Author & Founder Vitae

Professional Focus

I focus on how people actually behave inside systems that claim to be secure.
Not how policies describe behavior. Not how vendors assume it works.
What really happens when pressure, authority, and time collide.

My work sits at the intersection of applied behavioral science,
cybersecurity risk, and leadership decision-making.
I’m interested in the moments before incidents happen —
when warning signs are visible, shortcuts feel reasonable,
and decisions are quietly rationalized.

Technical Roots, Competition, and Curiosity

Technology has always lived alongside the things that reward precision,
speed, and competitive thinking — athletics, fast cars,
and systems that either perform or fail.

I’ve always been drawn to environments where mistakes show up immediately.
Sports, mechanical systems, competitive games, and computer systems
all share that same unforgiving honesty.

In 1996, while finishing my undergraduate studies,
that interest became unavoidable.
The refurbished Packard Bell I relied on failed
at the worst possible time — during final exams,
with multiple Gordon Rule research papers due.

There was no backup system. No replacement. No flexibility.
So I rebuilt it myself.

Not as a hobby, but because the work had to get done.
That moment locked in a deeper interest in how systems are built,
how they fail, and how small decisions cascade under pressure.

From there, technology became a constant:
building machines, wiring networks, troubleshooting failures,
and later studying security — always with the same question in mind:
what breaks first when people are rushed?

That same mindset carries into competition and gaming.
When there’s time, I still game — because games,
like secure systems, reward pattern recognition,
strategy, and disciplined execution.

Academic Foundation

I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science
from National Louis University in December 1998.

National Louis University is regionally accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission (HLC),
the same accreditation standard held by established public
and private universities across the central United States.

Prior to completing my undergraduate degree,
I completed business and education coursework
at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida.
That early work grounded later behavioral analysis
in real organizational and instructional environments.

Throughout my academic work, I maintained a strong focus on discipline
and follow-through. I graduated with a
3.89 GPA (unweighted) and was inducted into
Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society
recognizing sustained academic excellence at the collegiate level.

This reflects persistence and rigor rather than aptitude alone —
balancing demanding coursework alongside work
and long-term professional commitments.

Education & Leadership Experience (20+ Years)

I spent over 20 years teaching at the high school level,
working inside institutions shaped by policy,
hierarchy, compliance rules, limited resources,
and human behavior.

You learn quickly which rules matter,
which ones bend,
and which ones quietly disappear under pressure.
Those same patterns show up later in cybersecurity failures.

Coaching & Applied Behavioral Leadership (25 Years)

Alongside teaching, I coached high school basketball for
25 years.
Coaching is applied behavioral science with a scoreboard.

• People copy what leaders do, not what they say
• Pressure exposes habits instantly
• Small discipline gaps compound into major failures
• Culture always beats policy when enforcement slips

Business & Investment Experience (10+ Years)

After education and coaching,
I spent over a decade in real estate investment and brokerage.
I was a licensed real estate professional
working across acquisition, renovation,
flipping, and buy-and-hold strategies.

I also helped investor clients align purchases
with financial objectives and risk tolerance,
making decisions with incomplete information —
a reality cybersecurity leaders understand well.

My work led to features and commentary on Trulia
and local news organizations
as a real estate subject-matter resource.

Entrepreneurial & Small Business Experience

I’ve founded, operated, or participated in multiple small businesses,
including automotive tire and repair operations,
online businesses, and enthusiast-driven platforms.

Small business teaches fast lessons:
margins are thin, time is limited,
and security decisions are often postponed
until something breaks.

Continuing Technical Education & Dedicated Cyber Lab Practice

To keep behavioral analysis grounded in reality,
I maintain ongoing technical education supported by a
dedicated, purpose-built cyber lab,
separate from daily-use systems.

• Python scripting
• Linux systems and command-line operations
• Network architecture and traffic analysis
• Web application security concepts
• Offensive and defensive security workflows
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

This includes structured adversarial training environments
such as TryHackMe,
used to study attacker methodology,
misconfiguration exploitation,
and human-driven failures —
all validated inside a segmented, isolated lab.

Methodology & Perspective

• Human behavior under pressure is predictable
• Most incidents are systemic, not personal failures
• Leadership behavior sets the real rules
• Technology amplifies existing habits — good or bad

Why iNVISIQ Exists

iNVISIQ exists because organizations are often told
what tools to buy,
but rarely helped understand
why the same problems keep returning.

Disclosure & Independence

iNVISIQ does not sell security tools,
accept sponsored content,
or publish paid endorsements.
Analysis is independent and based on publicly available information
and applied behavioral science.

Bottom Line

Cybersecurity failures rarely start with code.
They start with human decisions.