Skills
Research and development
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- Ethical hacking, Security and Cryptography, Biometrics
- Broad programming skills in C++, Java, Python, PHP, and others
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Experience
Perspecta Labs (formerly Applied Communication Sciences) / Senior Research Scientist
April 2017 – present, Basking Ridge, NJ
Cybersecurity research
Cryptocracy LLC / Member
September 2016 – April 2017, Home Office in Cold Spring, NY
Information Security Consulting. Currently serving multiple clients with focus on implantable medical device hacking.
TPiPR / CTO
March 2013 – August 2016, San Juan, PR – (Work performed remotely 80% of the time)
Responsible for research and development. Oversaw growth from 2 developers to 27. Managed 4 teams working with multiple programming languages on multiple platforms. Designed and implemented back-end for deployed product: https://www.rallypages.com. Led research on voice biometry.
Aquavit Pharmaceuticals / VP Technology
March 2012 – March 2013, NYC, NY – Seoul, South Korea – (50% remote)
Managed development process of multiple products including healthcare software and medical devices with engineering teams in the US and South Korea.
Cryptocracy LLC / Member
2011 – 2013, Home Office in Cold Spring, NY
Information Security Research and Consulting
The Tor Project / Research Scientist
2010 – 2011, Home Office in Cold Spring, NY
Research into censorship circumvention and free speech technology.
ETH Zürich / Research Assistant
2008 – 2010, Zürich, Switzerland
Doctoral research on security and privacy of implantable medical devices and RFID leading to 3 publications in venues such as ACM CCS and Usenix Security.
IBM Research Zürich / Researcher
2007 – 2009, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Research on security and privacy technology such as anonymous credentials leading to 3 peer reviewed publications and 2 patent filings (1 granted).
University of Massachusetts Amherst / Research Assistant
2004 – 2007, Amherst, MA
Research on security and privacy leading to 5 peer reviewed publications.
Riverdale Country School / Teacher, Administrative staff member
2000 – 2004, Bronx, NY
Education
ETH Zürich / Doctoral Research (ABD)
2008 – 2010, Zürich, Switzerland
Thesis topic: Security and Privacy of Embedded Devices
University of Massachusetts Amherst / M. S. in Computer Science
2004 – 2007, Amherst, MA
Thesis topic: Cloning Resistant Anonymous Credentials
Yale University / B.S. in Computer Science
1996 -2000, New Haven, CT
Awards & Patents
IEEE Security and Privacy Best Paper Award
2008, Oakland, CA
Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: Software Radio Attacks and Zero-Power Defenses
Cryptographic Encoding and Decoding of Secret Data
Pub Date 2010, US Patent No.: 2010/0142704
Selected Media Coverage
“A Heart Device Is Found Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks”
The New York Times, March 12, 2008
“Heart-Device Hacking Risks Seen”
The Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2008
“Researchers See Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards”
The New York Times, October 23, 2006