Christopher Payne
Sevii | VP, Forward Deployed Engineering | AI-Powered SOC & ADR | Strategic Cyber Operations | Transforming Enterprise Defense
- Role
- Senior Advisor at Blockframe, Inc
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Payne
VP of Forward Deployed Engineering at Sevii | Strategic Advisor | Retired Navy Cryptologic Warfare OfficerI lead at the intersection of mission-critical engineering and enterprise security transformation. As VP of Forward Deployed Engineering at Sevii, I own the technical success of our enterprise partners, delivering Active Detection & Response (ADR) that collapses the remediation window from hours to minutes. By leveraging native AI, I help organizations achieve extreme TCO and ROI while replacing legacy SOC latency with autonomous resilience.Executive Leadership & Advisory Beyond Sevii, I am a Senior Advisor for BlockFrame Inc, focusing on Blockchain-based IoT security. My foundation is built on 23 years as a U.S. Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officer (CDR, Ret.), where I led high-stakes cyber operations and managed $10M–$50M+ budgets across the NSA and U.S. Special Operations.Core Expertise:ADR & AI SOC: Scaling autonomous detection and rapid remediation.Executive Strategy: Bridging complex engineering with C-suite business outcomes.Mission-Critical Ops: 27+ years of intelligence and cyber warfare leadership.Emerging Tech: Strategic advisory for Blockchain, IoT, and RF engineering.Technical Foundation: TS/SCI + CI Poly (Eligible)| B.S. Excelsior College | HBS Trained Negotiator | Expert in SIEM/SOAR/EDR and Wireless Networks.
Experience
Senior Advisor
Sep 2025 — Present · CO, US
Advising & leading revenue strategy and go-to-market operations for BlockFrame, a pioneer in blockchain-based IoT security and supply chain provenance.Core Focus: Revenue & Strategy: Directing the company\'s revenue strategy across all business units, including the Philos™ ledger and CyberSphere ecosystems.Market Expansion: Driving sales growth, partnership development, and customer success initiatives for government and enterprise sectors.Product Positioning: Aligning product release efforts with market demands to ensure robust adoption of our cryptographic and AI-attestation solutions.BlockFrame is setting the standard for truth in data. If you are looking to secure your supply chain or IoT infrastructure, let’s connect.
Education
Excelsior University
BSL, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Strategic Negotiation
Skills
- Security Operations
- Intelligence Analysis
- Electronic Warfare
- Military
- Homeland Security
- Security
- Counterintelligence
- Computer Security
- C4isr
- Top Secret
- Satellite Communications
- Nato
- Air Force
- Security Management
- Military Operations
- Weapons
- Emergency Management
- Comsec
- Security Clearance
- Counterinsurgency
- Maritime Security
- Intelligence Community
- Operational Planning
- Force Protection
- Army
- Afghanistan
- Reconnaissance
- Earned Value Management
- Physical Security
- Systems Engineering
- Organizational Leadership
- Military Training
- Military Experience
- Government
- Microsoft Office
- Navy
- Security+
- Special Operations
- Government Contracting
- Tactics
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