Professor.
Researcher.
Security Expert.
Translating a decade of defense intelligence and cybersecurity engineering into teachable, actionable insights — for students, organizations, and critical infrastructure.
From Combat Deployments to the Classroom
I'm an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona and a U.S. Army veteran who began my career as a Defense Intelligence Analyst — completing multiple combat deployments before transitioning into civilian intelligence work, cybersecurity engineering, and academia.
That path — from Army intelligence to policy analysis at U.S. Strategic Command, threat intelligence at The Buffalo Group, vulnerability research and tool development at the Nebraska Applied Research Institute, and now the University of Arizona — gives me operational depth that few educators bring to the subject.
I hold the GICSP and GRID certifications, lead active research in AI-driven network security, and consult through SaguaroSec with organizations protecting critical infrastructure. I've presented research at DEFCON and CACTUSCON, and contribute regularly to The Packet, a monthly cybersecurity publication.
How I Can Help
Available for consulting engagements, training programs, and research collaboration across these core domains.
Malware Analysis
Static and dynamic analysis of malicious software. Reverse engineering, behavioral profiling, and indicators of compromise development for incident response and threat intelligence.
ICS / OT Security
Industrial control system and operational technology security assessments. Deep expertise in BACnet, LonTalk, and critical infrastructure protection for energy, manufacturing, and utilities.
Network Forensics
PCAP analysis, network traffic investigation, and protocol parsing for incident response and threat hunting. Visualization of complex network interactions to surface actionable findings.
Security Training
Custom cybersecurity training programs for teams and organizations. Curriculum development backed by over a decade of instructional experience at the university level.
Current Projects
Ongoing research at the intersection of machine learning, network intelligence, and critical infrastructure security.
GRID-LM
LLM application for industrial network monitoring. Leverages large language models to analyze and interpret traffic patterns across operational technology environments.
DaRIA
Adaptive network intelligence agent. An autonomous system for dynamic threat detection and response in complex, heterogeneous network environments.
SPINE
NLP infrastructure development for cybersecurity applications. Building natural language processing pipelines tailored specifically to security operations data and threat intelligence.
IAES-SOC
Python and ML-based OT network monitoring integrating Wazuh SIEM with the ELK stack, purpose-built for industrial environment security operations centers.
Tools & Open Projects
Courses at the University of Arizona
All courses are offered through the College of Information Science, including courses previously administered under the College of Applied Science and Technology.
Looking for course materials, syllabi, or office hours? Reach out via email or your course's D2L page.
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