Network Security Architect with 7+ years building and operating secure network architectures across on-prem and multi-cloud.
Specializes in connecting enterprise networking with Cloudflare at scale - leading domain migrations, security hardening, and Zero Trust rollouts with minimal downtime.
Develops automation and internal tooling to enforce standards, accelerate delivery, and convert platform telemetry into repeatable runbooks with clean rollback paths.
I'm driven by curiosity and progress - whether that's learning, creating, or improving something around me. I enjoy family time, practical DIY-style projects, and occasional travel/outdoor breaks to recharge. People describe me as reliable, direct, and easy to work with.
Connectivity: Delivered SD-WAN segmentation and site-to-site/remote-access VPN operations.
Multinational Food-Supply Group
Lead Network Engineer
06/2021 - 05/2022
Owned end-to-end enterprise network and security operations: architecture decisions, firewall governance, and day-to-day reliability across a mixed-vendor environment.
Network ownership: Led standards, architecture decisions, and escalations for high-impact changes.
Delivery: Implemented Meraki, Palo Alto/FortiGate, and Silver Peak SD-WAN solutions across sites.
Reliability: Drove runbooks, change acceptance, RCA, and preventive improvements.
Modis - Jack in the Box
Senior Network Engineer
03/2020 - 06/2021
Enterprise network engineering for a global QSR brand - AWS networking with Palo Alto transparent inspection, plus day-to-day stability work.
AWS inspection architecture: Designed GWLB/GWLBe + VM-Series transparent inspection patterns for centralized control.
Transit design: Built TGW route segmentation for east-west and egress inspection workflows.
Resilience and scale: Implemented multi-AZ health-driven scaling with Panorama policy consistency.
Observability and automation: Standardized logs/alarms and Terraform-based deployment with rollback plans.
Hybrid operations: Supported Cisco/Fortinet/F5 estates and resolved complex VPN/routing/security incidents.
IBM / Cisco
Cisco Security Engineer - VPN Technologies
06/2019 - 03/2020
Global enterprise support focused on VPN and secure connectivity.
Global support: Resolved enterprise Cisco/Meraki incidents with clear customer communication.
VPN delivery: Implemented and troubleshot IPsec site-to-site and SSL remote access.
Operations: Managed failovers, NAT changes, and network documentation updates.
Certificates
Cloudflare Zero Trust EssentialsCloudflare Zero Trust AdvancedCloudflare Zero Trust EngineerCloudflare Application Security EssentialsCloudflare Application Security AdvancedAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Planning a Cloudflare migration, audit or Zero Trust rollout?
I take on consulting engagements through Saber Security: architecture reviews, account audits, staged migrations, WAF/Bot tuning and Terraform automation.