consulting solutions methodologies • Assessed enterprise IT and OT cybersecurity risk levels using NIST and OSA Cybersecurity Frameworks • Recommended security gap remediation strategies and implementation roadmaps Show less



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Energy and Cyber Services

  • Mar 2010 - Aug 2016

  Focused on providing cyber security consulting services to commercial enterprises, Dr. Lawrence helped clients understand and measure their strategic cyber security capabilities and gaps in terms of measures such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework and Intelligence Driven Defense® maturity levels. In addition, Dr. Lawrence: • Provided leadership, technical guidance, and participation in R&D of new initiatives involving communications and distribution automation, energy efficiency… Show more Focused on providing cyber security consulting services to commercial enterprises, Dr. Lawrence helped clients understand and measure their strategic cyber security capabilities and gaps in terms of measures such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework and Intelligence Driven Defense® maturity levels. In addition, Dr. Lawrence: • Provided leadership, technical guidance, and participation in R&D of new initiatives involving communications and distribution automation, energy efficiency, and cyber security. • Led programs and projects involving smart grid solutions such as electric power distribution automation and cyber security. Show less Focused on providing cyber security consulting services to commercial enterprises, Dr. Lawrence helped clients understand and measure their strategic cyber security capabilities and gaps in terms of measures such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework and Intelligence Driven Defense® maturity levels. In addition, Dr. Lawrence: • Provided leadership, technical guidance, and participation in R&D of new initiatives involving communications and distribution automation, energy efficiency… Show more Focused on providing cyber security consulting services to commercial enterprises, Dr. Lawrence helped clients understand and measure their strategic cyber security capabilities and gaps in terms of measures such as the NIST Cyber Security Framework and Intelligence Driven Defense® maturity levels. In addition, Dr. Lawrence: • Provided leadership, technical guidance, and participation in R&D of new initiatives involving communications and distribution automation, energy efficiency, and cyber security. • Led programs and projects involving smart grid solutions such as electric power distribution automation and cyber security. Show less



Current Group, LLC

• Design Services

• VP Engineering and Systems Architecture

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2010

  Restructured and led the company's Product Development and Network Engineering organizations. • Realigned and led all electrical HW, embedded SW, and mechanical design, development, and testing for CURRENT Group’s unique product portfolios which include a wide range of high volume, very low cost equipment for use in highly challenging physical environments and communications channels. • Consolidated and reorganized all network engineering functions for the company, including network… Show more Restructured and led the company's Product Development and Network Engineering organizations. • Realigned and led all electrical HW, embedded SW, and mechanical design, development, and testing for CURRENT Group’s unique product portfolios which include a wide range of high volume, very low cost equipment for use in highly challenging physical environments and communications channels. • Consolidated and reorganized all network engineering functions for the company, including network architecture, core routing & switching, applications services platform design and maintenance, Broadband-over-Powerlines (BPL) and fiber network design. • Built highly specialized field test facilities for testing BPL equipment in live Power Utility environments. Successfully took multiple BPL network products from concept to mass production. Significantly raised overall BPL network stability and performance metrics. Developed new architectures, processes, and tools for the company’s SmartGrid End-to-End Systems Engineering and Strategic Technology Planning initiatives. • Developed sensor, analytics, and communications architectures for SmartGrid applications in domestic and international environments. • Led systems analyses ranging from Distribution PowerFlows to Communcations Link and Network modeling for next generation product approaches and architecture selection. Show less Restructured and led the company's Product Development and Network Engineering organizations. • Realigned and led all electrical HW, embedded SW, and mechanical design, development, and testing for CURRENT Group’s unique product portfolios which include a wide range of high volume, very low cost equipment for use in highly challenging physical environments and communications channels. • Consolidated and reorganized all network engineering functions for the company, including network… Show more Restructured and led the company's Product Development and Network Engineering organizations. • Realigned and led all electrical HW, embedded SW, and mechanical design, development, and testing for CURRENT Group’s unique product portfolios which include a wide range of high volume, very low cost equipment for use in highly challenging physical environments and communications channels. • Consolidated and reorganized all network engineering functions for the company, including network architecture, core routing & switching, applications services platform design and maintenance, Broadband-over-Powerlines (BPL) and fiber network design. • Built highly specialized field test facilities for testing BPL equipment in live Power Utility environments. Successfully took multiple BPL network products from concept to mass production. Significantly raised overall BPL network stability and performance metrics. Developed new architectures, processes, and tools for the company’s SmartGrid End-to-End Systems Engineering and Strategic Technology Planning initiatives. • Developed sensor, analytics, and communications architectures for SmartGrid applications in domestic and international environments. • Led systems analyses ranging from Distribution PowerFlows to Communcations Link and Network modeling for next generation product approaches and architecture selection. Show less



