Vice President — IT Operations — Highland Consulting
2011 – Present · Austin, TXdba New Market Entertainment, eTabs Inc., Manatee Bingo, and VSweeps
Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Technical
- Led application security, cybersecurity, secure software development, infrastructure, and technical operations across regulated gaming, cloud systems, distributed field environments, and internally developed applications.
- Performed secure code review and OWASP-based web application testing, white-box and black-box assessments, and secure SDLC practices including threat modeling, CI/CD security checks, and production hardening.
- Built and maintained cloud-connected systems for telemetry, accounting, analytics, reporting, deployment automation, and application monitoring.
- Monitored SIEM/ELK-style security telemetry, investigated suspicious activity, triaged alerts, and implemented remediations across distributed environments.
- Built and supported market-specific applications, including a Unity-based electronic pull-tab platform tailored to Florida statutory requirements that generated over seven figures in revenue.
- Partnered with regulators, operators, customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to align systems and operations with licensing, compliance, security, and business requirements.


