DS
Defense → Security
Defense intelligence analyst applying threat-modeling skills to appsec
Defense intelligence analyst applying threat-modeling skills to appsec
Verified Domain Engineer (Beta)
Engineering Depth 2/5
Pivot Story
“In intelligence work, you learn to think like an adversary. Application security is the same discipline applied to software instead of geopolitics.”
Aviation
Defense
The Past
Jan 2009 - Jun 2017 (8 years 5 months)
Defense Analyst
Worked in signals intelligence analysis supporting joint operations. Held TS/SCI clearance and led a small analytical team focused on network-based threat indicators.
The Now
Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 3 months)
Security Engineer
Conducting application security assessments, penetration testing, and threat modeling for SaaS products. Building internal security tooling in Go and Python.
About
Worked in signals intelligence before pivoting to application security. Threat modeling is threat modeling whether the adversary is a nation-state or a bot network.
Domain Signals
Domain Focus
Defense
Tech Focus
Security
Engineering Depth
Level 2/5
Self-rated hands-on software depth.