Perspectives · Industrial R&D · Cyber-Physical
I write to understand the intersection of technical systems and human behavior. These are not marketing pieces; they are reflections on twenty years of operational experience.
My guiding principle for any system—whether it’s a food production line or a network—is Opaque Clarity. A system should be a black box to an adversary and a glass box to those responsible for its defense.
In my work as a Director of R&D, I see how often complexity obscures visibility. In cybersecurity, that lack of visibility is a vulnerability. True security isn't about adding more "theater"; it's about engineering systems where defenders can actually see what is happening in real-time.
Technical controls only catch behaviors that have already crossed a threshold. My interest in returning to school for Psychology is driven by the fact that the most serious risks usually start with human escalation, rationalization, and organizational strain.
If we don't understand the psychological precursors to an incident, we are only ever treating the symptoms, never the cause.
Working in food manufacturing provides a unique perspective on security. Here, every badge reader, sensor, and control system is a network endpoint. I believe the future of security lies in this seam—where the physical and digital worlds overlap.