I design and operate secure networks for defense programs — CSfC architectures, PKI, and cross-domain boundaries. A network engineer in Stuttgart, Germany, with two decades prior in the Marine Corps as a cybersecurity educator and data systems engineering officer.
CISSP · CWO3, USMC (Ret.)
About
I spent two decades building and defending military networks — from tactical operations centers to multinational exercises — and instructing the next class of communicators and cyber operators. I care about the place where security requirements, coalition realities, and mission tempo collide, and about building systems that hold up there.
Today I work on the hard end of secure networking: CSfC architectures, PKI and certificate lifecycle, cross-domain solutions, and STIG/ACAS compliance at scale.
Selected Work
Two decades of defense network engineering
Modernizing tactical and enterprise infrastructure, standing up secure networks, leading compliance-driven refresh programs, and defending sensitive systems on deployment. Specifics available under appropriate cover on request.
Experience
Network Engineer II
2025 – Present · Stuttgart, Germany
Secure network architecture for DoD programs.
Data Systems Engineering Officer — U.S. Marine Corps
2023 – 2025 · California
Led enterprise cloud adoption and data-fusion initiatives.
Data Systems Engineering Officer — U.S. Marine Corps
2022 – 2023 · California
Systems engineering lead for a communications-squadron modernization effort.
Communications Directorate Lead — U.S. Marine Corps
2019 – 2022 · California
Directed an infrastructure modernization portfolio while maintaining full compliance throughout.
Information Systems Security Manager — U.S. Marine Corps
2017 – 2019 · Forward-deployed
Forward-deployed information systems security manager for sensitive systems across a distributed enterprise.
Information Systems Security Officer — U.S. Marine Corps
2015 – 2017 · California
Deployed network detection and packet-analysis tooling; evaluated network behavior analytics against live traffic.
Cybersecurity Instructor & Curriculum Developer — U.S. Marine Corps
2012 – 2015 · California
Instructed Marines in enterprise security, vulnerability management, and network defense; developed and reviewed course curriculum.
Information Systems Coordinator — U.S. Marine Corps
2009 – 2012 · California
Integrated command-and-control systems and communications infrastructure for multinational exercises.
Tactical Data Systems Administrator — U.S. Marine Corps
2005 – 2009 · North Carolina
Maintained mission-critical systems across division combat operations centers; engineered communications architecture for large-scale exercises.
Skills
Focus areas
CSfC · PKI · STIG/ACAS · cross-domain
Education & Certifications
B.S., Computer and Information Technology — University of Maryland University College, 2012