Principal Security Consultant / Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), International Business Machines, Jan 2010 – Present
- Provide consulting on system security and Db2 for IBM i and Power High Performance Computing (HPC).
- Teach education classes both internally and externally.
- Implement custom solutions for customers world-wide.
- Publications in IBM Redbooks and national trade magazines.
- Patents and Applications
- Official certifications and badges, including The Open Group Certified Distinguished Technical Specialist
Senior People Manager, International Business Machines, Aug 2018 – Sept 2019
- Direct technicians, analysts, and engineers to meet worldwide compliance requirements.
- Guide transformation into Agile best practices.
- Maintain financial and personnel levels to meet corporate requirements.
- Manage remote research lab facility
Communications Unit Leader, U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency, Apr 2013 – Apr 2014
- Supervise IT and communications infrastructure management and team members.
- Responsible for all Federal IT and communications needs in disaster environments.
- Ensure proper allocation of government funding for personnel, equipment, and services.
- Maintain Secret level security clearance.
Advisory Software Engineer, International Business Machines, July 2001 – Dec 2009
- Provide remote and global onsite support for database related issues on IBM i.
- Corporate training internally and externally on a wide range of IBM products.
- Team webmaster for site with over 200 pages and 15 custom applications.
- Team education coordinator and mentor to new team members.
- Publications in IBM Redbooks and national trade magazines.
- Wrote BluePages Advance tool, an award winning entry in TechConnect 2003.
- Worked with corporate-wide architects to develop w3 v8 standard and NotesBuddy tool.
Teacher, West Bend School District, Jan 2001 – June 2001
- Taught full class load of mathematics courses at the high school level.
- Webmaster for multiple high schools in district.