Twenty years, two tracks, mostly at the same time.
Civilian security engineering and sixteen years of Air Force and Air National Guard service, overlapping from 2012 to 2023. Hover any segment for the role.
Industry
2006–2026
21 years · 9 roles
Raya App, Inc. · Uber Technologies Inc · Protiviti Consulting · Alaska Airlines · REI · Amazon Inc. · Trustwave, Inc. · L3 Stratis · Awardspace Web Hosting
Military
2007–2023
16 years · 9 roles
Texas Air National Guard · Washington Air National Guard · USAF Reserves, INOSC–West · U.S. Air Force, Active Duty
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Industry
Awardspace Web HostingForum Support Moderator2006 – 2007
L3 StratisEnterprise System Security Engineer2012 – 2013
Protiviti ConsultingManager, Technical Security ServicesMay 2018 – April 2020
Uber Technologies IncStaff Security Engineer & Technical Lead ManagerApril 2020 – March 2025
Raya App, Inc.Head of Information Security / Founding Security EngineerApril 2025 – June 2026
Military
U.S. Air Force, Active DutyEnlisted — basic training and technical school2007 – 2008
U.S. Air Force, Active DutyNetwork and System Engineer2008 – 2009
U.S. Air Force, Active DutySite Lead Network Engineer2009 – 2010
U.S. Air Force, Active DutyFounding Member, Red Team — Network Security2010 – 2012
USAF Reserves, INOSC–WestEnterprise Network Security Lead and Auditor2012 – 2015
Washington Air National GuardCyber Security Technical Lead, Cyber Protection Team2015 – 2017
Washington Air National GuardTechnical Manager, Red Team2017 – 2020
Washington Air National GuardSenior Manager (NCOIC) & Technical Lead2020 – 2022
Texas Air National GuardSenior Manager (NCOIC) — Cyber Security Training2022 – 2023
Code
Programming since 2004, open source ongoingWriting and publishing software2004 – present
IndustryMilitaryCodeIndustry and military service ran concurrently, 2012–2023.
Roles in detail
6 roles
April 2025 – June 2026
Industry
Senior leadership
Head of Information Security / Founding Security Engineer
Raya App, Inc.
—Established a comprehensive information security program from inception, covering all domains and governance frameworks from a technical and program leadership perspective.
—Implemented AI security controls through hooks, proxies, and local client configurations to ensure secure model adoption.
—Deployed and optimized EDR, NDR, CDR, CNAPP, and MDR solutions alongside a modern Mobile Device Management (MDM) suite.
—Authored and enacted 23+ security policies and standards to formalize organizational security posture.
—Optimized CI/CD pipelines by integrating security automation, AI, and IaC (Terraform / Ansible), significantly reducing production vulnerabilities and security gaps.
—Directed Application and API security improvements, enhancing the resilience of core product offerings.
—Led incident response workstreams, achieving successful resolution of critical incidents within hours of detection.
—Collaborated with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) on AI Security documentation and steered internal AI strategy across business units.
—Documented and executed a strategy for migrating to centralized SSO for streamlined login and role assignments.
—Built a self-service AI suite integrating 15+ linters and security scanners, automating localized security reviews and development workflows and reducing late stage security blockers.
April 2020 – March 2025
Industry
Management
Staff Security Engineer & Technical Lead Manager
Uber Technologies Inc
—Directed global network security operations for Uber and its subsidiaries, managing 12+ concurrent technical projects.
—Architected and led execution against a 5-year security roadmap encompassing cloud and physical network infrastructure company-wide.
—Created a security performance testing framework that reduced endpoint-related support tickets by 50%.
—Developed a serverless detection system that proactively intercepted over 1,000 malicious files.
—Spearheaded infrastructure redesigns to enhance platform resilience and mitigate large-scale attack vectors.
—Deployed enterprise-scale Zero Trust and SASE solutions including Zscaler and iBoss.
