Cybersecurity, systems administration, governance and automation across municipal, federal, military and academic settings.
Alongside my professional work, I am developing a local AI environment to explore model orchestration, output checking and human review.
City of Yonkers
Cybersecurity in public service.
I help translate municipal cybersecurity priorities into practical controls, technical work and clear decisions. My responsibilities connect governance, access, infrastructure, vendor assurance and day-to-day security operations.
Governance & vendor assurance
Develop security requirements, vendor questionnaires and data-protection reviews for municipal services.
Advise leadership and departmental teams on risk, procurement and responsible handling of information.
Identity & access
Lead multifactor-authentication and access-management initiatives for employees and external partners.
Improve account lifecycles, administrative privileges and approval workflows so access follows an identified business need.
Infrastructure & service resilience
Plan security improvements across identity services, managed devices and network infrastructure.
Coordinate requirements, maintenance and validation with technical teams, application owners and vendors.
Vulnerability management & response
Coordinate vulnerability review, remediation priorities, patching and configuration hardening.
Lead technical response and recovery coordination, translating findings into actions for technical teams and leadership.
Automation & operational consistency
Develop PowerShell tools for administrative checks, inventory reconciliation, certificate management and reporting.
Build repeatable workflows with documented approvals, verification and follow-up.
Awareness & cross-department coordination
Explain security requirements in practical terms for employees, service owners and departmental leadership.
Connect municipal teams with security partners and support awareness, reporting and safer technology use.
Maximus Federal · 2020
Federal cybersecurity. Accountability in practice.
Senior Information Security Analyst and Information Systems Security Officer supporting the 2020 U.S. Census Questionnaire Assistance program in the Northeast. My work connected security authorization, risk management, continuous monitoring and operational change.
Risk management & authorization
Applied the NIST Risk Management Framework to the Census Questionnaire Assistance environment.
Prepared security evidence and risk information supporting ongoing Authorization to Operate.
System security planning
Developed and maintained System Security Plans describing the system and its security controls.
Kept security documentation aligned with operational changes and federal program requirements.
Findings & remediation
Managed Plans of Action and Milestones to track security findings, corrective actions and follow-up.
Advised stakeholders on how threats and vulnerabilities could affect the program’s mission.
Continuous monitoring
Established and maintained continuous-monitoring processes supporting ongoing security authorization.
Used security findings and monitoring evidence to inform risk reviews and operational decisions.
Change control & compliance
Assessed the security impact of proposed system changes and documented the resulting risks.
Prepared policies, procedures and standards addressing NIST, Department of Commerce and FISMA requirements.
Operational transition
Led the New York City Times Square team’s transition of most operations to remote work during COVID-19.
Integrated cloud security monitoring and controls to maintain risk visibility during the transition.
Professional experience
A career across systems and people.
2023–present
City of Yonkers
Cybersecurity Coordinator
My work covers cybersecurity governance, infrastructure planning, security operations, identity and endpoint protection, automation and employee awareness across City of Yonkers departments.
Teach across a 15-course portfolio in computing, networking, systems administration, security, wireless technology and cloud computing. Support students through practical examples and constructive feedback, and help new faculty with course delivery and online teaching practices.
Marconi International University / MIU City University Miami
Adjunct Professor & Course Content Developer
Developed English- and Spanish-language graduate course content for Cloud, Mobile, and Virtualized Environments, including academic units, activities, assessments and supporting instructional materials.
Supported graduate-level instruction in penetration testing and vulnerability analysis, and helped students work through discovery, assessment, reporting, remediation and validation.
Supported federal cybersecurity operations, risk assessments, security authorization and continuous monitoring. Developed security documentation, maintained system security plans and managed plans of action and milestones.
Aviation Logistics Information Management Systems Specialist
Worked in aviation information systems, systems administration, information security and technical instruction. Developed a software-compatibility solution supporting aviation operations, prepared curriculum materials and helped restore a virtual training environment.