Work Experience

I design, deploy, and manage cloud environments that meet government compliance requirements — translating SSPs into real infrastructure, managing POA&Ms, and improving client and user experiences in compliant environments. My personal projects involve research and deployment of open-source large language models.

Manager of IT Operations
Cognitive Medical Systems, Inc. · Knoxville, TN
May 2026 — Present
  • Led technical implementation, documentation, and adoption of security controls across GCC High, Jamf Pro, and other services to align with the CMMC L2 SSP
  • Identified and decommissioned wasteful spending totaling ~$25,000 annually
  • Designed and implemented automation flows that cleared technical debt and improved execution timelines
  • Acted as the SME for technical security control implementation for the executive board and internal employees
  • Conducted security reviews of environments to identify and remediate control gaps
Associate Cloud Architect
FedHIVE
Feb 2024 — May 2026
  • Primary technical point of contact for application support and infrastructure deployment within a FedRAMP High certified cloud environment
  • Developed and deployed PowerShell and Terraform automation, cutting deployment timelines from 3–4 weeks to several days
  • Built and deployed a custom monitoring solution that significantly improved outage response time and automated system-dependency checks
  • Enforced FedRAMP compliance through system analysis, hardening, and security-control documentation for approval
  • Trained employees as system administrators, including designing and deploying training tools
Senior Information Technology Specialist
Super Systems Inc (SSI) · Philadelphia, PA
Nov 2023 — Feb 2024
  • Provided tier II technical support for users at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPD)
  • Ensured availability, reliability, and performance of NIPR/SIPR systems and maintained DoD security compliance
  • Created and maintained comprehensive documentation for IT systems and procedures
  • Maintained the inventory of decommissioned assets and facilitated media destruction
NMCI Service Representative
EHS Technologies · Philadelphia, PA
Jul 2023 — Nov 2023
  • Oversaw distribution of technology assets (~$20M) for ~4,500 users at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia
  • Managed SIPR, NIPR, and NMCI assets across DoD and civilian roles
  • Implemented a new asset-request method that improved high-volume requests and reduced delivery errors
Police Officer / School Resource Officer
Harrison Township Police Department · Harrison Township, NJ
Oct 2017 — Jul 2023
  • Served in multiple roles: Resiliency Program Officer, MDT Coordinator, CART member, Department Webmaster, and School Resource Officer at Clearview Regional High School
  • Designed and published the department's first website; maintained 10 Mobile Data Terminals running Windows 10
  • Oversaw site security for four schools and ~5,000 students and staff
  • One of the first officers in the state to complete the DHS Master Trainer Program for targeted-violence prevention
Class II SLEO
Wildwood Police Department · Wildwood, NJ
May 2016 — Sep 2017
  • Enforced municipal ordinances and state law in the patrol division, including special-event and parade security
  • Graduated 2nd overall in a class of 84 recruits from the Cape May County Police Academy
Resident Assistant
Rutgers Office of Residence Life · New Brunswick, NJ
Jan 2015 — May 2016
  • Managed a residential community of ~50 residents: policy enforcement, security-drill supervision, and community events
  • Awarded 'Resident Assistant Rookie of the Year' for 2016

Skills & Technologies

Cloud & Platform

  • Microsoft Azure
  • FedRAMP
  • GCC High
  • Hyper-V
  • Terraform

Security & Compliance

  • CMMC
  • NIST
  • POA&M / SSP
  • Jamf Pro
  • Zero Trust

Systems & Automation

  • Linux (RHEL)
  • Windows Server
  • SQL Server
  • PowerShell
  • Python

Certifications

  • Azure Administrator Associate
  • Azure Security Engineer Associate
  • CISSP
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+

Education

Dual Master's — Homeland Security (Information Security & Forensics / Intelligence & Geospatial Analysis)
Penn State World Campus
2021 — 2023
Postbaccalaureate Certificate — Geospatial Intelligence Applications
Penn State World Campus
2022 — 2022
Bachelor's — Criminal Justice
Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ
2012 — 2016