profile
Security-focused operator, builder, and advisor with 20+ years of experience across government intelligence, high-growth startups, and global cloud infrastructure. Former NSA operator, co-founder and CSO of Area 1 Security, and current Head of Cloudforce One / Threat Intelligence at Cloudflare. I help teams ship secure-by-default products, run world-class incident response, and translate complex risk into clear decisions for boards, customers, and the market.
core competencies
- Threat intelligence & adversary tracking
- Product & application security
- Incident response & crisis communications
- Secure architecture & cloud infrastructure
- Security team leadership & scaling
- Board & executive risk communication
- Startup advisory & due diligence
professional experience
Cloudflare
- Lead Cloudforce One, Cloudflare's threat operations and research team focused on tracking and disrupting threat actors.
- Build products and services that make precise, actionable threat intelligence available to defenders of all sizes.
- Represent Cloudflare on security research, media, and public-sector engagement.
Area 1 Security
- Built the pre-emptive anti-phishing platform used to detect and disrupt nation-state and cybercriminal campaigns.
- Led security research, incident response, and customer-facing threat operations.
- Scaled the security function through Series D funding and acquisition discussions.
CrowdStrike, NSA
- Conducted computer network operations and exploitation at the NSA.
- Applied offensive and defensive tradecraft at CrowdStrike to protect global enterprises.
education
M.S., Security Informatics
The Johns Hopkins University | 2007 – 2009
B.S., Information Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology | 2001 – 2005
patents
- Packet Capture Collection Tasking System US 15/051,475 Issued Jul 31, 2018
- Remediating Computer Security Threats Using Distributed Sensor Computers US 14/723,285 Issued Jul 31, 2017
- Remediating Computer Security Threats Using Distributed Sensor Computers US 9,374,385 Issued Jun 21, 2016
- Packet Filters in Security Appliances with Modes and Intervals US 10,574,669 Filed Feb 4, 2020
clearance & availability
- U.S. Citizen
- Willing to obtain clearance if required