PERSONAL STATEMENT

Information technology professional with over 10 years of extensive experience in infrastructure & web application security.

Security knowledge spans from pentesting to security engineering, understanding risk analysis to threat mitigation and vulnerability research to security instructor.

Both self sufficient and a team player, always creating and maintaining collaborative working relationships by providing concise communication to all levels of management, and colleagues.

Instructed IT security training across the nation for various IT security vendors [Check Point CCSA, CCSE, CCSE+, Provider-1], [EC-Council CEH, ECSA, CHFI] and Mile2 CPTS.

Organizations & Presentations

  • UnAllocated Space 2017
    • Presented "Blinded by Big Data, Paralyzed by Analytics, Decipher by Machine Learning" with Kevin Figueroa
    • Slides + Lab at http://www.MLresearchLab.com
  • NOVA Hackers 2012
    • Presented "How to build a GPU Password Cracking Host"
  • Member of South Florida ISSA Chapter 2010
    • Won 2nd Place in Hack the Flag Ninja CTF
  • Member of South Florida OWASP Chapter 2010
    • Presented “Citrix Vulnerabilities”
  • Hack Miami 2010
    • Presented “Hacking Citrix Vulnerabilities” at Hack Miami
    • Presented “Hacking with Gumstix” at Hack Miami
  • Shmoocon 2010
    • Won 3rd Place in CTF under "Hack Miami"

MY SPECIALITIES

  • Pentesting
  • Public Speaking
  • Development

SKILLSET

01 Programming Languages
  • Python
  • HTML
  • Javascript
  • Java
  • PHP
  • ASP.NET
  • Node.JS
  • Angular JS
  • C / C++
02 Knowledge
OWASP TOP 10
Burp Proxy
Source Code Review
App Scan Source
Databases: MySQL, MSSQL, Postgres, Redis, Mongo
OS: Windows, Linux Debian, Free BSD

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • English Mother Language
  • Spanish Conversation
  • Cantonese Conversation

Recognitions

2nd
South Florida ISSA Chapter 2010
South Florida ISSA Chapter 2010
Hack the Flag Ninja CTF
Florida
3rd
Shmoocon 2010
Shmoocon 2010
CTF under Hack Miami
Washington DC

EXPERIENCE

7
Years as Web App Pentester
5
Years as Network Pentester
4
Years as Team Lead / Manager
2
Years as Open Source Dev

EDUCATION

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
SANS GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
US CERT Malware Apprenticeship
SourceFire Fundamentals of Exploit Development
Blackhat TCP / IP Weapon School
EC-Council Certified Instructor
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS)
Certified Check Point Security Instructor
Check Point Security Administrator (CCSA)
Check Point Security Engineer (CCSE)
Check Point Security Engineer + (CCSE+)
Certified Cisco Network Administrator (CCNA)
Comptia Certified Technical Trainer (CTT)
Certified RSA SecurID Engineer
Certified RSA Envision Engineer
From 2004 to 2006
Bachelor Degree in IT Security
Mt. Sierra College Monrovia CA

Hobbies & Interests

Outdoors
Reading
Music
Camping
Animals
Cooking
Games
Arduino