I am a cybersecurity specialist based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with expertise spanning cloud security, DFIR, OSINT, and physical security. My professional journey includes roles from security analyst to my current position as an Information Security Architect at Hallmark Cards.
Current Role: Information Security Architect, Hallmark Cards – Apr 2026 to Present (Kansas City, MO).
- Recent Roles:
Education: B.S. Computer Science, University of North Alabama – Aug 2005 to May 2009.
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- Selected Projects:
My decisions to pursue advanced CompTIA certifications and to transition into an architect role were driven by the need to align with evolving cloud security demands and to broaden my impact on organizational security strategy.
- Heathkit SB‑200 Rebuild – Sep 2025
- Ultrasonic Privacy Devices – Jul 2023
- Segmented home network – Apr 2022 to Present
- Load‑balancing Proxmox cluster + NetApp NAS – Mar 2026 to May 2026
- Homebrew 75 m Double Bazooka antenna – Aug 2022 to Oct 2022
- ADS‑B rigs – Jun 2022 to Aug 2022
- CASP (Nov 2024 – Nov 2027)
- CySA+ (Jun 2024 – Jun 2027)
- Cloud+ (Feb 2024 – Feb 2027)
- Security+ (Feb 2007)
- Network+ (Oct 2005)
- A+ (Mar 2005)
- Information Security Analyst II, North American Lighting, Inc. – Jan 2026 to Mar 2026 (Muscle Shoals, AL).
- Information Security Analyst, North American Lighting, Inc. – Oct 2022 to Jan 2026.