2022 – 2023
Military
Senior leadership
Senior Manager (NCOIC) — Cyber Security Training
Texas Air National Guard
—Rebuilt training program from near zero.
—Prepared a 30-person team that successfully completed cyber security quick reaction force missions.
—Managed training programs and 1:1 training for 30 technical leads.
2020 – 2022
Military
Senior leadership
Senior Manager (NCOIC) & Technical Lead
Washington Air National Guard
—Rebuilt the Weapons and Tactics (WepTac) program; operational oversight and technical audits.
—Identified and remediated 10+ critical technical discrepancies through rigorous internal auditing.
—Managed and trained a 30-person security blue team to defend against nation-state Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).
—Rebuilt deployments and usage with IaC / CaC (Ansible).
May 2018 – April 2020
Industry
Management
Manager, Technical Security Services
Protiviti Consulting
—Directed incident response and proactive threat hunting engagements for specialized client environments, as well as automation and orchestration across multiple domains.
—Designed and implemented enterprise security architectures for large-scale cloud migrations.
—Standardized company-wide monitoring and automation workflows to improve operational efficiency.
2017 – 2020
Military
Management
Technical Manager, Red Team
Washington Air National Guard
—Established the unit's inaugural Red Team and provided training to security personnel across the USAF.
—Executed dozens of threat detection engagements, authoring over 100 custom detection rules.
—Led high-impact Purple Team exercises to validate and improve defense-in-depth strategies.
Earlier career
12 roles
2017 – 2018
Network Security Engineer · Alaska Airlines
Industry
2015 – 2017
Blue Team Lead · REI
Industry· Mgmt
2015 – 2017
Cyber Security Technical Lead, Cyber Protection Team · Washington Air National Guard
Military· Mgmt
2014 – 2015
Enterprise Security Engineer 2 · Amazon Inc.
Industry
2012 – 2015
Enterprise Network Security Lead and Auditor · USAF Reserves, INOSC–West
Military
2013 – 2014
Senior Threat Network Security Engineer · Trustwave, Inc.
Industry
2012 – 2013
Enterprise System Security Engineer · L3 Stratis
Industry
2010 – 2012
Founding Member, Red Team — Network Security · U.S. Air Force, Active Duty
Military
2009 – 2010
Site Lead Network Engineer · U.S. Air Force, Active Duty
Military
2008 – 2009
Network and System Engineer · U.S. Air Force, Active Duty
Military
2007 – 2008
Enlisted — basic training and technical school · U.S. Air Force, Active Duty
Military
2006 – 2007
Forum Support Moderator · Awardspace Web Hosting
Industry
Leadership
Nine years leading people, in two tiers.
Nine years leading people across two tiers. Senior leadership here means Head of / Senior Manager (NCOIC) scope — owning a program and its people — and deliberately stops short of executive or commissioned-officer level.
Senior leadership
6yrs
Head of Information Security · Senior Manager (NCOIC)
Program ownership end to end: strategy, budget-adjacent decisions, policy authority, and the people who carry it. Not an executive or officer role.
Head of Information Security / Founding Security EngineerRaya App, Inc. · April 2025 – June 2026
Senior Manager (NCOIC) — Cyber Security TrainingTexas Air National Guard · 2022 – 2023
Senior Manager (NCOIC) & Technical LeadWashington Air National Guard · 2020 – 2022
Management
3yrs
Manager · Technical Lead Manager
Direct team leadership — hiring, performance, delivery against a roadmap, and staying technical enough to review the work.
Staff Security Engineer & Technical Lead ManagerUber Technologies Inc · April 2020 – March 2025
Manager, Technical Security ServicesProtiviti Consulting · May 2018 – April 2020
Technical Manager, Red TeamWashington Air National Guard · 2017 – 2020
Recognition
Top Cyber Security Operator
2016
United States Air Force
Selected as the top cyber security operator across the entire US Air Force.
