Professional Work
Cloud Security Director | Team Builder | Automation Fanatic
I'm a Cloud Security Director, good at building teams, and an automation fanatic! Give me some Python, Lambda, and Mountain Dew and I'll work for days on cool new features. I've attended all but one AWS re:Invent conferences, and my have they grown!
I enjoy looking at new products and concepts, and figuring out how to apply it to improve the world, or my company.
Resume
My Information Security Mantras
Secure by Design
Keep technical debt out of your products and services!
Trust Nothing
The Cloud, and your legacy datacenter, are hostile environments!
Encrypt Everything Everywhere
You never know who is listening. Thanks Edward Snowden
Bake Security Into The Pipeline
Security should be automated and integrated from the start
Immutable Infrastructure Beats Pets Every Time
Treat servers as cattle, not pets - disposable and replaceable
Automate the Guardrails
Your Cloud Infrastructure should protect users from themselves, and protect itself against poor decisions and bad actors.
If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Protect It
Visibility and metrics are essential for security