GrowthTech, Inc.

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  Engaged as interim CEO, COO, CTO, VP Strategic Marketing to turn-around “problem” companies in Venture Capital Investor’s portfolios. Example engagements included: • Developed basic concepts into functional and physical designs, intellectual property, national system architecture, and business/service models for an early-stage company with break-through technology for highly scaleable interactive/on-demand digital video services which led to a highly successful sale of intellectual property… Show more Engaged as interim CEO, COO, CTO, VP Strategic Marketing to turn-around “problem” companies in Venture Capital Investor’s portfolios. Example engagements included: • Developed basic concepts into functional and physical designs, intellectual property, national system architecture, and business/service models for an early-stage company with break-through technology for highly scaleable interactive/on-demand digital video services which led to a highly successful sale of intellectual property rights. • Led a re-positioning into new, more viable markets for an early-stage company commercializing a state-of-the-art IR laser diode technology for long-range communications. • Led a new market opportunity development and value proposition validation for an early stage company developing VoIP technology solutions. Show less Engaged as interim CEO, COO, CTO, VP Strategic Marketing to turn-around “problem” companies in Venture Capital Investor’s portfolios. Example engagements included: • Developed basic concepts into functional and physical designs, intellectual property, national system architecture, and business/service models for an early-stage company with break-through technology for highly scaleable interactive/on-demand digital video services which led to a highly successful sale of intellectual property… Show more Engaged as interim CEO, COO, CTO, VP Strategic Marketing to turn-around “problem” companies in Venture Capital Investor’s portfolios. Example engagements included: • Developed basic concepts into functional and physical designs, intellectual property, national system architecture, and business/service models for an early-stage company with break-through technology for highly scaleable interactive/on-demand digital video services which led to a highly successful sale of intellectual property rights. • Led a re-positioning into new, more viable markets for an early-stage company commercializing a state-of-the-art IR laser diode technology for long-range communications. • Led a new market opportunity development and value proposition validation for an early stage company developing VoIP technology solutions. Show less



ECentury Capital Partners

• Member of Tech Advisory Board

  • 2002 - 2005

  Executive-in-Residence and Member of Technical Advisory Board for a venture capital fund specializing in early-stage information and communications technology companies Executive-in-Residence and Member of Technical Advisory Board for a venture capital fund specializing in early-stage information and communications technology companies



