Accomplished cybersecurity leader with a PhD in Cloud Security, CISM certification, and over 18 years of experience driving security strategy and architecture across federal and private-sector organizations. Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams, maturing security programs, and guiding cloud transformation initiatives. Expertise spans cloud governance, security engineering, incident response, risk management, and enterprise architecture. Trusted advisor to executives and program leaders on aligning security with mission and business outcomes.