Dave Small

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Dave Small

Director, Network Operations

Enterprise infrastructure and security executive with 20+ years building and securing global-scale networks. CISSP-certified — currently leading network operations, security architecture, and AI deployment across 20+ international sites for a five-continent organization at Oxbow.

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20+ YEARS ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE· 20+ INTERNATIONAL SITES · 5 CONTINENTS· CISSP CERTIFIED· GARTNER 2025 EYE ON INNOVATION AWARD· WEST PALM BEACH, FL· 20+ YEARS ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE· 20+ INTERNATIONAL SITES · 5 CONTINENTS· CISSP CERTIFIED· GARTNER 2025 EYE ON INNOVATION AWARD· WEST PALM BEACH, FL·

01 Core expertise

Security & Governance

  • NIST CSF
  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001
  • CIS Controls
  • Zero trust
  • Incident response
  • SWIFT CSP

Security Operations

  • Palo Alto SASE
  • Panorama
  • CrowdStrike EDR
  • Darktrace NDR
  • Splunk
  • Qualys
  • Tenable

Cloud & AI

  • Azure
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Copilot
  • Claude
  • Power Automate

Network & Infrastructure

  • Cisco
  • Meraki
  • CUCM / Teams Voice
  • Entra ID
  • VMware / Hyper-V
  • rConfig

(ISC)² CISSP·Cisco CCNA· EC-Council C|EH·EC-Council C|HFI· ITIL Foundation·Microsoft MCITP· CompTIA Network+

02 Experience

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Director of Network Operations

Oxbow Carbon LLC

Lead the network operations engineering and administration team — own security infrastructure, technology strategy, and vendor management across 20+ international sites on five continents, including a multi-million-dollar technology portfolio and contract negotiations. Present security posture and incident findings to executive leadership, lead annual tabletop exercises, and manage SWIFT CSP attestation for the company's financial messaging infrastructure. Architected the information security governance framework across NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls, and led the enterprise AI deployment program — Azure AI Foundry, Fabric, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini — shipping an operational AI assistant and an automated safety-training platform used daily across the organization. Oxbow named Gartner 2025 Eye on Innovation Award winner for Advanced Manufacturing, supported from architecture through execution.

Principal Consultant

SmallNet LLC

Independent IT and security consultancy — infrastructure design, security posture and compliance alignment, and AI workflow automation for a small roster of professional services, nonprofit, and specialty-retail clients across South Florida.

Board Member & RLF Chair

SIM South Florida

Board-level role with chair responsibilities for the Rising Leader Forum program at SIM — the premier peer organization for CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology executives in South Florida.

Network / Security / Collaboration Engineer

Oxbow Carbon LLC

Designed, implemented, and operated enterprise networking, security systems, and collaboration platforms across a distributed international environment — including the WAN architecture, Active-Active VPN infrastructure, and security baseline that scaled with the business through significant organizational growth.

IT Director / Engineer

Ask The Advisors

Built and owned the full IT function for a large-scale technology integration and advisory firm — despite the name, a full-scope low-voltage systems integrator, not an audio company — serving luxury residential and commercial clients. Led strategic IT initiatives and delivered formal CompTIA A+ and Network+ training for 20+ technical staff.

Pharmacy Systems Analyst

Broward Health

Integrated Positive Patient Identification (PPID) hardware and software, enforcing HIPAA and public health privacy requirements across hospital pharmacy systems.

03 Education

B.S., Business Administration (Management Concentration) — Minor, Computer Information Systems

State University of New York at Buffalo State

A dual focus in business administration and computer information systems — the cross-disciplinary foundation behind leading complex IT transitions and translating technical infrastructure into business outcomes.