I am an experienced IT professional acquaintance with all aspects of technology and business, including server and desktop support and management, VoIP phones, database and financial management in the legal industry.
I attended Bob Jones University where I received a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and minored in Information technology. While there I was a member and served as Sergeant in Arms of the Sidney Lanier Literary Society.
While at school I also worked two jobs at Taco Casa as a cook and at Hammack Law Firm, PA as bookkeeper and help desk. For the few years at Hammack Law Firm I had diverse range of responsibilities, including billing and legal assisting but primary role was as bookkeeper and help desk technician. In this role, I was responsible for maintaining all the financial records, assisting the lawyers and paralegals with various projects (including the handling of electronic evidence) and maintaining the document and printer server. I also spearheaded the project to implement a case management database and worked on coding the legal forms. Working as a bookkeeper and studying accounting I realized my true passion for computers.
Soon after graduation I joined Clawson and Staubes as an assistant in the IT department and in little over a year became the head of the department. While at Clawson and Staubes I have been responsible for their Windows, linux, and phone servers, Windows desktops, asset management, assisting in all areas of legal case management, billing and financial software support, and office management.
I am a qualified IT cyber security specialist and hold a Security+ certification from CompTIA. I have 10 years of IT experience in the legal sector and over a year in the manufacturing sector. I have recently been focusing my topics of study to Cybersecurity and defense of networks. I am currently taking online classes for NIST and Ransomware. I also try to increase my knowledge and usefulness by learning foreign languages and currently have a general grasp of Spanish, French and Danish.
While not working or studying, I try to be the best husband and father I can be, by spending every breakfast and dinner together and many trips to the most magical place earth. We regularly attended and volunteer at Edwards Road Baptist Church.
- Bob Jones University, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 2012
- Minor in Information Technology
- Continuing education from Cybrary, an online video training platform
- Linux administration
- Cybersecurity
- NIST
- Continuing education from EdX, a online open course platform
- Inclusive Leadership – Catalyst (2018)
- Science of Happiness at Work – University of California, Berkely (2019)
- Powershell – Microsoft (2019)
- Continuing training at CBTNuggets, an online video training platform
- Windows Server 2016/2012
- IPv4 and IPv6
- Cisco IOS CLI
- Continuing training at Microsoft Learn, an online education platform specifically for Microsoft products
- Core Cloud Services, 2019
- Azure Active Directory, 2020
- Continuing training at ITPro.TV
- CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003)
- GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
- NIST Cybersecurity and Risk Management Frameworks
- Continuing training at Alison.com
- Emotional Intelligence
- Continuing training at ACI Learning
- Linux Server Administration
- System Security Certified Practitioner
- Bash and Scripting
- Confluence Outdoor, Greenville, 2021-Present
- Systems Administrator and Cybersecurity Analyst
- Clawson and Staubes, LLC, Greenville, 2012-2020
- IT Supervisor and Office Manager
- Hammack Law Firm, PA, Greenville, 2009-2012
- Bookkeeper and Help Desk Technician
- Taco Casa, Greenville, 2010-2012
- Cook
- Church Business Ministries, 100% travel, summers 2006-2010
- Accounting Auditor Intern
- Proofpoint Certified Email Authentication Specialist, 2025, Verify
- Proofpoint Certified Security Awareness Specialist, 2025, Verify
- Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist, 2025, Verify
- Proofpoint Certified Phishing Specialist, 2024, Verify
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst, 2023, Verify
- Kaseya BMS Certified Administrator, 2022
- Kaseya VSA Certified Administrator, 2022
- Kaseya IT Glue Certified Technician, 2022
- CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist: A+ ce, Network+ ce and Security+ ce, 2020, Verify
- CCNA Routing and Switching, Expired 2019
- Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Master, 2009
- Infrastructure & System Management
- Virtualization & Hypervisors: VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, XenApps
- Operating Systems & Services: Windows Server (’12, ’16, ’19), Remote Desktop Services (RDS), IIS, SQL, Windows (7, 10, 11), Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
- Hardware Monitoring: HPE iLo, Dell iDRAC
- Storage & Backup: Dell Avamar Data Protection, Rubrik, Synology, Spanning Email Backup
- Network & Connectivity
- Switches & Routers (Core): Cisco IOS for Switches and Routers
- Network Hardware (Cloud-Managed): Cisco Meraki (MX, MS, MR, MV)
- Firewalls: SonicWall, Fortinet, Cisco Meraki (MX), Ubiquiti
- Voice over IP (VoIP): Samsung OfficeServ VoIP PBX, Mitel/ShoreTel VoIP PBX
- Cybersecurity & Compliance
- Endpoint Protection (AV/EDR): CrowdStrike, Sophos
- Security Information & Event Management (SIEM): AlienVault OSSIM, RocketCyber
- Managed Detection & Response (MDR): Adlumin
- Email Security: Proofpoint, Sophos
- Security Training & Compliance (GRC): KnowBe4 (Training & KCM GRC), RapidFireTools Compliance Manager GRC
- IT Operations & Specialty Tools
- Patch & Remote Management: Kaseya VSA Patch Management
- Asset Management: WASP MobileAsset
- Legal/Case Management (Specialty): TrialWorks legal case management
- Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI): Dell VxRails