About Me

Here's the truth about cybersecurity: You can have the most sophisticated security tools in the world, but if your people don't understand the threats, you're already compromised.

That realization has driven my career for over 20 years—and it's why I wake up excited to do this work every single day.

I didn't start out planning to become someone who teaches hackers how to think or helps organizations spot phishing attacks before employees click. But after two decades in the trenches—from building lab networks for Army cybersecurity teams to launching my own consulting practice—I discovered something powerful: The best defense isn't just technology. It's people who understand it.

My journey has taken me from classrooms with military personnel to boardrooms with enterprise executives, from hands-on red team operations with GoPhish to designing comprehensive enablement programs that scale across entire organizations. Along the way, I earned a nickname from my peers during my Army contractor days: "Drill Sergeant." But here's the thing—I didn't earn that name by barking orders. I earned it by making complex concepts click, by creating "aha moments" that stick, and by refusing to let anyone leave my training without the confidence to actually use what they learned.

That's where my "edu-tainer" philosophy comes from. I'm not just here to dump information on people and hope it sticks. I'm here to engage, energize, and empower. I build hands-on labs where theory meets practice. I create phishing simulations that expose vulnerabilities before attackers do. I design training experiences where participants don't just learn—they feel prepared.

As Maya Angelou wisely said, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." That quote is the foundation of everything I do. Because at the end of the day, impactful enablement isn't about how polished your slides are or how many certifications you hold. It's about the confidence you instill, the connections you build, and the moments when someone realizes, "I can actually do this."

Whether I'm executing a red team engagement, authoring technical curriculum, coaching a sales engineer through a critical demo, or standing in front of 60 people at a conference, my goal is the same: Make it real. Make it memorable. Make it matter.

Today, through Bigger IT Solutions and partnerships with organizations ranging from the U.S. Air Force to private enterprises, I get to bring that energy to every project. I'm not just training people on cybersecurity—I'm changing how they think about threats, how they approach problems, and how they protect what matters most.

So if you're looking for someone who can translate complex technical concepts into actionable knowledge, build programs that actually move the needle, or just geek out about the latest threat intelligence over coffee—let's talk.

Because the best part of what I do isn't the certifications, the lab setups, or even the phishing campaigns. It's watching someone go from "I don't get it" to "I've got this."

And that never gets old.