Experience

A Career Built on Assessment, Readiness, and Mission Assurance.

From mission-critical military systems and federal assessment leadership to critical infrastructure and national cybersecurity guidance.

U.S. Navy

Fire Controlman — Mission-Critical Systems

Service supporting complex weapons, sensor, and command systems where reliability, discipline, and mission assurance were fundamental.

USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625)
USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS Missouri (BB-63)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
USS Constellation (CV-64)
USS Higgins (DDG-76)
2010–2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Project Manager leading the team conducting NIST SP 800-53 assessments for every CDC application.

  • Completed more than 300 assessment packages annually.
  • Managed assessment execution, quality, consistency, and delivery.
  • Translated federal control requirements into defensible assessment conclusions.
2013–2026

Southern Company — Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Cyber assurance, federal cybersecurity, risk and compliance leadership supporting mission-critical IT and operational technology at a $30B electrical, gas, and telecommunications utility.

  • Led and supported enterprise cybersecurity assessment, assurance, governance, and risk activities across complex critical-infrastructure environments.
  • Served as cyber lead for federal cybersecurity requirements, including DFARS 252.204-7012 and CMMC.
  • Connected regulatory expectations, assessment evidence, operational technology, and enterprise risk to support defensible cybersecurity decisions.
2024

Co-Lead Author — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) C2M2–CMMC Supplemental Guidance

Co-led development of U.S. Department of Energy guidance connecting the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model with CMMC practices.

2026

Contributor — Cybersecurity Threat Profile Development Guide

Contributed to national guidance supporting structured, threat-informed cybersecurity planning.

Today

Lead Certified CMMC Assessor

Applying decades of assessment leadership to readiness advisory and CMMC assessments across the defense industrial base.

Professional Credentials

Experience reinforced by recognized credentials.

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