Work

I am the Assistant Director and Architect of Digital Forensics and Incident Response at Washington University in St. Louis. I lead a team of talented Security Analysts to defend the university from cyber security villains!

Family

• Raising 2 teenage kids:

  • Supporting my daughter as she works her way through freshman year at university.
  • Helping my youngest succeed as a junior in high school.

• Supporting my wife and family as she lives through breast cancer.

• Hobbies

• Run, walk, or strength train everyday other day.

• Reading or listening to books:

  • Currently reading:
    • For work:
      • Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable
    • For Fun:
      • Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World
    • Educational:
      • The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
  • Recently finished (2022):
    • The First 90 Days

• Nerdy stuff:

  • My hobby life revolves around Internet technology and system security.
  • I spend a lot of time tinkering in my home lab.

• Writing something for this site when the mood hits me. Although it is much less frequent then previous years.