Speaker, researcher, innovator, and senior leader with two decades of experience in building highly secure, resilient, performant, and scalable enterprise platforms. Leading multiple engineering teams at Capital One, specializing in API Security, Cybersecurity, Identity Access Management, Data Protection, Distributed systems, and Privacy. Implementor of several Open Authorization and OpenID Connect specifications to integrate clients that drive business goals. Authored patent and scholarly articles focusing on API security, authentication mechanisms, privacy, and user consent, aiming to educate organizations on implementing robust solutions to mitigate cyber-attacks. Showcasing innovative solutions and pioneering research, emphasizing the importance of robust authentication mechanisms in safeguarding organizations. Helping drive API standards, improve enterprise developer experience, and coach engineering teams to build secure APIs with data standardization and governance policies. Passionately mentors and coaches several engineers and is involved in Pro-Bono projects, fostering teamwork and motivation for professionals looking to establish themselves in software engineering and cybersecurity.