About Us

Mike is a 21 year Air Force Veteran with over 30 years of Information Technology / Cybersecurity expertise.  Mike is a graduate of Western Governors University with a Masters of Business Administration of Information Technology Management and achieved his Doctor of Business Administration through Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

His ground-breaking team developed the USAF “Barrier Reef” defense in depth concept introducing the idea of creating Demilitarized Zones (DMZs) within a network.  Also, during his time in Europe, Mike helped champion, design, and implement the USAF first ever Network Security and Operations Center (NOSC) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.  These principles were adopted USAF wide and eventually by the entire Department of Defense.

Mike’s greatest achievement is his family with wife Kathryn and his children Andrew and Kassandra.

Howard is the President of Digital Beachhead, Inc with responsibility for the companies operations in the US and Canada. He previously was the Vice President of Enterprise IT Services at CRGT where he ran a $60M/year business with a variety of customers across the Federal space operating in seven different countries. 

 Prior to this role he held a variety of business development positions at CRGT and as a Director and VP of Business Development at CiBER Federal, Inc prior to it’s merger with CRGT.

 Before CRGT & CiBER Federal, he held a variety of challenging program management positions with Boeing, L-3 Communications, and Computer Sciences Corporation. 

Howard is a seven year veteran of the US Navy and has 15 years of Federal Service. 

Helen is the VP of Operations and a Lead CMMC Certified Assessor with over 20 years of experience in Information Technology. In her role as an assessor, she conducts independent assessments that help organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) demonstrate compliance with applicable cybersecurity requirements and strengthen the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To maintain the integrity and independence of the assessment process, she does not provide consulting or vCISO services to the same organization for which she performs an assessment.

In her consulting role, Helen helps prepare clients to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and meet evolving compliance requirements by providing strategic cybersecurity guidance and vCISO services.

Prior to transitioning into cybersecurity, she spent twelve years as a Senior Electrical Engineer, designing software and hardware for continuous monitoring systems focused on environmental protection. She also served as a Cybersecurity Instructor for three years, sharing her knowledge and practical experience with the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. She transitioned fully into cybersecurity to join the fight against cyberattacks and help organizations strengthen their security, establish necessary policies, and achieve compliance.

Helen holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems, and an MBA, in addition to multiple cybersecurity certifications.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Helen enjoys playing golf and traveling. She is fluent in French and Persian and conversational in Spanish.

Robert is a Cyber Analyst at Digital Beachhead, specializing in cybersecurity compliance, client readiness, and threat intelligence.

He began his career with Digital Beachhead as an intern and quickly advanced to an analyst role, helping clients strengthen their cybersecurity posture and achieve CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance. With experience in OSINT, vulnerability analysis, and compliance-focused security reviews, Robert supports organizations in identifying risks, improving defenses, and streamlining certification efforts.

Before entering cybersecurity, Robert earned a B.S. in Geohydrology from Montana State University and built successful careers as a geologist in the mining and oil and gas industries, and as a process engineer in manufacturing—working with PLCs, HMIs, and control systems to optimize complex processes.

He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification, has passed the CMMC Certified Professional (CCP) and Certified Assessor (CCA) exams, and is pursuing additional credentials. Outside of work, Robert enjoys fly fishing, skiing, playing ice hockey, and contributing to Digital Beachhead’s Cyber Bytes series. From a young age, he showed his drive for excellence—winning his neighborhood’s 4th of July belly flop contest at age six—and carries that same determination into his professional life. 

Alisha started working with Digital Beachhead as an Intern and has now taken on the role of Security Operations Center (SOC) management.   Working with our SOC partner Coro Alisha maintains a watchful eye over our clients end points. 

As an avid cybersecurity learner she contributes to our weekly cyber bytes providing invaluable insights into the current threats, trends and cyber risks all businesses are facing.  

Alisha as a BS in Computer Science with a focus on cybersecurity.   Her passion is to help those small to medium sizes businesses find affordable methods to secure themselves from the online threats they face.  

She has five amazing dogs that take a lot of her time away from work and a loving wife who is the rock behind it all.   

Rachel started as one of our very first interns back in 2022 and, after a few years away working in IT for a Private Family Office, is back with Digital Beachhead! She is a Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA) with her CompTIA Sec+ and CISA certifications. 

As a CCA, she conducts independent assessments to evaluate an org’s compliance with CMMC Level 2 requirements to ensure that all org’s handling CUI meet necessary cybersecurity standards. 

Beyond CMMC assessments, Rachel helps org's navigate cybersecurity compliance requirements, ensuring both technical accuracy and clear communication across technical and nontechnical audiences alike. She loves helping teams getting better at cybersecurity assessments by creating training materials on conducting assessments, including how to ask the right questions and communicate effectively with stakeholders, and also assists Digital Beachhead with Security Operations Center (SOC) Management and social media content creation. 

Prior to transitioning to Cybersecurity, she earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from George Washington University in 2013 and worked as a Forensic Interviewer (so talking is her speciality!). 

In her free time she can be found training for another marathon, rockhounding somewhere in the mountains, or spending time at home with her husband, two cats, and pup. 

Make sure to check out her article Rachel’s Rants in the Digital Beachhead Quarterly Magazine!

Dr. Angela Workman joined Digital Beachhead Canada at its inception as the Senior Advisor for Medical Services in 2021. She is a native of Kenya who emigrated to Canada in 1990. She became an RN in 2006, working in a variety of positions in Ontario before attending and graduating from the Physician Assistant program at McMaster University in 2012. 

In 2016 she began her journey to be a physician, graduating in March 2020 and finishing the Western University Resident program in June 2022. 

She is currently practicing in SW Ontario. Dr. Workman brings a wealth of medical knowledge and insight to DBH assisting in the company’s strategic vision of providing cyber security awareness and advisory service to the med-tech industry of Ontario.

Cashew is a rescued Cockatiel who was at first afraid of her "human" colleagues.   She has since settled in and is often offering her communications during calls.

Cashew spends most of her day in the office moving from perch to perch often reviewing emails as shown above.

She enjoys snacks of millet and nuts and loves light rubs on her head.  

If you have taken a call with our CEO then more than likely you have heard Cashew in the background chirping away.