Our Team
Sharief Elgamal is a founding member of the DayBlink Consulting Partner team, supporting the company's growth from 3 consultants to today. Beginning his career on Wall Street, Sharief is a highly self-motivated entrepreneur, business development, and management consulting executive with over 25 years of experience diversified in the Consulting, Telecommunications, Media, Hospitality, Technology, and Financial Services industries. With outstanding leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, he has a proven talent in building and managing high performing teams and delivering solutions to meet the needs of clients.
He manages and delivers all facets of projects from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through implementation, training and support. With extensive experience operating complex projects, structuring effective systems architecture, facilitating workshops, conducting IT processes and technology strategy assessments, designing target state operating models, and process definition, Sharief has held positions within boutique and global consulting firms, as well as major telecommunications providers.
He has presented at industry conferences and forums on the topics of Operations Improvement, Video Performance and Quality Management, OSS/BSS service assurance, and Business Services Support and Readiness. Sharief also served as the TM Forum Head of Cable Initiatives.
John Morris is a Co-Founder of DayBlink Consulting and a driving force behind the firm’s Automation Group. With a quarter-century of experience in the technology, communications, and media industries, John is a true specialist in bringing automation to life at scale. He's honed his skills in everything from network and customer operations to navigating major technology shifts.
One of John's recent standout achievements involved leading a multi-year cyber-automation initiative for a Fortune 100 client, which notably led to a 99% reduction in unknown assets within their security vulnerability management program. What truly sets John apart is his genuine desire to understand every aspect of a client's business and his willingness to roll up his sleeves on any issue. This humble and hands-on approach allows him to effortlessly collaborate across all organizational levels, ensuring real, measurable value is delivered.
John holds a BBA in Accounting and Finance from TCU and an MBA in Managing Information Intensive Change from the University of Texas at Austin. He's also an inventor, holding a U.S. Patent for Dynamic Process Measurement (US 8781883B2).
A co-founder of DayBlink Consulting, Mike is an accomplished Consulting Executive with over 23 years of experience focused in the Communications industry. He has established an expertise in mobilizing, advising, and executing the most Strategic Programs at Fortune 500 companies.
His program and functional experience is of significant range, including Requirement Development (inclusive of Agile Transformations), System Integration and Implementation, Operational Transformation, New Product Introductions (typically including vendor integration), Network and Launch Readiness Planning, as well as Contact Center and Service Fulfillment Operations. These projects are distinguished by the introduction of advanced technologies, aggressive timelines, cross functional delivery collaboration, multiple vendor partnerships and senior level executive visibility.
Outside of DayBlink Consulting, Mike enjoys advising and investing in early-stage start-ups. He has experience in the formation, funding, and development of recreational Consumer products, in addition to investments in technology and products in the Travel and Agriculture sectors. Mike is passionate about health and fitness, a long time CrossFit athlete who has also competed in IronMan and Hyrox.
Mike is a certified Safe Agilest, and holds dual US and Irish citizenship. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Economics with a Minor in Philosophy (Maryland Iota Chapter of the International Honor Society).
Joe is a Partner at DayBlink Consulting and a 20+ year veteran in the Management Consulting space. He has worked with clients in the Communications, Media, High-tech, and Public sectors. He has also held senior IT and Operations positions in Communications and Manufacturing companies.
Joe’s expertise spans Strategy, Operations and IT. He has led many large-scale engagements across the globe, spanning all continents and over a dozen countries. Joe takes pride in delivering value to clients with a humble consulting approach. He is a trusted advisor to scores of senior executives. Joe has advanced Engineering degrees as well as a Ph.D, in Operations Research from the University of Michigan. He continues to work with academia, supporting their research interests and proving out theory through pragmatic real-life applications.
Michael is a Partner at DayBlink Consulting and co-leads the Cybersecurity and Automation practices. He has been assisting telecommunications and technology companies with strategic growth and operational/technology efficiency improvement for the past 20 years, including a variety of machine learning and artificial intelligence efforts. He began his professional career as a cybersecurity entrepreneur – building Global InterSec to advise the U.S. intelligence community.
