Professionally, I’m a systems and security engineer and have been for about 25 years. I’ve worked for software and hardware companies, consulting firms, a large ISP, an ivy league university, a pure play managed security services company, the world’s largest internet retailer, a security hardware company, and now a little search engine and cloud company. If you want to find out more about my professional life, you can check me out on LinkedIn.

Over the years, I’ve been pretty involved in the hacker community. I founded and ran DC401, Rhode Island’s Defcon Group, for 3 years. I also founded and ran QuahogCon, which had a very successful first year in 2010. Since I’ve relocated to Seattle, I’ve had to pass those off to folks in RI to carry on without me. I was on the advisory board for AS220 Labs where I ran a weekly open hack night and taught laser cutter and electronics classes there for a couple of years while it was getting off the ground. I served on the board of directors of Black Lodge Research for a few years.

I mess around with electronics, 3d printing, laser cutting, minor woodworking, and a lot of home DIY. A friend and I share a studio space where we can make a mess without cluttering our small homes.