Professional Experience

25+ years of leadership experience in enterprise technology and cybersecurity, driving transformation and innovation.

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU)

Houston, TX

2013 – Present

Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture & Information Security (CISO Role)

2021 – Present

Promoted through four senior roles to lead enterprise-wide technology and cybersecurity strategy for $4B+ credit union.

Strategic Impact & Leadership

Spearheaded cloud-native transformation roadmap, cutting on-prem dependency 70% and achieving 15-min RTO.
Directed enterprise cybersecurity strategy, improving NIST CSF maturity score from 2.4 to 3.2 over 3 years.
Reorganized IT into an Agile-driven model, improving project delivery 10x via Jira PI planning and unified org design.
Built a zero-trust architecture across Microsoft, Palo Alto, BeyondTrust, and Okta platforms.

Operational Excellence

Delivered $27M cost savings by outsourcing infrastructure to Cognizant.
Maintained >99.99% network uptime with SD-WAN and redundant ISPs.
Upgraded comms stack to Five9 + Microsoft Teams, eliminating legacy debt.
Led ServiceNow implementation, enhancing ITSM workflow and SLAs.

Cybersecurity Innovation

Developed and implemented a 3-year Cybersecurity Operating Model and enterprise risk governance framework.
Deployed Cloudflare WAF/DDoS, Palo Alto Prisma, Pentera BAS, and MDR (Defender Experts).
Executed full Okta CIAM rollout, improving customer experience and secure app delivery.
Instituted annual Security Awareness Training (SAT) program with gamified content, improving completion metrics.

Regulatory & Audit Compliance

Passed clean NCUA/TCUD exams; resolved all 2024 audit findings including high/critical items.
Directed M&A cyber risk assessments (Space City & Sabine acquisitions).
Collaborated with Slalom on a NIST-aligned cyber risk assessment and strategic security roadmap.

Senior Director, Information Security & Strategy

2019 – 2021

Led NIST/ISO cybersecurity maturity programs and risk-based roadmaps aligned to business strategy.
Managed cross-functional infosec teams: security architecture, SOC/IR, vulnerability, insider threats, and data protection.
Established Agile product teams and playbooks for M&A tech integration.

Director, Business Information Systems & Security

2017 – 2019

Deployed 24/7 SOC, cloud SIEM, SAT, DLP, and threat response programs.
Implemented modernized datacenter strategy, led RFPs for core modernization.

Director, Architecture & Security

2013 – 2017

Oversaw Fiserv DNA core banking migration, developed IT modernization strategy, co-located data center services.
Led cybersecurity program rollout: VPN/MFA, SIEM, patching, and compliance frameworks.

Capital G Bank Limited

CTO / VP

2001 – 2012

Led tech modernization and digital banking initiatives across international financial operations.

Senior Systems Architect, Director of eCommerce, Payment Gateway Consultant

Early Career

Bank of N.T. Butterfield

Senior Technical Support Analyst

1989 – 1997

Education & Credentials

BSc – Computer Science Engineering

St. Anselm College, Bedford, NH

Professional Leadership

Board Chair, CUFSLP Cyber Board
Advisory Board Member – Okta / BeyondID
Gartner IAM Speaker (2022–2024)
Host/Guest on multiple cloud and security podcasts
CSO50 award winner in 2019 for Zero Trust model at TDECU
Board member of CISOExec Network since 2018

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