Resume

Red Hat, Inc. · Remote

• Define and drive AI security standards, threat models, and risk assessments for AI/ML-integrated products across Red Hat's portfolio
• Partner with engineering, product, and leadership to embed AI security practices into the SDLC
• Propose and design security tooling and automation leveraging LLMs to improve vulnerability detection and developer workflows
• Advise cross-organizational teams on secure AI development and deployment practices
• Participate in the CoSAI Community (WS3 & WS4) to share back learnings with the community while monitoring for industry wide novel and best practices we can implement.

The Outpost BBI · Bois Blanc Island, MI

• Co-founded and managed the sole restaurant, bar, and general store on a remote island in Northern Michigan
• Stood up complete business operations: POS systems, payroll, accounting, vendor management, supply chain logistics, inventory, and compliance
• Achieved 30% year-over-year revenue growth while cutting expenses through cost-control measures
• Hired, trained, and managed a cross-functional team in a high-constraint environment

Red Hat, Inc. · Remote

• Established supply chain security roadmaps, OKRs, and KPIs with senior leadership; drove corporate strategy across teams
• Owned and delivered critical supply chain programs: SAST/SCA scanning, code signing, event logging, identity management, automated compliance evidence generation
• Architected projects and led engineers across multiple departments and engineering teams
• Contributed to OpenSSF working groups (Secure Tooling, Supply Chain Integrity, SLSA, SIG SBOM); served as Red Hat's ambassador to the OpenSSF
• Led restructuring of the supply chain team — defined processes, roles, and responsibilities
• Selected for Red Hat's Executive Leadership Accelerator (ELA) program, 2024
• Recognized as IBM Top Technical Talent, 2023
• Promoted from Senior Product Security Engineer (2021–2023)

Ultimate Software · Remote

• Architected and directed the enterprise SAST/SCA code scanning program end-to-end
• Designed and built the automated application security scanning pipeline
• Advised hundreds of developers across multiple teams and tech stacks on product security vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Served as representative point of contact for SOC2 auditing of the application security program
• Researched, authored, and implemented security policies, procedures, and secure coding standards

Chico's FAS · Fort Myers, FL

• Led a development team: daily scrum, sprint planning, task assignment, velocity tracking, and cross-departmental coordination
• Standardized the SDLC — introduced peer code reviews, QA processes, approval documentation, and separation of duties
• Developed high-traffic, interactive retail websites and mobile applications
• Progressed from Associate Software Developer (contractor) to Senior Developer & Team Lead

Emergence · Fort Myers, FL

• Led engineering for a startup building a SaaS electronic medical records (EMR) application
• Directed and grew the software development team; architected the application and APIs
• Built integrations with third-party systems using HL7, X12, and XML
• Ensured HIPAA compliance through evolving regulatory requirements

Earlier Career

Ph.D. in Information Assurance

Nova Southeastern University · 2019

Dissertation: Feature Set Selection for Improved Classification of Static Analysis Alerts

M.S. in Information Security

Nova Southeastern University · 2016

B.S. in Information Technology (Software Development)

Barry University · 2006

A.A. in Psychology

Miami Dade College · 1997