My background is unusual: I came up through cybersecurity and systems engineering, built deep hands-on expertise across WAF architecture, cloud infrastructure, and agentic AI systems, and transitioned into enterprise AI leadership without losing the practitioner instincts that make the work real. That combination — strategic authority plus technical credibility — is what I bring to every room.

I speak publicly on AI and cybersecurity — 51+ talks including keynotes and panels at Secure 360, MN ISSA, and the Network Operators Association — and I serve as an Emeritus member for the annual Cyber Security Summit in Minneapolis.

What I focus on:
- Agentic AI architecture and multi-agent system design
- Enterprise AI strategy, roadmap development, and use-case delivery at scale
- Cybersecurity, WAF engineering, and cloud security (Akamai, AWS)
- AI governance, explainability, and operational risk