My Story

From the Navy to Fractional CTO

30 years in enterprise IT. 12 years in the Navy. A career built on doing the hard work that others won't — and helping small businesses make better technology decisions.

Where It Started

It was 1984. My mother worked as a legal secretary, and her boss bought one of the first IBM computers. Nobody in the office knew what to do with it. I was charged with figuring it out — using the red and blue books. Red was DOS. Blue was BASIC. I was hooked from the first command line.

12 Years in the Navy

I served 12 years on three aircraft carriers. I started as a Disbursing Clerk — handling pay, managing funds. But on every ship I was on, I was also the person people came to when the computers broke. The Navy taught me: lead by example.

Enterprise IT — Lockheed, Accenture, Children's National

From VMware SME at Lockheed Martin to leading global virtualization teams at Accenture to managing data center operations at Children's National Hospital — I've kept systems running for organizations that couldn't afford downtime.

Why Fractional CTO?

Most small business owners make technology decisions by Googling, asking friends, or trusting whatever vendor pitched them last. I saw an opportunity to bring enterprise-grade technology judgment to businesses that can't afford a full-time CTO. That's what I do now.