Patrick A.

About

Cybersecurity & IT Audit Professional (Active Secret Clearance) | CompTIA Security+ | AI Cyber Risk Management Framework & Defense

I am an Artificial Intelligence-native professional and pro-AI advocate currently serving as a Senior Network Communication Systems Specialist with the South Carolina Army National Guard. With an active DoD Secret Clearance, I bring a disciplined, mission-first approach to securing complex network infrastructures and mission-critical communications.

I am deeply committed to the strategic integration of AI in the security sector. As a pro-AI specialist, I focus on how machine learning and automation can enhance the Risk Management Framework (RMF), accelerate threat hunting, and increase the precision of Information Systems Audits.

I am currently pivoting my technical background into Analysis and IT Auditing (CISA track), with the goal of leveraging AI driven tools to protect organizational assets and ensure rigorous regulatory compliance.

Key Expertise:

-AI & Automation: Pro-AI strategy, leveraging AI for security automation, and AI-native problem-solving.

-Audit & Compliance: Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Control Assessment, CISA track.

-Cybersecurity: CompTIA Security+ CE, Network Defense, Threat Mitigation.

-Technical Operations: Integrated Network Control Centers, Tactical Comms, Troubleshooting.

I look forward to working with forward thinking security professionals that embrace AI to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape.

Skills

• Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Security Control Assessment
• DoD Security Standards
• IT Audit (CISA track)
• Network Defense
• Threat Mitigation Rendering
• AWS Privacy Vulnerabilities Prevention
• Cloud Incident Response Playbook Development
• Pro-AI Strategy
• Security Automation

24 skills in total

Licenses & Certifications

• AI Cyber RMF and Defense

  Fusion Cyber

  Issued May 2026

• CompTIA Security+

  CompTIA

  Issued Jun 2024 · Expires Jun 2027

Experience

• Senior Network Communication Systems Specialist

  South Carolina Army National Guard

  May 2023 — Present

  Columbia, SC

• Network Communication Systems Specialist

  US Army

  May 2023 — Apr 2024

Education

• University of South Carolina

  AI Cyber RMF and Defense Program

  Oct 2025 — Apr 2026

• University of South Carolina

  Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science

  Jan 2005 — Jan 2011

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