Ciabarra in 2018 co-founded Athena Security INC which has created a "Gun Detection System" to help save student lives around the world from active shooter situations.

[7] Ciabarra's entrepreneurial roots go back to the age 16,[8] selling candy out of his backpack in high school and in college he fixed and sold websites.

[12] His interest in data security deepened after GPU's electricity distribution system was hacked in 2005, an event that inspired him to start his own cybersecurity company, Network Intercept.

Initially conceived as an ordering app, Revel Systems quickly pivoted to address customer demand for POS solutions.

In 2016, Revel Systems was named the Leading iPad Point of Sale Company during Apple’s Q4 Financial Results Conference Call.

[23] Ciabarra is a certified thermographer for Temperature Detection Systems, he is a member of Forbes Technology Council[25] and the International Frozen Yogurt Association.

[32] He has highlighted innovations such as RFID-equipped shopping systems and automated drive-through services as examples of how IoT can streamline processes and enhance user experiences.