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XCommunity Notes Contributor
Sep. 2024Creating a better informed world through collaborative empowerment.
SenservaContributing Advisor
Aug. 2024Playing a pivotal role in providing expert guidance and insights to support the strategic and operational goals of the organization. This role involves collaborating with various teams, offering specialized knowledge, and contributing to the development and implementation of key initiatives.
MicrosoftSenior Technical Program Manager, Advocacy
Dec. 2022I advocate for our customers, partners, and MVPs in various ways. I am an experienced, energetic, and hands-on program manager, focused on security and artificial intelligence (AI), I amplify the valuable activity, participation, content and successes generated by our product teams, our services organization, those in our MVP program, our partners and our customer communities around Microsoft security and AI solutions. I manage product group partnerships and review technical blockers based on customer feedback and help establish requirements to product roadmaps. I partner with engineering, business development, marketing, sales and customer success and partner teams and have a proven background in leveraging the work of others to understand and develop solutions & go-to-market (GTM) strategies and drive these strategies from a product, tooling, engineering, and support standpoint to accomplish business objectives.
MicrosoftCloud Security Advocate
Jul. 2021 - Dec. 2022As a Cloud Advocate focused on security, I amplify the valuable activity, participation, content and successes generated by our product teams, our services organization, those in our MVP program, and our customer communities around Microsoft security solutions. I manage product group partnerships and review of technical blockers based on customer feedback and help push requirements to product roadmap.
MicrosoftSecurity CSA and Global Microsoft Sentinel SME
Apr. 2021 - Jul. 2021Part of the initial customer engagement and for ongoing infrastructure support, as a Security Cloud Service Architect I enable customers to build infrastructure in Azure securely. Hyper-focused on Azure Sentinel, I ensure that customers can continuously monitor their hybrid and multi-cloud environments for gaps in security. I enable SOCs to modernize operations and policies to ensure they become highly efficient without compromising asset security.
Microsoft Security Insights ShowCo Host
Jan. 2021Co-host of the popular and longstanding The Microsoft Security Insights Show. I manage all aspects of production (pre and post), guest scheduling, marketing, and website development/management.
MicrosoftCybersecurity Customer Engineer (CE)
Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2021I help customers migrate from existing SIEMs to #AzureSentinel and continue with implementation through personalized workshops that help customers streamline their security operations and reimagine a modern approach to security. I help deliver the promise of better security through improved efficiency without compromise. Customers spend less time doing manual work than if using a legacy SIEM.
MicrosoftWW Security Community Champ Coordinator
Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2021Acted as program manager for internal learning and mentoring.
PacktTechnical Reviewer
Apr. 2020* Implementing Microsoft Azure Security Technologies AZ-500
* Learn Azure Sentinel: Integrate Azure security with artificial intelligence to build secure cloud systems
* Microsoft Sentinel in Action: Architect, design, implement, and operate Microsoft Sentinel as the core of your security solutions
* Microsoft Defender for Cloud Cookbook
MicrosoftCyber Lead: Microsoft Services Disaster Response Team
Oct. 2019 - Jul. 2021The MSDR program provides free technical services repairing and rebuilding critical IT infrastructure as well as rapidly building out new needed capabilities for communities and customers in their time of need after a disaster.
MicrosoftCybersecurity Premier Field Engineer (PFE)/Consultant, Master Trainer
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021Cincinnati, OHSME Azure Sentinel: The individual is an expert in Azure Sentinel, which is a scalable, cloud-native solution providing security information and event management (SIEM) as well as security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR).
Large Implementations: They work on some of the largest Azure Sentinel implementations globally.
Secure Best Practices: They assist customers in implementing secure best practices using the latest cloud-oriented SIEM technology, specifically Azure Sentinel.
Azure Expertise: They solve problems related to Microsoft Azure and its components, including networking, compute, and storage.
Azure Active Directory: They deploy and troubleshoot Azure Active Directory infrastructure, including hybrid cloud deployments with Azure AD Connect.
Communication Skills: They possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and can deliver presentations on Microsoft Azure and related products.
Adaptability: Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
Mentoring and Collaboration: They have a passion for mentoring, training peers, and sharing knowledge.
Experience: They have experience implementing and securing resources using best practices for Azure Active Directory, Azure Sentinel, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
Presentation Experience: Years of experience delivering presentations to technical and executive audiences, explaining cloud infrastructure solutions and security concepts.
Insightful Communication: They can distill complex topics into meaningful insights for knowledge workers.
CD Media, Inc.Owner/President
Jan. 2019
PentonEngagement, Education, and Conferences Director | Editor-in-Chief
May. 2013 - Dec. 2018Cincinnati, OHManage all customer-facing content engagement and community. Ran the education business which includes eLearning and technology conferences for IT Pros and developers. Develop content, select speakers/instructors, content acquisition, manage content and event operations. Ran editorial for Windows IT Pro, SQL Server Pro, SharePoint Pro, Dev Pro, Power IT Pro, WinSuperSite and myITforum.com. Led the content sites to its highest traffic numbers in their history. Tasks include business direction, business planning, sales support, operations management, customer experience, strategic planning, contractor and freelancer support, content and expert acquisition, blogging, creative writing and editing, and international focus. As the Editor in Chief, also supplied sales and marketing support to ensure customer acquisition and continuing customer success. Utilized a highly agile, DevOps method for content acquisition and release. IT/Dev Connections is a conference targeted toward developers and IT Pros and delivers crucial deep-dive training to make attendees better at their jobs. As Content Producer, I managed and ran the conference, built on tracks of topics that are continually renewed to be relevant in the industry. As the face of IT/Dev Connections, I help deliver marketing, promotion, and create a strong, loyal community.
BDNA CorporationDirector of Product Marketing
Apr. 2012 - Dec. 2012Develop and execute product marketing strategy. Manage social media outreach.
myITforum.comOwner/President
Apr. 1999Middletown, OHFounder, owner, and CEO of the largest and longest concurrently running community for IT Pros. Manage editorial and community strategy as well as day-to-day operations. myITforum.com puts community first, delivering critical content such as articles, newsletters, email support lists, forums, webinars, whitepapers, and conferences. Invented, developed and managed the largest System Center community in the world. myITforum was ahead of its time building community around web-based forums, email lists, and content. myITforum's ability to create and foster community is exhibited in many websites today. myITforum helped initiate several popular and key industry conferences, including participation in Microsoft TechEd and the Microsoft Management Summit. myITforum was the first of its kind and has been used as the template from which all future communities were born.
SelfConference/Event Community/Social Manager
Apr. 1999 - Apr. 2019Contracted social/community organizer/manager for various conferences including Microsoft Management Summit, DellWorld, HP Discover, TechEd, System Center Universe and others. Invent and run social events to foster community both online and onsite.
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