Speaking & Events

Bringing the frontlines
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From DEF CON to boardrooms to university halls, I translate 12 years of offensive security into talks that move people from awareness to action.

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Past Appearances

DEF CONPremier

Las Vegas, NV

2023

ThotconPremier

Chicago, IL

2022

BSides ChicagoPremier

Chicago, IL

2023

GDG ChicagoPremier

Chicago, IL

2025

NISS ConferenceFounder

Chicago, IL

Founder

HackersDayFounder

Chicago, IL

Founder

IIT ChicagoAcademic

Chicago, IL

Recurring

Lewis UniversityAcademic

Romeoville, IL

Recurring

DePaul UniversityAcademic

Chicago, IL

Recurring

Topics

Areas of expertise

Application Security at Scale

How to lead an AppSec program across multiple business units: architecture reviews, threat modeling, and automated scanning pipelines.

Best for: CISOs, Engineering Leaders

Red Team Operations & Tradecraft

Deep technical exploration of modern offensive techniques, command & control infrastructure, and how defenders can use attacker mindset.

Best for: Security Engineers, Practitioners

LLM & Agent Pipeline Security

The emerging attack surface of AI-integrated systems: prompt injection, data exfiltration, trust boundaries, and cryptographic provenance chains.

Best for: AI/ML Teams, AppSec Engineers

Security Program Leadership

Bridging the gap between technical security and business outcomes. Building security culture, measuring risk, and communicating to the board.

Best for: Security Leaders, Executives

Applied Penetration Testing

Hands-on methodology for web application, network, and wireless penetration testing, developed through training 400+ security professionals.

Best for: Students, Practitioners

Expert Witness & Legal Context

How digital evidence is collected, analyzed, and presented in federal and civil proceedings. The security expert's role in litigation.

Best for: Legal Teams, Executives

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