
Courses

Collaborative Leadership
Test your knowledge of Collaborative Leadership to identify strengths, gaps, and weaknesses in areas like Leading Successful Teams, Empowerment, Innovation, and Networking & Relationship Management. Measure your mastery of Collaborative Leadership and advance your career with targeted course recommendations.

Case Study: Empowerment
In this challenge, you will review a case study about empowerment. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to empowering the SOC within a corporate environment.

Case Study: Leading Successful Teams
In this challenge, you will review a case study about leading successful teams. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to organizing security operations within a corporate environment.

Networking and Relationship Management
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of networking and relationship management. You will learn strategies for building and sustaining high-value relationships, managing relationships in the boardroom, and leveraging your networks for strategic security outcomes.

Innovation
In this course, you will be introduced to innovation in the context of cybersecurity. You will learn strategies for fostering an innovative mindset within your organization, identifying opportunities for innovation, driving innovation through experimentation and collaboration, and more.
My professional journey has taken me through senior roles at organizations like Amazon, USAA, Brace Industrial Group, Argo Group, and the US Army, where my contributions have been instrumental in safeguarding critical infrastructures and formulating robust cybersecurity strategies. Besides my corporate endeavors, I carry the proud badge of being a combat veteran, having served in Iraq and Afghanistan. My passion for knowledge sharing sees me as an adjunct professor and an author whose focus predominantly lies in cybersecurity. I have a BS, MS, and a Doctorate specializing in Cybersecurity Regulatory Risk and Compliance. I learned to program on an Apple 2E and have been in love with computer science ever since.
Living in San Antonio, Texas, I am blissfully married to my beautiful wife, Selda. We are blessed with four exceptional children, aged 12 to 25, consisting of a son and three daughters who are the light of our lives. Our household is always full of life and joy, with our children and three adorable dogs - two lovely Maltese and a spirited Beagle.