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Welcome to my website. I created this site as a platform to share my contributions to the information technology and information security communities. You may have arrived here because you have come across one of my freeware applications or perhaps you have seen my commentary somewhere on some security forum. I frequently contribute to security related discussions online, both here and overseas. I hope that you will find the content and resources on the site to be worthwhile and I welcome any comments and discussions.

I currently work for a global organization as an Information Security Manager. As the lead for the Information Security Program my responsibilities spans the entire spectrum of administrative, technical, and physical security controls as they relate to protecting a global enterprise.

My credentials in the field of Information Security includes a Master of Science degree in Information Security and Assurance from Western Governors University where I also received the Capstone Excellence Award for Synergy and Service for my work titled Creating a Security Culture: A Guideline to Security Awareness. I later authored The Security Awareness Cycle based on my work on Creating a Security Culture and published it under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The Security Awareness Cycle is now used by security practitioners and organizations around the world to help change high-risk behaviors and reinforce desired behaviors.

In addition to my graduate degree, I hold a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida. 

I also maintain several professional certifications and memberships:

• Associate Certified Chief Information Security Officer from EC-Council
• Certified Information Security Manager from ISACA
• ATT&CK® Cyber Threat Intelligence Certification
• Certified ISO-27000 Specialist from GIAC
• Certified Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator from EC-Council
• Certified Ethical Hacker from EC-Council
• NSTISSI-4011 National Training Standard for Information System Security (INFOSEC) Professionals from Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)
• CNSSI-4012 National Information Assurance Training Standard for Senior Systems Managers (SSM) from Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)
  Member of FBI InfraGard and ISACA

I have tutored and taught at corporate training centers, high-schools, and colleges in addition to having been a subject matter expert providing guidance to students for various independent and directed studies.

Again, I hope you enjoy the contents of the site.  If you would like to contact me directly you can do that using the contact form or through my LinkedIn page. I am looking forward to your comments and to our future discussions.