I'm a cybersecurity executive and U.S. Army veteran with 30+ years of technology leadership. I founded and led TSI, a managed IT and security services provider, for nearly 15 years. It was a 12-time MSP 501 honoree, ranking as high as #57 in 2021. Today I'm CTO of Technology Innovation Partners (TIP) and President of Quantum Shield Secure.
My work centers on being a trusted advisor to owners, IT leaders and security stakeholders: owning executive relationships and escalations, running root-cause reviews, and translating complex technical issues into clear business impact and recovery plans. I also build AI applications, agents and automation for healthcare, financial services and cybersecurity.
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Innovation Partners (TIP) · Jan 2025 – Present
Hands-on SentinelOne endpoint protection across the managed customer base. Follow-the-sun coverage for accounts from 5 to 3,000 users in VA, MD, FL and DC. Layered security across Windows, macOS and Linux. AI-driven ticket-quality analytics and KPI dashboards.
President
Quantum Shield Secure (QSS) · Feb 2026 – Present
AI-driven managed security business with an optional SOC. White-box penetration tests of AI and LLM applications. NIST 800-171 and CMMC readiness for customers.
Founder and CEO
TSI · 2010 – Dec 2024
Owned executive relationships, escalations, renewals and contracts for nearly 15 years. Led Thycotic (now Delinea) Privilege Manager installs. Delivered DLP, CASB, vSOC and SIEM to customers in 11 states. 12-time MSP 501 honoree, ranking as high as #57 (2021).
Earlier career
President, Tech Solutions, Inc (2005–2010) · Director of Information Systems, Webco General Partnership (1994–2004) · Battalion S4 (Logistics), United States Army (1985–1988)
B.S., Management of Computer Information Systems, Strayer University, Cum Laude
A Business Leader's Guide to Navigating the Intelligence Revolution
Independently published (Amazon) · Aug 2026
Cuts through the hype and the panic to show business leaders where AI creates real value, where it introduces real risk, and how to lead through both. Chapters alternate between AI's strongest wins and its sharpest dangers, backed by 2026 research from McKinsey, Stanford, Goldman Sachs, Gartner and KPMG. The takeaway: AI is neither friend nor foe; what you do with it is up to you.
A guide for business owners on navigating cybersecurity: a straightforward, unvarnished roadmap to protecting a business, built around the question most owners can't honestly answer, "Are we protected?"
The Small Business Owner's Guide to Finding a Professional, Competent, Honest, Fairly Priced and Dependable Computer Consultant (with Chris Traxler)
CreateSpace · Jun 2013
Shows small business owners how to turn technology into a competitive advantage instead of a drain on time, money and resources. Covers insider facts about the computer consulting industry, five critical facts to know before moving to the cloud, what managed services are, and how to avoid paying for substandard work.
