I see the breakpoints
The Journey
Primary Classroom Technology
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
I started at 21 as the youngest member of the BUSD technology team — with my own classroom and a primary technology curriculum I built and taught myself. Behind the teaching sat the operational work: large-scale laptop and desktop deployments, campus-wide imaging and troubleshooting, and ERP and website support across a high-volume K–5 di
I started at 21 as the youngest member of the BUSD technology team — with my own classroom and a primary technology curriculum I built and taught myself. Behind the teaching sat the operational work: large-scale laptop and desktop deployments, campus-wide imaging and troubleshooting, and ERP and website support across a high-volume K–5 district. Education was my first lesson in what cybersecurity actually protects. When systems go down, learning stops — so consistency wasn't a nice-to-have. It was the job.
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
Inside think tank and DoD-aligned environments, I learned that technology is only half the mandate. Documentation, access discipline, and stakeholder trust carry equal weight — because in policy settings, a small technical failure can ripple into institutional consequences. Operating to NIST and CMMC standards, supporting response on isol
Inside think tank and DoD-aligned environments, I learned that technology is only half the mandate. Documentation, access discipline, and stakeholder trust carry equal weight — because in policy settings, a small technical failure can ripple into institutional consequences. Operating to NIST and CMMC standards, supporting response on isolated networks, and controlling physical and logical access taught me the habits that define my work today: precise communication, operational accountability, and security as a default posture.
Higher Education and Medical Science
Public Policy & Think Tank Environments
Higher Education and Medical Science
For 5,000+ users across research and healthcare-linked facilities, I led the migration of a full Microsoft ecosystem — Windows and Linux infrastructure, Citrix, Azure, and Intune — while protecting uptime for systems clinicians and researchers depended on every day. I supported biomedical and imaging applications, implemented role-based a
For 5,000+ users across research and healthcare-linked facilities, I led the migration of a full Microsoft ecosystem — Windows and Linux infrastructure, Citrix, Azure, and Intune — while protecting uptime for systems clinicians and researchers depended on every day. I supported biomedical and imaging applications, implemented role-based access control at scale. Here, continuity and security weren't competing priorities. They were the same priority.
Global Media and Post-Production
Global Media and Post-Production
Higher Education and Medical Science
As System Engineer for a global post-production organization, I directed Microsoft cloud implementation across corporate and international infrastructure and ran the enterprise security stack. I implemented Intune and Jamf device management, architected virtual environments on VMware Horizon and Proxmox, and MPA/TPN audit readiness on be
As System Engineer for a global post-production organization, I directed Microsoft cloud implementation across corporate and international infrastructure and ran the enterprise security stack. I implemented Intune and Jamf device management, architected virtual environments on VMware Horizon and Proxmox, and MPA/TPN audit readiness on behalf of the industry's principal studios and streamers. When organizational leadership transitioned, I assumed interim directorial responsibility — and kept a global operation moving without missing a beat.