Why clients call
David has spent 25 years building, breaking, and securing enterprise environments across energy, health, public sector, and financial services. His background includes Big 4 leadership across MDR, detection engineering, cloud security architecture, and operational redesign.
25+ years experienceBig 4 consulting backgroundMicrosoft security depthMDR and SOC design
What shaped Fulcrum
Across large consulting environments, the pattern was consistent: organizations often had budget, tooling, dashboards, and teams, but lacked someone who could connect strategy to architecture to day-to-day operations. That gap is where security programs drift, overbuy, and underperform.
Fulcrum Advisory exists to close that gap with direct senior engagement, clear priorities, and technically grounded decisions.
Enterprise foundationFrom early infrastructure and messaging platforms through modern cloud and identity architecture.
Security operations leadershipMDR, detection engineering, escalation design, and operational maturity work.
Strategic advisoryFractional CISO guidance, board-ready reporting, governance, and risk alignment.