Associate Security Engineer, FedRAMP, at Genesys.
Cyber Effects Officer, Air National Guard.
_sourceCategory=aws/cloudtrail "ConsoleLogin"| json "eventName" as event| json "userIdentity.type" as type| json "userIdentity.userName" as user| json "additionalEventData.MFAUsed" as mfa| json "sourceIPAddress" as src_ip| where event = "ConsoleLogin" and mfa = "No"// federated SSO sign-ins enforce MFA at the IdP| where type = "IAMUser"| count by user, src_ip1 match
| user | src_ip | _count |
|---|---|---|
| svc-legacy-admin | 203.0.113.24 | 1 |
Illustrative query in Sumo Logic syntax. The account and IP are made up.
I protect cloud systems built to federal standards. From the first alert to the final fix.
On the FedRAMP security team at Genesys, I own incident response for a FedRAMP-authorized cloud environment, from the first alert through containment, recovery and follow-up. I build and tune detections, tighten IAM across AWS accounts, and work with engineering teams so every release ships secure and compliant.
I didn't start in security, and that's an advantage. After a BBA in logistics management from Ohio State, I spent more than seven years at the same Cleveland steel plant, from production planning to leading a slab yard team of 112. Operations taught me that most failures are process failures, so I bring that thinking to security: find where a process breaks, then make it hold.
I've served in the Air Force for 15 years, 12 of them enlisted, and now as a commissioned Cyber Effects Officer in the Air National Guard. What ties it together is people: I'm passionate about mentorship and developing the people around me. Next, I plan to pursue an MBA with an emphasis in cybersecurity, working toward a bigger goal of helping businesses of every size use technology safely and responsibly.
Projects I build on my own time to go deeper than the day job allows.
A purpose-built AWS environment where I attack a deliberately vulnerable web app, scan it for weaknesses, and follow the logs into a SIEM. The whole thing deploys from one Terraform file.
Patterns I use to turn AWS logs into alerts worth acting on, from MFA-less console sign-ins that account for SSO to GuardDuty triage backed by flow logs.
A local Model Context Protocol server that gives Claude read-only access to my fantasy leagues. A small, practical exercise in deciding exactly what an AI agent is allowed to touch.
Genesys
sts:AssumeRole permissions down to named roles.Air National Guard
Commissioned in 2023 after 12 years of enlisted service.
Formerly ArcelorMittal USA, three roles at the same Cleveland plant
Built monthly and annual operating plans and the production reporting leadership used for strategic planning.
Led 112 hourly employees running slab shipping and receiving, consistently meeting production and logistics targets.
Scheduled production and inventory movement between units. Joined ArcelorMittal USA; the plant became part of Cleveland-Cliffs when Cliffs acquired it in December 2020.
Air National Guard, enlisted
Planned cargo and passenger movement for domestic and international airlift missions, and trained junior airmen.
The Ohio State University, BBA, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management, 2017
Cloud security, detection engineering, or a role on your team. LinkedIn is the fastest way to reach me.