Gilford L.

About Gilford L.

Technology leader blending 15+ years of cybersecurity, risk & compliance experience with modern cloud and AI expertise. I specialize in modernising endpoint management and security architectures across federal and enterprise environments. Recently, I modernised device management for 100K+ endpoints using Intune, MECM and Defender, reducing deployment times by 40% and improving compliance scores across FedRAMP and HIPAA.I’ve led migrations to Microsoft 365 and Azure, architected Zero Trust & Zero Touch frameworks and implemented AI-powered threat detection that slashes incident response times from days to minutes. My background includes NIST RMF assessments, POA & M remediation, and vulnerability management with Tenable, Splunk and AI analytics, ensuring alignment with PCI-DSS, CMMC and other standards.I thrive at the intersection of technology and people—designing secure hybrid clouds, leveraging generative AI for risk analysis and compliance reporting, and mentoring teams on DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automation tools like Terraform, PowerShell and Kubernetes.Always eager to collaborate with innovators, I welcome conversations about driving security, efficiency and innovation through cloud and AI.

Experience

1. Cloud Solution Architect

   Microsoft

   Oct 2016 — Present · Bethesda, MD, US

   Modernised endpoint management for 100K+ devices using MEMCM/Intune and Microsoft Defender, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving compliance scores by 20%.• Led migration to Microsoft 365 and Azure for 10K+ users, enabling secure remote work and achieving 99.9% uptime.• Implemented AI-driven vulnerability management and threat detection with Microsoft Defender and generative AI to predict and remediate threats.• Achieved NIST RMF and FedRAMP compliance by automating patching and reporting via Intune, Azure Policy and PowerShell.• Championed Zero Trust and DevSecOps, leveraging PowerShell, Terraform and Azure DevOps for infrastructure as code and CI/CD across Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.

Education

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Master’s Degree, Cyber Security

  2014 — 2017

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Criminal justice and Criminology

  2006 — 2011

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice and Criminology

  2006 — 2010