Netigy Corporation

• United States
• Information Technology & Services

• VP Global IT Infrastructure Practices

  • Apr 1999 - Sep 2001

  Started and built all the company’s global IT infrastructure professional services practices and laboratories. • Led the development of the methodologies, service delivery guides, sales collateral and training materials used by all Netigy’s consultants. • Spanned all electronic communications and information infrastructure technologies from wire and wireless voice, data, and video LAN/WAN networks through the IT servers, databases, management systems, and middle-ware. Grew consulting… Show more Started and built all the company’s global IT infrastructure professional services practices and laboratories. • Led the development of the methodologies, service delivery guides, sales collateral and training materials used by all Netigy’s consultants. • Spanned all electronic communications and information infrastructure technologies from wire and wireless voice, data, and video LAN/WAN networks through the IT servers, databases, management systems, and middle-ware. Grew consulting practices from a few dozen consultants in two offices to nearly 600 in twelve offices across the US and Europe in under two years. Show less Started and built all the company’s global IT infrastructure professional services practices and laboratories. • Led the development of the methodologies, service delivery guides, sales collateral and training materials used by all Netigy’s consultants. • Spanned all electronic communications and information infrastructure technologies from wire and wireless voice, data, and video LAN/WAN networks through the IT servers, databases, management systems, and middle-ware. Grew consulting… Show more Started and built all the company’s global IT infrastructure professional services practices and laboratories. • Led the development of the methodologies, service delivery guides, sales collateral and training materials used by all Netigy’s consultants. • Spanned all electronic communications and information infrastructure technologies from wire and wireless voice, data, and video LAN/WAN networks through the IT servers, databases, management systems, and middle-ware. Grew consulting practices from a few dozen consultants in two offices to nearly 600 in twelve offices across the US and Europe in under two years. Show less



Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exec. Director, New Solutions Offerings

  • Apr 1998 - Apr 1999

  Brought in to help define a new operating division. Led multiple technical and business strategy projects supporting the formation of the new division. • As part of senior team, organized and led several business planning and technical projects that leveraged Motorola’s government systems engineering skills in order to provide turn-key RF communications solutions to industrial, commercial, and government work-groups in the U.S. and around the globe. Resulted in the creation of… Show more Brought in to help define a new operating division. Led multiple technical and business strategy projects supporting the formation of the new division. • As part of senior team, organized and led several business planning and technical projects that leveraged Motorola’s government systems engineering skills in order to provide turn-key RF communications solutions to industrial, commercial, and government work-groups in the U.S. and around the globe. Resulted in the creation of Motorola’s Market Solutions Division. Show less Brought in to help define a new operating division. Led multiple technical and business strategy projects supporting the formation of the new division. • As part of senior team, organized and led several business planning and technical projects that leveraged Motorola’s government systems engineering skills in order to provide turn-key RF communications solutions to industrial, commercial, and government work-groups in the U.S. and around the globe. Resulted in the creation of… Show more Brought in to help define a new operating division. Led multiple technical and business strategy projects supporting the formation of the new division. • As part of senior team, organized and led several business planning and technical projects that leveraged Motorola’s government systems engineering skills in order to provide turn-key RF communications solutions to industrial, commercial, and government work-groups in the U.S. and around the globe. Resulted in the creation of Motorola’s Market Solutions Division. Show less



Verizon

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

• Corp VP, Technology Planning

  • Feb 1993 - Apr 1998

  Promoted to create and lead the corporate (at that time Bell Atlantic's) Network Technology Architecture Planning organization. • Delivered 1st “Integrated Network Technology Roadmap” for the corporation. • Led the initial concept development and preliminary business cases for several major network technology related strategic corporate business initiatives (including DSL for broadband data access). • Led the corporation’s Standards organization that established Bell Atlantic as a… Show more Promoted to create and lead the corporate (at that time Bell Atlantic's) Network Technology Architecture Planning organization. • Delivered 1st “Integrated Network Technology Roadmap” for the corporation. • Led the initial concept development and preliminary business cases for several major network technology related strategic corporate business initiatives (including DSL for broadband data access). • Led the corporation’s Standards organization that established Bell Atlantic as a dominant player in the telecomm standards arena. Earlier, as Executive Director of Technology Development, led all initial projects and activities relating to technology planning and enterprise system architecture development for Bell Atlantic’s Video Services Company, (a joint venture start-up funded by Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, and PACTEL). Defined, built, and led the video services technology architecture and managed numerous complex vendor relationships resulting in highly successful commercial marketing and technical trials of Video-on-Demand over ADSL transport. Show less Promoted to create and lead the corporate (at that time Bell Atlantic's) Network Technology Architecture Planning organization. • Delivered 1st “Integrated Network Technology Roadmap” for the corporation. • Led the initial concept development and preliminary business cases for several major network technology related strategic corporate business initiatives (including DSL for broadband data access). • Led the corporation’s Standards organization that established Bell Atlantic as a… Show more Promoted to create and lead the corporate (at that time Bell Atlantic's) Network Technology Architecture Planning organization. • Delivered 1st “Integrated Network Technology Roadmap” for the corporation. • Led the initial concept development and preliminary business cases for several major network technology related strategic corporate business initiatives (including DSL for broadband data access). • Led the corporation’s Standards organization that established Bell Atlantic as a dominant player in the telecomm standards arena. Earlier, as Executive Director of Technology Development, led all initial projects and activities relating to technology planning and enterprise system architecture development for Bell Atlantic’s Video Services Company, (a joint venture start-up funded by Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, and PACTEL). Defined, built, and led the video services technology architecture and managed numerous complex vendor relationships resulting in highly successful commercial marketing and technical trials of Video-on-Demand over ADSL transport. Show less



