About
I am passionate about building secure systems to make technology safer, more reliable, and easier to use. My work has included hacking
web platforms, applications, and systems; architecting and developing software with security and privacy from the ground up;
leading teams towards compliant, secure designs; and researching applied cryptography and security to advance the state of the art.
I am currently a Security Engineer at Anchorage Digital working on
platform and application security and applied cryptography.
In 2024, I completed my PhD in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore, MD. I worked in the ARC and
SPAR
labs, advised by Dr. Matthew Green. My dissertation
is titled Data Confidentiality For All: New Methods in Attack and Defense.
Earlier in 2024, I passed the
CISSP exam towards certification as a cybersecurity
professional and leader. I earned my Masters of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins in 2020,
after completing my undergraduate studies at the
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in 2018 with a Bachelors of
Science in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics.
Outside of my work I enjoy tennis, chess, getting outdoors, and
needlessly elaborate coffee-making methods.