Security Operations • Cloud Security • Incident Response

Building Secure Cloud Platforms and Detecting Modern Threats.

CISSP-certified Security Engineer and customer-facing technical advisor with 7+ years of experience helping enterprise organizations deploy, secure, and optimize cloud, endpoint, and SIEM platforms.

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About Me

Who I Am

I’m a CISSP-certified Security Engineer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with experience across AWS, Azure, XDR/EDR, SIEM, Kubernetes, IAM, and security automation.

I help organizations investigate threats, reduce risk, improve detection coverage, and translate complex security challenges into clear remediation plans and business outcomes.

Arlington, TXDallas-Fort Worth Area

7+ YearsSecurity & IT Operations

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Core Strengths

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Incident Response

Triage, investigation, threat hunting, and remediation.

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Cloud Security

AWS, Azure, IAM, VPC, security groups, and workloads.

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Vulnerability Remediation

Risk reduction, patching, hardening, and validation.

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Detection Engineering

XDR/EDR, SIEM, custom detection rules, and MITRE.

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Security Automation

Python, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.

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Compliance & Governance

NIST 800-53, IAM, policies, and access governance.

Featured Projects

Security Work I Highlight

Falco + Splunk C2 Detection Lab

Container runtime detection and SIEM correlation for suspicious command execution and C2-like behavior.

AWS Terraform DR Automation

Automated AWS disaster recovery infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible to improve consistency and resilience.

XDR/SIEM Automation Workflows

API-driven security workflows aligning XDR capabilities with SOC operations and detection response processes.

Experience

Recent Roles

TrendAI | Feb 2022 - Present

DevOps Platform Engineer - Security Operations Lead

Advise enterprise customers on threat detection, investigate endpoint and cloud telemetry, support XDR/EDR and SIEM integrations, and lead remediation efforts.

National HME | May 2019 - Aug 2022

Systems Administrator / IT Support Specialist

Automated AWS DR deployments, strengthened Azure Entra ID IAM governance, configured VPNs and VLAN segmentation, and improved operational resilience.

First Rate | May 2018 - May 2019

Systems Technician I

Supported endpoint systems, access provisioning, secure configurations, and compliance requirements in a financial services technology environment.

Certifications

Credentials

Contact

Let’s Connect

Email: [email protected] | Location: Arlington, TX