Booz Allen Hamilton

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

• Principal

  • May 1982 - Jan 1993

  Built successful Communications Systems Engineering practice focusing on the US Government intelligence community. • Provided cross-company team solutions ranging from secure wired and wireless terrestrial and satellite communications systems architecture developments and HW/SW technology integrations to advanced systems software development for US government organizations that included CIA, NRO, NSA, DARPA, NRL, Navy (SPAWAR), and others. Also built a commercially oriented systems… Show more Built successful Communications Systems Engineering practice focusing on the US Government intelligence community. • Provided cross-company team solutions ranging from secure wired and wireless terrestrial and satellite communications systems architecture developments and HW/SW technology integrations to advanced systems software development for US government organizations that included CIA, NRO, NSA, DARPA, NRL, Navy (SPAWAR), and others. Also built a commercially oriented systems engineering practice focusing on Fortune 1000 companies, both domestic and foreign. • Provided solutions involving strategic planning, market positioning, systems engineering, operations planning, and technology management and transfer. Opened and was responsible for a field office in Montreal, Canada. Received company’s “Excellence Award” (highest honor in firm). Show less Built successful Communications Systems Engineering practice focusing on the US Government intelligence community. • Provided cross-company team solutions ranging from secure wired and wireless terrestrial and satellite communications systems architecture developments and HW/SW technology integrations to advanced systems software development for US government organizations that included CIA, NRO, NSA, DARPA, NRL, Navy (SPAWAR), and others. Also built a commercially oriented systems… Show more Built successful Communications Systems Engineering practice focusing on the US Government intelligence community. • Provided cross-company team solutions ranging from secure wired and wireless terrestrial and satellite communications systems architecture developments and HW/SW technology integrations to advanced systems software development for US government organizations that included CIA, NRO, NSA, DARPA, NRL, Navy (SPAWAR), and others. Also built a commercially oriented systems engineering practice focusing on Fortune 1000 companies, both domestic and foreign. • Provided solutions involving strategic planning, market positioning, systems engineering, operations planning, and technology management and transfer. Opened and was responsible for a field office in Montreal, Canada. Received company’s “Excellence Award” (highest honor in firm). Show less



Bendix Communications Division

• Senior Staff Engineer

  • Mar 1978 - May 1982

  Led all the the Internal Research and Development activities for the Secure Communications department, Technical lead on several secure communications communications system programs for the Department of Army Led all the the Internal Research and Development activities for the Secure Communications department, Technical lead on several secure communications communications system programs for the Department of Army



National Security Agency

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Engineer

  • Sep 1970 - Mar 1978

  Conducted research on secure spread spectrum communications technologies. Technical lead on several contracts involving secure communications equipment developments. Conducted research on secure spread spectrum communications technologies. Technical lead on several contracts involving secure communications equipment developments.