About me

Helping people become more capable, not more dependent.

I'm a Senior SOC Analyst with 4+ years of MSP experience protecting 50+ client environments, specializing in threat detection, incident response, and BEC investigations across EDR/XDR and SIEM platforms. My background includes 12+ years in the Arkansas Army National Guard as an Electronic Warfare Technician, which shapes how I think about adversaries — I hold an active Secret clearance and have hands-on experience with classified infrastructure.

Outside of the SOC, I run Ghostwire Security, an independent security research and education platform (newsletter, podcast, and courses) built to promote cybersecurity awareness for the Jonesboro-Paragould region, and I teach STEAM workshops introducing local kids to programming and cybersecurity fundamentals.

Threat Detection & IR

Escalation-tier triage and containment across 50+ client environments using EDR/XDR and SIEM.

SOC Playbooks & Process

Building standardized, zero-notification escalation workflows that reduce response variability.

Security Education

Client webinars, community STEAM workshops, and Ghostwire Security's research & teaching content.

Electronic Warfare & OPSEC

EW Technician background applied to adversarial thinking, secure comms, and operational discipline.

Education

B.S. Information Systems Security

90 credit hours completed
Grantham University — Lenexa, KS
Certifications

CompTIA CySA+

Aug 2025

DNSFilter Certified Partner

Jul 2024

Fortinet Certified Associate in Cybersecurity

Apr 2024

Physical and Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure

DHS · Jan 2020

Infrastructure Protection

DHS · Nov 2019
Experience

Sr Security Analyst

Sep 2026 — Present
AnyWay Technologies

IT Technical Lead

Jul 2026 — Sep 2026
Optimum IT Heathcare
  • Served as Team Lead during a health system acquisition, overseeing platform standardization, legacy system migrations, and change management across cross-functional departments.

SOC Analyst II

Oct 2024 — Jan 2026
NetGain Technologies
  • Primary escalation analyst for security incidents across 50+ MSSP client environments
  • Investigated high-severity alerts in Huntress EDR & Arctic Wolf SIEM, reducing time-to-containment

SOC Analyst I

Oct 2023 — Oct 2024
NetGain Technologies
  • Led BEC investigations end-to-end, delivering incident reports and containment guidance
  • Presented the "The Billion Dollar Scam" webinar on real-world BEC attack chains

Systems Engineer II

Mar 2023 — Oct 2023
NetGain Technologies
  • Resolved escalated incidents involving firewall misconfigurations and endpoint policy failures
  • Hardened network infrastructure, endpoint controls, and VPN configurations for managed clients

Systems Engineer I

Nov 2021 — Mar 2023
NetGain Technologies
  • Built internal knowledge base documentation and incident handling procedures
  • Administered Windows, Microsoft 365, VPN, and virtualization infrastructure for managed clients

Joint Operations Center NCO

Apr 2014 — Nov 2021
Arkansas Army National Guard
  • Administered classified IT systems supporting secure multi-agency coordination
  • Contributed to a classified monitoring capability that measurably shortened detection time
Skills

Security Platforms & Endpoint

Huntress EDR Arctic Wolf SIEM Carbon Black Sophos XDR Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Network & Infrastructure

FortiOS Cisco Meraki DNSFilter VPN Technologies Windows Server Microsoft 365

Vulnerability & Offensive Security

Vonahi Vulnerability Scanning Penetration Testing Security Assessments

Operations & Administration

N-able NOC RMM ConnectWise ITGlue KnowBe4

Projects

A few things I've built.