Resume

Over 15 Years of Experience

Education

2024-2027
Robert Morris University

Ph.D Information Systems and Communications

Part of Cohort 26 beginning August 2024
2018
Robert Morris University

M.S. Information Systems Management

Completed program with 4.0 GPA and nominated into Alpha Iota Mu.
2015
California University of Pennsylvania

B.A. Liberal Studies

Member of Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity

Certifications

TOGAF 9 Certified Architect

112121
06 November 2016

ITIL 4 Foundations Certificate in IT Service Management

9980041054250627
04 December 2015

VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization

12012194-9804-B1B52AD6101D

Publications

2024
International Association for Computer Information Systems

The impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in knowledge discovery and generation for cyber defense

Issues in Information Systems Volume 25
Co-written with Ping Wang, Ph.D.
2018
International Association for Computer Information Systems

Cybersecurity Incident Handling: A Case Study of the Equifax Data Breach

Issues in Information Systetms Volume 19, Issue 3 pp. 150-159, 2018
Co-written with Ping Wang, Ph.D.

Presentations

2024
International Association for Computer Information Systems

The impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in knowledge discovery and generation for cyber defense

64th IACIS Annual Conference
Co-presenting with Ping Wang, Ph.D.
Atlantic Beach, Florida
October, 2024
2018
International Association for Computer Information Systems

Cybersecurity Incident Handling: A Case Study of the Equifax Data Breach

58th Annual International Conference
Co-presented with Ping Wang, Ph.D.
Clearwater Beach Florida
October, 2018

Experience

7/2024 to Present
PNC Bank, N.A.

VP, Security Staff Manager

Manage a team of Endpoint Detection and Response professionals.
1/2024 to Present
Robert Morris University

Part-Time Faculty

Computer and Information Systems Department
9/2023 to 7/2024
PNC Bank, N.A.

VP, Business Technology Manager

Manage a team of Backup and Recovery, Virtualization, and Network Attached Storage resources.
2/2022 to 9/2023
PNC Bank, N.A.

Vice President, Software Architect (Retail)

Assist in governance of Architecture Review. Maintain and enforce Architecture standards for new software solutions.
6/2021 to 2/2022
PNC Bank, N.A.

Assistant Vice President, Software Architect (Retail)

Assist in governance of Architecture review. Maintain and enforce Architecture standards for new software solutions.
5/2018 to 2/2019
Community College of Allegheny County

Adjunct Instructor

Instructed for CCAC's Workforce Development division. Taught lessons on Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel) and Visio.
9/201/ to 6/2021
PNC Bank, N.A.

Assistant Vice President, Internal Auditor Senior (IT Audit)

Audited various Information Systems for compliance and controls. Documented findings in accordance with external auditing standards.
2/2016 to 9/2017
PNC Bank, N.A.

Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure Architect (Backup, NAS, SAN, and Mainframe)

Create and maintain Enterprise Standards for Backup & Recovery, Distributed and Mainframe Storage. Collaborate with other Architects, as well as engineering groups.
3/2015 to 2/2016
PNC Bank, N.A.

Officer, Systems Administrator Senior (Backup and Recovery)

Provide Backup & Recovery expertise to cross-functional Projects and Provisioning team. Configure and test file-system backups for new Linux and Windows servers, Oracle and SQL databases, and Windows clusters. Assist in the following areas as needed: Renewal and Decommission, Storage Engineering, and Storage Operations.
3/2014 to 3/2015
PNC Bank, N.A.

Technical Platform Specialist II (Backup and Recovery)

Part of a technical team that supports data backup for over 10,000 clients; consisting of Wintel, Unix (AIX, Red Hat, Solaris), Lotus Notes, SQL and Oracle Databases. Leading support efforts for Teradata backup and recovery, establishing support for new technologies such as vBlock and RSA Archer.
4/2012 to 3/2014
Big Heart Pet Brands, formerly Del Monte Foods

Enterprise Data Backup Administrator

Sole responsible party for all data protection and disaster recovery activities in Del Monte Foods’ entire IT infrastructure, which is dispersed across over 30 locations nationwide. Administer data protection in a heterogeneous environment consisting of physical and virtual hosts. OS and Software includes MS Windows 2003/2008, Linux, HPUX, MS-SQL and MS Exchange.
8/2011 to 4/2012
Del Monte Foods

Service Desk Analyst

Configure Cisco IP phones for end users, reset Active Directory account lockouts and password resets. First-level hardware and software issues, server and end-user.
2/2011 to 8/2011
Del Monte Foods

Computer Operator

Off-hours Service Desk support, and first-level ticket resolution. Batch and process monitoring and escalation.
2007 to 2/2011
Staples

EasyTech Expert

Lead a sales/technical staff in all departmental functions. PC troubleshooting, diagnostics and repair; ranging from software and configuration to hardware replacement. Educated customers (end users) regarding software (Office, QuickBooks, Anti-Virus, etc.) and hardware (peripherals, platforms).