About

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.

Keep up with me: Feeds

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 - 2019) 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)