Security is a system.
Not a specialty.

Not a straight line.
That's where the range comes from.

I didn't come up through a helpdesk or a SOC. Before cybersecurity, I spent years in the automotive industry and running my own entrepreneurial ventures, including online retail. None of that maps directly onto GRC — but it's part of why I don't buy the idea that security is a single lane. Different rooms, different problems, and the same lesson each time: how organizations actually operate, how people make decisions under pressure, and how to communicate with people who aren't technical.

I served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk — a forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. That's where I learned what accountability looks like when the stakes are real: strict procedures, clear communication, and no ambiguity about who is responsible for what. Those habits didn't leave when I got out.

I built the cybersecurity knowledge deliberately — a Master's in Cybersecurity from WGU, a credential stack that spans cloud security, identity, networking, and governance, and hands-on work building and operating infrastructure to make the theory real. I'm based in Providence, Rhode Island.