Bothell633k

Fortive 05/12/2025 - 11/17/2025

Cyber Defense Director

Recruited to lead enterprise cyber defense across parent company and 10 operating companies, shaping strategy, maturing operations, and mentoring talent across a distributed environment. • Led a follow-the-sun incident response and cyber defense function of 12 FTEs/ contractors protecting IP, manufacturing ecosystems, and globally dispersed networks. • Executive lead for endpoint protection, vulnerability management, SIEM, SOC operations, IAM (AD, Entra, SSO), and control/audit readiness. • Drove unification of detection engineering, response workflows, and platform architecture to strengthen global operational resiliency and reduce organizational risk.