Professional Summary
Security architecture leader with ~20 years of experience across enterprise security, DevOps, automation, and infrastructure. Chief Information Security Architect at Elanco and former Lilly Associate Director, combining architecture governance with hands-on platform engineering. Experience managing security of enterprise workloads in the cloud and on premise across identity, networking, and operational technology. Proficiency leading executive risk evaluations aligned to ISO 27001/27005 and providing cross-functional technical leadership and mentorship with security telemetry design overhaul and optimization delivering more than $500,000 in annual savings.
Core Expertise
Architecture & risk: Enterprise security architecture; risk evaluations; ISO 27001/27005; OT security; technical mentorship.
Data & Governance: Data Loss Prevention implementation; Purview configuration and SIEM integration; Data Collection Strategy
Cloud & identity: Azure Policy; Microsoft Defender for Cloud; Azure Arc; GCP governance; Identity and Access Mgmt; passkeys.
Platforms & engineering: GitHub; CI/CD; OpenShift; ServiceNow; REST APIs; Microsoft Sentinel; Cribl; Azure Data Explorer (ADX).
Professional Experience
Chief Information Security Architect
- Define and govern enterprise security architecture across Azure Cloud, Google Cloud, Enterprise Identity, global networking, compute, and core infrastructure domains.
- Lead security risk evaluations for new platforms and architectural changes, informing executive risk-acceptance and mitigation decisions aligned with ISO 27001 and ISO 27005.
- Established a unified security governance approach using Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Azure Arc across Azure, GCP, GitHub, and on-premises workloads.
- Architected OT security controls for manufacturing and laboratory environments, balancing operational uptime, regulatory requirements, and enterprise risk.
- Provided security architecture design for SAP workloads in Google Cloud, aligning secure external access with enterprise risk requirements.
- Developed strategy and championed enterprise-wide passkey adoption in partnership with Identity and IAM teams to reduce phishing and adversary in the middle exposure.
- Architected an ADX-based telemetry tier and reduced Conditional Access log ingestion, saving more than $40,000 per month. Implemented Cribl-based pipelines to reduce Microsoft Sentinel ingestion while preserving alert fidelity.
- Designed the strategy and built a custom security risk and posture management platform integrating third-party risk, ISO 27005 security issues, and ISO 27001 risk registers using LLMs and ServiceNow integrations.
- Mentor engineers and architects across teams, advancing security maturity and secure-by-design adoption.
Associate Director – Enterprise DevOps, Automation & Tools
2019 – 2022
- Owned strategy and lifecycle management for enterprise platforms including GitHub, OpenShift, Salesforce, CI/CD pipelines, Atlassian, and developer tooling.
- Led and developed nine engineers and leaders supporting enterprise DevOps platforms; drove DevOps and agile adoption beyond direct reporting lines.
- Designed an operating model supporting 20+ enterprise platforms across eight agile teams, improving delivery alignment and ownership clarity.
- Owned staffing, vendor engagement, and platform financial planning, including FTE and contractor strategy, RFPs, hiring, budgets, forecasts, and cost optimization.
Consultant – DevOps Lead, Cirrus Tools Team
2018 – 2019
- Led cross-functional delivery of enterprise DevOps tooling and integrations; improved intake and prioritization of high-value platform work.
- Facilitated the Enterprise DevOps Forum to drive alignment and adoption across business units.
Associate Consultant – ServiceNow
2016 – 2018
- Led implementation of REST-based self-service APIs as technical subject-matter expert and process owner.
- Delivered secure data handling, automated credential management, Service Desk Chat, SCCM automation, and the Knowledge v3 migration.
- Formed and led an agile Scrum team to automate high-volume service requests; served as Scrum Master and Senior Developer.
Technology Specialist
2014 – 2016
- Led enterprise migration to ServiceNow as Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Lead Administrator.
- Designed and implemented solutions across networking, firewalls, wireless, SANs, and virtualization platforms.
Senior Technology Analyst
2012 – 2014
- Managed Microsoft Server environments, backups, and out-of-band management; built and administered Citrix environments for published applications and virtual desktops.
Education
B.S. Computer & Information Technology
December 2013
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
B.S. Organizational Leadership & Supervision
May 2007
Purdue University College of Technology