Senior engineer with extensive experience designing and implementing secure embedded systems across defense, automotive, and commercial technology sectors. Expertise spans the complete embedded software stack from low-power microcontrollers to high-performance ARM-based Linux systems, with particular specialization in ARM TrustZone trusted application development, embedded Linux cryptography solutions, and secure boot implementation for safety-critical applications.

Combines deep offensive security skills including binary reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery in system-on-chips, and penetration testing with defensive design expertise in cryptography implementation, secure update mechanisms, and trusted computing architectures. Fluent with industry-standard tools including IDA Pro, Ghidra, GDB, and JTAG debugging platforms.

Formal Education

  • Graduate of an intensive cybersecurity development program sponsored by a federal government agency

Career Highlights

  • Held principal security engineering role at a major automotive manufacturer, designing and delivering production-grade security and cryptography components for commercial embedded Linux systems in vehicles
  • Senior security consultant at a leading security software company, performing vulnerability analysis and penetration testing of RTOS and embedded Linux systems, identifying critical issues in system-on-chip implementations
  • Technical lead at a federal agency for software-defined radio processing research and development, creating C++ solutions in GNURadio for satellite communications
  • Embedded systems software engineer at a federal agency, implementing Linux device drivers and applications for ARM-based processors with focus on networking, health monitoring, and hardware control
  • Senior engineer at an embedded systems security firm performing reverse-engineering and protocol analysis of mobile and embedded devices using Frida, Ghidra, and mitmproxy
  • Fellow and engineer at a leading research organization with experience across embedded systems development

Expert Qualifications

  • Extensive hands-on experience reverse-engineering complex embedded devices and software to identify and analyze security vulnerabilities
  • Proven expertise designing and implementing secure embedded Linux systems with secure boot, full disk encryption, and trusted computing components
  • Deep knowledge of automotive network protocols, CAN bus analysis, and vehicle system security architecture from production automotive experience
  • Qualified to provide expert testimony on embedded systems security, vulnerability discovery methodologies, and secure software design practices