RAYMOND HAMELIN
San Antonio
Summary
Technology and security leader with 20 years in IT and 10 years of U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operations, holding an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Builds and leads the systems, security, and operations that keep mission-critical environments and founder-led businesses running. As a fractional CTO and business operator, owns technology strategy, security posture, vendor and SaaS portfolios, access governance, and executive reporting, with a track record of consolidating fragmented systems, automating operations, and driving measurable revenue and efficiency gains. Pairs executive-level ownership with genuine hands-on depth across SOC/SIEM, network defense, and AI/LLM automation, and builds technology with security and risk designed in from the start. Transitioning from active duty (terminal leave July 2026) and immediately available for a full-time role.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
QPI / Precision Components / MCHN
06.2026 - Current
- Own technology strategy and operating infrastructure across a multi-brand, founder-led business ecosystem.
- Lead technology roadmap development; translate executive vision into systems architecture, priorities, and operating cadence.
- Stand up a consolidated operating system: source-of-truth documentation, SOP libraries, project tracking, access governance, vendor inventory, and executive reporting.
- Rationalize fragmented SaaS tools, automations, e-commerce flows, and CRM/email workflows into a governed stack.
- Advise ownership on technology risk, security posture, data ownership, and the infrastructure needed to scale.
- Founder-led business ecosystem spanning performance coaching, e-commerce, membership, and training operations (founded by decorated Green Beret and author Nick Lavery).
General Manager & Business Operator
EDGE Private Fitness
11.2025 - Current
- Operate the business end to end across operations, finance, technology, members, vendors, and systems.
- Engineered automation that runs day-to-day operations with minimal oversight, converting a hands-on management role into a largely self-running system.
- Assumed continuity leadership after the founder's death, stabilizing revenue, member access, banking, software, and facility operations under pressure.
- Consolidated 11 disconnected legacy systems into 3 core platforms, reducing complexity and improving visibility for ownership.
- Cleaned ~2,500 historical member records and migrated 591+ active and legacy records through contract, billing, and access-control workflows.
- Cut a recurring 40-hour process to ~2 hours and drove a 15% increase in recurring revenue through improved billing accuracy, record integrity, and payment recovery.
Staff Sergeant, Cyber Warfare Operations (AFSC 1B4X1)
United States Air Force
06.2016 - 07.2026
- Cyber warfare operator across offensive and defensive mission sets in mission-critical, high-accountability environments over a 10-year career.
- Led and mentored junior operators; communicated technical findings and operational risk to leadership and mission stakeholders.
- Operated SOC / SIEM tooling (Splunk, Elastic, Kibana, Wireshark, Nessus) for detection, analysis, threat hunting, and incident response.
- Attended NSA Offensive Cyber Operations Training and completed USAF Defensive Cyber Operations training; operated across both mission sets.
- Maintained operational security and discipline around classified information and sensitive systems.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Cybersecurity
Community College of The Air Force
Skills
- Leadership
- Operational security
- Strategic thinking
- Strategic project planning
- Succession planning
- Growth enablement
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Project tracking
- Automation engineering
- Cybersecurity risk
- Technology strategy
- Systems architecture
- Technology Strategy & Roadmaps
- Security Program Leadership
- Team Leadership & Development
- Budget & Resource Management
- Vendor / SaaS Management
- Cybersecurity Operations (SOC / SIEM)
- Incident Response
- Systems Modernization
- Process Automation
- Access Governance & Risk
- KPI & Executive Reporting
- SOC / SIEM (Splunk, Elastic, Kibana)
- Network Defense
- Vulnerability Assessment (Nessus / Tenable)
- Detection Engineering
- Linux
- Windows / Windows Server
- TCP/IP Networking & Routing (Cisco CCNA)
- DNS
- VPN
- Web Hosting & Cloud Platforms
- AI/LLM Workflows
- Security & Business-Process Automation
- Supabase
- React
- Vercel
- Google Workspace
Leadership Profile
Technology and security leader with 20 years in IT and 10 years of U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operations, holding an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Builds and leads the systems, security, and operations that keep mission-critical environments and founder-led businesses running. As a fractional CTO and business operator, owns technology strategy, security posture, vendor and SaaS portfolios, access governance, and executive reporting, with a track record of consolidating fragmented systems, automating operations, and driving measurable revenue and efficiency gains. Pairs executive-level ownership with genuine hands-on depth across SOC/SIEM, network defense, and AI/LLM automation, and builds technology with security and risk designed in from the start. Transitioning from active duty (terminal leave 07/26) and immediately available for a full-time role.
Core Competencies
Technology Strategy & Roadmaps, Security Program Leadership, Team Leadership & Development, Budget & Resource Management, Vendor / SaaS Management, Cybersecurity Operations (SOC / SIEM), Incident Response, Systems Modernization, Process Automation, Access Governance & Risk, KPI & Executive Reporting, Active TS/SCI with Polygraph, GIAC GPEN, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, Cisco CCNA, NSA Offensive Cyber Ops Training, USAF Defensive Cyber Operations
Technical Foundation
SOC / SIEM (Splunk, Elastic, Kibana), network defense, vulnerability assessment (Nessus / Tenable), incident response, detection engineering, Linux, Windows / Windows Server, TCP/IP networking & routing (Cisco CCNA), DNS, VPN, web hosting & cloud platforms, AI/LLM workflows, security & business-process automation, Supabase, React, Vercel, Google Workspace
Availability
Immediately available for a full-time role
Veteran Status
U.S. Air Force Veteran
Clearance
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Timeline
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
QPI / Precision Components / MCHN
06.2026 - Current
General Manager & Business Operator
EDGE Private Fitness
11.2025 - Current
Staff Sergeant, Cyber Warfare Operations (AFSC 1B4X1)
United States Air Force
06.2016 - 07.2026
Associate of Applied Science - Cybersecurity
Community College of The Air Force