He has been on the Board of Directors of 5 start ups, and is currently serving on the Shush and Blackwire Labs advisory boards. He contributes to Boston OWASP, MIT CAMS and several Cloud Security Alliance Working Groups (Top Threats, AI Tech & Risk, and AI Governance & Compliance). He has spoken at Hushcon, Defcon, Blackhat, the US Cybergames and at the original Cyber Adversary Characterization conference. Recently he launched the Cyber Circuit podcast focusing on the intersections of cyber and AI.
Michael has briefed Congressmen, congressional staff and a variety of subcommittees and advised the Kurdish Regional Government, and the Republics of Benin and Montenegro. He formerly advised the US Secret Service Electronic Crimes taskforce and was a member of FBI Infragard NJ.
Michael has been a guest lecturer on cybersecurity at the Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and Boston University. He has a MBA in economics and finance from Columbia University and a BA in international relations and linguistics from the Johns Hopkins University. He holds CISSP, CCSK and Amazon certifications.
Michael has been published by the Cloud Security Alliance, DarkReading, Hackernoon, Security Focus, Connected Planet, RCR Wireless, Forbes Global, Cato Institute and the Wall Street Journal and interviewed for a dozen news articles.
Justin is a Co-Founder & Partner of DayBlink Consulting with over two decades in management consulting. He has advised senior management in the United States, Canada, Asia, Australia and Southern Africa across multiple industries including Communications, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare and Energy & Utilities.
He has led numerous strategic and operational programs, ranging from complex infrastructure builds to accelerating enterprise initiatives for Fortune 500 companies in technology strategy and transformation, cybersecurity, automation, and cloud enablement. He is the DayBlink Consulting Cybersecurity Practice Lead.
Justin is a U.S. patent holder for a Dynamic Process Measurement and Benchmarking technology that supports time & motions studies. He holds a Master of Cybersecurity Risk Management from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Florida State University.
Rory is an Associate Partner of DayBlink Consulting with over two decades in management consulting and start up experience. He is a trusted advisor to senior business leaders across multiple industries including Communications, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare and Energy & Utilities.
Rory has led numerous strategic and operational programs for his Fortune 500 clients, ranging from post-merger integration and divestiture initiatives to IT strategy transformations. As a natural people leader, Rory thrives on managing small teams to deliver value for his clients.
Prior to joining DayBlink, Rory spent 9+ years in the Strategy and Operations practice at Deloitte Consulting and 4+ years running the business operations of an online and retail coffee startup. He received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
Prior to joining DayBlink, Rory spent 9+ years as a Management Consultant with BearingPoint and Deloitte Consulting and 2+ years running the business operations of an online and retail coffee startup. He received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
Sabab is a driven, detail-oriented, and trusted consultant with more than 10 years of experience delivering key execution- and strategy-based initiatives for Fortune 500 executives and senior management. Sabab successfully manages engagements through quickly synthesizing and adapting to evolving internal and external dynamics in complex, ambiguous environments.
Sabab’s consulting experience spans telecommunications, environmental services, retail, and industrials with a client roster including Expedia, Luxottica, Comcast, General Electric, ABB, and Shaw. He successfully delivered projects for engineering, cybersecurity, finance, supply chain, and product development organizations. Select projects include enterprise product strategy development, turn-around business transformation, emerging market entry strategy development, supply chain transformation, data center decommission, business unit divestiture readiness support, and cyber vulnerability management.
Sabab holds a Bachelors of Science in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Management from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce
Kim brings over two decades of international leadership experience to her role as the Director of Human Resources at DayBlink Consulting. Her diverse HR experience spans multiple sectors including Finance, Non-Profit, Retail, Education, Public Policy, and Professional Services.
Kim has prioritized the “human” in Human Resources while serving as a resource for C-suites, executive and management teams, and employees by providing full-spectrum HR leadership, strategy, consultation, and support. To this end, she developed and implemented comprehensive programs for compensation and benefits, employee relations, recruitment, training, employee development, dispute resolution, organizational development, workforce and succession planning, and performance management.
