Aaron most recently served as the Senior Director of Election Security for the Center for Internet Security (CIS). At CIS, Aaron led all election security best practice development efforts including the publication of A Guide for Ensuring Security in Election Technology Procurement, Security Best Practices for Non-Voting Election Technology, and Managing Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risks in Election Technology. Aaron was also the creator of the Rapid Architecture Based Election Technology Verification (RABET-V) Process and Pilot Program. Aaron presented Beyond the Ballot Box: Securing America’s Supporting Election Technology at the 2020 RSA Conference. He is a frequent presenter at national and state events on election technology, security, and accessibility and is often quoted in the media on these topics.  

Aaron began his career conducting testing and security evaluations of voting systems for the Florida Division of Elections. Aaron also served as Vice President of Products and Services for Greenshades Software and Director of Product for Clear Ballot Group. In 2010, while serving as Scytl’s Senior Project Engineer, Aaron led the deployment of the first federally compliant electronic ballot delivery system for overseas civilian and military voters in 10 states. Aaron has spoken at several conferences, including the 2020 RSA Conference, a premier IT security organization, on securing non-voting election technology. He is often quoted in security articles on ways to improve election security. 

Aaron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Florida State University and a Master of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of North Florida.