Above Water: AI Champion with a focus in physical security and cloud video. Specialized in complex platforms, half built products, broken integrations, and customers nobody else wants to take on. An atypical problem solver who fits well in atypical positions. Below: photographer, teacher, trainer, dive shop owner, lifelong student.
Born and raised in Western PA. Mom was a computer teacher, so I got the early access. Got my hands on a war dialer, changed everything. I've been a hacker at heart, finding the simplicity in the complex. How simple it all becomes when you realize “there is no spoon.”
How I ended up in physical security: long story, short version. You beat up one too many shoplifters and you find yourself working overnights running camera wire. Twenty five years later, I've done everything there is to do in the security world. Wire, Design, Independent Rep, Business Dev, Sales, Support, Success.
How I ended up underwater: I went deep sea fishing with someone who didn't realize what happens once you actually catch the fish 🔨. We did not go fishing the next day (or ever again). I tried scuba. In the pool I was the worst student. I'm honestly not sure how they got me on the boat. Then I saw my first shipwreck, and like the marlin from the day before, I was hooked.
These days I'm finding new ways to bridge the gap between AI and enterprise security, teach across five dive agencies on the side, and ship small software because I'd rather solve it than sell it. I prefer small teams, plain language, and decisions that survive contact with reality. I have a meme dog. Didn't realize when I got my first Shiba that would be a thing.
AI Champion with a focus in physical security and cloud video. Specialized in complex platforms, half built products, broken integrations, and customers nobody else wants to take on. An atypical problem solver who fits well in atypical positions.
Photographer. Teacher. Trainer. Dive shop owner. Lifelong student. The half of life that pulls me away from the desk, where warm water is better than cold, and cold water is better than not being in any water at all.
Mostly macro. Tiny things, very close, in not very much light. Full set lives on Adobe Portfolio — this is just a taste.
Complex customer environments. Highly configurable platforms. Stakeholders who don't fully agree on the problem. Business owners who have complex issues that off the shelf software just can't solve. That's the job I'm best at. Or maybe you just want to talk about diving. Either is fine.
