I spend my time as a professional attacker showing people the consequences of misusing and mishandling technology. I do this because I care about the way humans use technology, and I care even more about how it affects us.

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WORK WITH ME

My company is Empiric Security. If you'd like to work with me, just visit the contact page and I'll be in touch.

JOB EXPERIENCE

• (2024 - present) Owner, Empiric Security
• (2023 - 2024) Red Team, Bishop Fox
• (2019 - 2023) Penetration Testing Practice Lead, risk3sixty
• (2019 - 2023) Senior Penetration Tester, risk3sixty
• (2018 - 2029) Penetration Tester, risk3sixty
• (2015 - 2018) IT Security Systems Administrator
• (2013 - 2015) IT Helpdesk Technician

CERTIFICATIONS

• OSCP | Offensive Security Certified Professional
• GWAPT | GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (expired)
• CEH | EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (expired)
• CompTIA Security+ce (expired)

PAST SPEAKING EVENTS

• Solving Dumb Hacker Problems with Nix (Wild West Hackin' Fest @ Mile High, 2025)
• The Human Element Is Not Your Punching Bag (ISACA Atlanta Geek Week, 2024)
• Purple Teaming for Security Success: Enhancing ROI and Facilitating Growth (Bishop Fox Webcast, 2024)
• From Checkbox to Checkmate: Winning the Game for Security Budgets (BSides Atlanta, 2023)
• Burnout Recovery and Prevention 101 (BSides Atlanta, 2022)
• How to Attack Companies with No Buildings or Networks (ISACA Birmhingahm, 2022)
• What Even Is a Pentest? (ISACA Atlanta Geek Week, 2021)
• (Almost) Serverless Password Cracking, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love AWS (BSides Atlanta, 2020)