EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Engineering experience with a security-first mindset.

Security controls, incident analysis, Windows administration, detection engineering, and technical investigation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Career timeline

Supporting engineering case studies are available in the projects archive →.

Dec 2023 – Present

Cybersecurity Engineer

Classic Collision

Engineer and maintain enterprise identity and endpoint security controls across Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, Intune, Windows 365, and Group Policy. Develop and validate application-control policies using AppLocker, implement CIS-aligned browser hardening, investigate endpoint and authentication anomalies, and support security incident response through Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and KQL-based analysis. Use PowerShell to automate configuration verification, diagnostics, and remediation workflows.

May 2023 – Nov 2023

Tier 2 Counter Threat Intelligence Analyst

DefendEdge

Counter-threat intelligence analysis, investigation workflows, alert triage, and communication of technical findings.

Sep 2013 – Nov 2023

Air Traffic Controller

United States Navy

High-reliability operational procedures, situational awareness, inter-team coordination, and service leadership.

Sep 2009 – Sep 2013

Network Administrator

Northbeach

Network and systems administration experience in earlier career.

CAPABILITIES

Technical toolkit

Technologies used in professional work, ongoing practice, and independent lab projects.

Security platforms

Microsoft SentinelMicrosoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft Entra IDConditional AccessIntuneMicrosoft 365

Endpoint & identity

Windows 11 / Windows 365Group PolicyAppLockerCIS browser baselinesTPM / device-bound credentialsPowerShell

Research & investigation

Ghidrax64dbgWindows PE analysisKQL & log correlationCrash triageVulnerability documentation

Development & tooling

PythonPowerShellC / C++ fundamentalsGit & GitHubHTML / CSS / JavaScriptVirtual machines
CREDENTIALS

Certifications & education

SANS Technology Institute graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity. Browse documented credential history and open my public Credly badge collection to verify issuer-issued credentials.