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Timeline

Three decades of building, breaking, and securing.

From the Air Force Academy to founding Blue Goat Cyber, two bestselling books, the Med Device Cyber Podcast, 24 Ironmans, and two of the Seven Summits. The arc of a career that ended up where it was always headed.

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A career arc collage: mountain peaks, Air Force chevron, books, a runner, ECG heartbeat, ocean wave, microphone, and a climber on a summit

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  1. 1990sCareer

    U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, military cyber operator

    Trained as an electrical engineer. Began a career securing classified military networks before moving into ethical hacking and penetration testing.

  2. 2000sCareer

    Cybersecurity leadership across defense and critical infrastructure

    Penetration testing, incident response, and consulting across regulated industries. Six U.S. patents in simulated network attack and defense.

  3. 2014Career

    Founded Alpine Security

    Launched a cybersecurity firm focused on penetration testing, incident response, and training. Built it into a recognized name before exit.

  4. 2017Athletic & Personal

    Summit of Mount Elbrus, Russia

    Second of the Seven Summits. On the peak, the loneliness of relentless achievement landed for the first time, the seed of Show No Weakness.

  5. 2020Career

    Sold Alpine Security to Cerberus Sentinel

    Exited after six years of growth, with 50+ medical device cybersecurity submissions cleared, zero clearance failures.

  7. 2022Athletic & Personal

    A Doppler ultrasound saved my life

    Blood clots, caught by the scan. The experience made medical device cybersecurity intensely personal and reshaped what came next.

  8. 2022Career

    Founded Blue Goat Cyber

    A service-disabled veteran-owned medical device cybersecurity firm. Named for the resilience of mountain goats. FDA premarket and postmarket, built on AAMI SW96, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, SPDF, and SBOMs.

  9. 2023Books & Media

    The In-Between: Life in the Micro

    Memoir published December 12, 2023. Leadership through self-leadership, recognizing the small moments that decide the big ones.

  10. 2024Speaking & Press

    DeviceTalks West 2024 feature

    Headlined cybersecurity coverage at DeviceTalks West with practical guidance for MedTech innovators.

  11. 2024Books & Media

    Launched the Med Device Cyber Podcast

    Weekly conversations on medical device security with engineers, regulators, and clinicians. New episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

  12. 2025Speaking & Press

    LSI USA '25 and Greenlight Guru feature

    Moderated The Silent Killer panel at LSI USA. Guest on the Global Medical Device Podcast, episode 407, on FDA compliance and patient safety.

  13. 2025Career

    250+ FDA submissions cleared, zero deficiencies

    Under Christian's leadership, Blue Goat Cyber has supported more than 250 FDA medical device submissions with no client failing to clear due to cybersecurity.

  15. 2026Books & Media

    Medical Device Cybersecurity. The Book.

    Coming 2026. Premarket and postmarket coverage across FDA, EU MDR, PMDA, and NMPA. Threat modeling, SBOMs, and coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

  16. OngoingAthletic & Personal

    24 Ironmans, 2 of the Seven Summits, 300 skydives

    70 countries. 200 scuba dives. 50-mile ultramarathons. Survival training with Bear Grylls. Endurance pursued now for connection, not for proof.

What's next

The next chapter is being written in operating rooms, ICUs, and FDA review queues.

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