She received a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Human Capital from the University of Denver.
Harry is a Manager at DayBlink Consulting, bringing an analytical approach informed by his background in Computer Engineering and Business. He effectively uses his systematic thinking and clear communication style to translate complex data into easily understandable insights for clients.
Since joining DayBlink Consulting, Harry has contributed to numerous strategic and program management projects. His efficiency, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication make him a highly valuable member of any team.
At DayBlink Consulting, Harry’s unique blend of technical and business acumen has allowed him to excel across a wide range of client engagements. He has quickly established himself as a trusted advisor and reliable team member. With over seven years of experience and more than 50 successful engagements, his adaptability to varying requirements consistently proves his value to any team.
Harry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Business from Villanova University.
Jacob is an Associate Partner at DayBlink Consulting with more than 10 years of management consulting, program management and strategic advisory experience. He has directly worked with executive and senior management in the United States and Canada across multiple industries including Telecommunications, Technology and Energy & Utilities.
Jacob has led many large IT program acceleration and support efforts, as well as enterprise-wide assessments of cybersecurity, automation, and general IT capabilities, as well as the work to implement and operationalize identified large-scale programs from those assessments.
Jacob has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. Jacob also holds a CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certification from ISACA as well as the Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from AWS.
Phillip is a DayBlink Consulting Manager with extensive experience leading strategic and operational transformations around the world. Phillip’s industry expertise covers telecommunications, technology, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing.
Phillip led financial transformation for a range of Fortune 100 clients to drive topline revenue, increase efficiency, and reduce operating expenses. He has also supported technology implementations across a range of clients that leverage AI and analytics to provide better business insights.
Phillip is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania.
Danielle is a Manager at DayBlink Consulting who specializes in human capital advisory and IT strategy transformations. She has extensive experience in successful corporate transformations across multiple industries including communications, healthcare, and financial services. Danielle is a trusted resource to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring projects are executed successfully, and guiding her clients through continuously changing environments.
As a leader at DayBlink Consulting, Danielle leverages her expertise to lead high performing teams across several Fortune 500 companies, tackling corporate strategy, product development, program acceleration, and organizational design. She has established herself as a trusted advisor and reliable team member. Danielle is known for fostering collaboration between technical and business teams, accelerating business results and improving morale.
Danielle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a minor in Psychology from Wake Forest University.
Jacob is a Manager at DayBlink Consulting. He has over 14 years of consulting and legal experience specializing in strategic program execution and business strategy.
Jacob has worked with commercial clients across multiple industries including cybersecurity, information technology, telecommunication & media, healthcare and digital health, and hospitality. Jacob’s project experience includes strategic execution, cybersecurity regulatory advisory, infosec operations optimization, capability and maturity studies, and complex program delivery.
Prior to joining DayBlink Consulting, Jacob was a private practice attorney. Since transitioning into management consulting, his legal background and focus on cybersecurity has allowed him to translate regulatory requirements into practical solutions as part of governance, risk and compliance programs.
Jacob maintains his Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), received his Juris Doctor from Drexel University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College.
Zach is a cybersecurity consultant who specializes in helping organizations modernize their security programs through automation, data integration, and identity strategy. As a leader at DayBlink Consulting, he partners with Fortune 100 companies and high-growth startups to design scalable solutions that reduce risk, eliminate manual overhead, and enable secure growth.
Zach brings a systems thinking approach to complex security challenges. His work has included building a security data platform to automate vulnerability management and executive reporting workflows, developing identity and access governance models to support secure, role- and attribute-based access at scale, and leading efforts to embed automation into security processes like threat modeling and risk management. With a background in both engineering and strategy, Zach is known for bridging the gap between technical and business teams, ensuring that security solutions are not only effective but also sustainable and aligned with broader organizational goals.
He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds both M.S. and B.S. degrees in Civil & Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.