Career

20+ years of
building & leading.

From military service to the C-suite — a career spanning cybersecurity, IT leadership, infrastructure, and software development across aerospace, defense, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Oct 2023 — PresentAerospace & Defense

Chief Information Security Officer

SyberJet Aircraft · Chandler, AZ · Multi-site · Full-time

Lead two enterprise functions reporting to executive leadership — Cybersecurity & IT Operations and Corporate Software Development — with seven direct reports across three U.S. sites supporting FAA-certified business jet manufacturing. Accountable for cyber risk posture, export-control compliance, and the internal application portfolio.

Two functions · 7 direct reports · 3 U.S. sitesEnterprise security & compliance program (CMMC 2.0, EAR/ITAR, TCP)Primary regulatory liaison for export-control mattersIn-house engineering org replacing six-figure SaaS spend
Aug 2023 — Jun 2024Clean Energy / EV

Director of Information Technology

NXU Technologies · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time

Led IT and cybersecurity for a public EV charging infrastructure company building megawatt-scale charging stations — reporting to executive leadership on cost, security posture, and compliance readiness under SEC reporting requirements.

Hybrid cloud (AWS/Azure) & multi-state field networksCyber-physical controls for grid-tied power infrastructureControls mapped to ISO 27001, SEC & NEVI requirementsSecurity-awareness & vulnerability-management programs
May 2023 — Sep 2023Healthcare SaaS

Director of Information Technology

Genius Avenue (SESC Contract) · Phoenix, AZ · Contract

Led a cross-functional IT organization of 15 — developers, engineers, scrum masters, analysts, and service desk — supporting a SaaS platform handling HIPAA, PCI, and PII data on behalf of enterprise customers.

SOC 2-aligned controls (NIST/CIS, HIPAA, PCI, PII)Owned Azure tenant, VM estate & Azure DevOps CI/CD32 production websites at 99.9% uptimeITIL incident response — 40% faster resolution
Nov 2022 — May 2023Construction Robotics

Director of Information Technology

Diamond Age 3D · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time

Defined enterprise IT and security strategy for a construction-robotics startup scaling toward production deployment.

Authored enterprise IT strategy & security policy setMigrated 23 servers to VMware Cloud Director — zero downtimeAutomated backup & disaster recoveryZero-trust remote access for distributed engineering teams
Feb 2021 — Nov 2022PropTech / SaaS

Director of Information Technology

Lessen Inc · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time

Built the IT function from a near-greenfield state during a Series B-to-C hypergrowth phase. Owned IT strategy, security, infrastructure, and end-user operations across seven U.S. locations; reported to the COO with quarterly executive updates.

Owned $15M budget ($10M hardware, $5M software)Onboarded 800+ employees via automation across 7 sitesHeld per-employee IT spend flat while doubling headcountStood up 7 remote offices end-to-end with a repeatable playbook
2020 — PresentSoftware Development

Founder & Lead Developer

GibbsDev · Arizona · Side Venture

Founded a full-service application development studio delivering custom web and mobile applications for startups, SMBs, and enterprises — from MVPs to enterprise-scale platforms.

50+ projects deliveredReact, Node.js, Python, AWS stackAI/ML & IoT integrations98% client satisfaction rate
Oct 2018 — Dec 2020Automotive / EV

Senior Manager of Information Technology

Nikola Motor Company · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time

Led IT infrastructure, security, and end-user operations across corporate, manufacturing, and field hydrogen-fueling environments through the company's pre-IPO scaling, IPO, and Phoenix HQ expansion.

Cut infrastructure cost 67% ($15K → $5K/mo)Scaled onboarding from sub-200 to 1,000+ employeesOT segmentation for CNC, robotics & production systemsCybersecurity for safety-critical hydrogen fueling stations
2018IT Consulting

Senior Systems Architect / Projects

Bryan Vincent Associates · Arizona · Full-time

Delivered systems-architecture and infrastructure project work on a consulting basis.

Systems architectureInfrastructure projects
2017 — 2018Auctions / Events

Senior Systems Architect / Network Engineer

Barrett-Jackson · Scottsdale, AZ · Full-time

Architected and engineered enterprise network and systems infrastructure for the collector-car auction company.

Enterprise network engineeringSystems architecture
2014 — 2017Aerospace / MRO

IT Manager

Southwest Turbine · Arizona · Full-time

Managed IT operations and infrastructure for an aerospace turbine overhaul (MRO) company.

IT operations managementInfrastructure & support
2012 — 2014Hospitality

IT Manager

Arizona Grand Resort · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time

Led IT for a large Arizona resort, supporting hospitality systems and guest-facing technology.

Hospitality IT systemsInfrastructure & support
2011 — 2012Telecom / ISP

IT Director

Wydebeam Broadband · Arizona · Full-time

Directed IT and network operations for a broadband internet provider.

Network operationsISP infrastructure
2009 — 2011Nonprofit

IT Specialist

Radiant Church · Arizona · Full-time

Supported IT systems, networks, and AV technology for a large multi-site church.

IT & network supportAV technology
2000 — 2009Military

Senior Telecommunications Supervisor

United States Army · United States · Military

Led tactical communications teams and signal operations during active-duty service — the foundation for career-long leadership and security discipline.

Led tactical communications teamsSignal operations leadershipActive-duty service (2000–2009)Foundation in security & leadership
Education & Certifications
Certification
CISSP (2021)
Degree
B.S. IT Management — CTU (2015)
Degree
B.S. Christian Studies — GCU (2011)
Service
U.S. Army Veteran