I am a CISO with deep operational roots and 15+ years leading security in high-pressure environments. I build resilient, scalable cybersecurity operations, engineering and governance programs. My focus is always the same: build security programs as a competitive advantage to support business velocity.
I focus on building resilient security programs that hold up in practice. With over 15 years in cybersecurity, I have led initiatives across legal, healthcare, higher-education, and enterprise environments where trust is as critical as uptime.
I believe the strongest security programs are quiet, scalable, and proven through execution. From production-ready zero trust architectures to forward-looking AI governance, I translate risk into decisions leaders can act on and deliver programs that ship.
Clear communication of risk builds trust.
Assume breach, design for recovery.
Security succeeds in practice, not on paper.
Bridging the gap between the SOC and the Boardroom with clear, actionable insights.
Translating technical vulnerabilities into business risk scenarios executives can act on.
Certifications and attestations for ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR and regulatory requirements.
Actionable insights to anticipate, detect, and mitigate emerging threats.
Continuous identification, prioritization, and remediation of security gaps.
Crisis management and communication during security incidents and breaches.
Integrating security seamlessly into software development and delivery pipelines.
Secure-by-design principles for cloud-native environments and zero-trust implementations.
Building awareness and shared responsibility across engineering and business teams.
Open for board advisory, security consulting, and strategic leadership.
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