Experience

Finite State

• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Oct 2017 - 6 years 3 months

  Columbus, Ohio Area We started Finite State in 2017 with the mission to protect the devices that power our modern lives by illuminating the vulnerabilities and threats within their complex software supply chains. Today, we have a team of world-class engineers working to solve the supply chain security problem in IoT and other connected devices. Using our automated firmware reverse engineering platform, users can reveal the threats and vulnerabilities inside their connected devices and their supply… Show more We started Finite State in 2017 with the mission to protect the devices that power our modern lives by illuminating the vulnerabilities and threats within their complex software supply chains. Today, we have a team of world-class engineers working to solve the supply chain security problem in IoT and other connected devices. Using our automated firmware reverse engineering platform, users can reveal the threats and vulnerabilities inside their connected devices and their supply chains. The Finite State platform allows both asset owners and device manufacturers to look inside these devices and see every vulnerability that has been introduced by their supply chain. We do this by automatically analyzing the firmware and software inside these connected devices using a state of the art reverse engineering pipeline that discovers everything from configuration issues to deeply embedded vulnerabilities in binaries. We provide the most extensive visibility into key areas of asset risk that are correlated to serious vulnerabilities and active threats including: default credentials, supply chain compromises, insecure network services, known and 0-day vulnerabilities, potential backdoors, and even vendor responsiveness to security issues. In 2019, Finite State conducted the most comprehensive, public analysis of the security of Huawei network equipment ever undertaken. The analysis was designed to provide supporting data to help answer security questions related to upcoming 5G deployments around the world. The results of this study were published in the reports and articles below: Show less



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• Netherlands
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product & Project Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

  Columbus, Ohio Area Description [redacted]



Battelle

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• CTO, Cyber Innovations

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2016

  Columbus, Ohio Area Technical and business lead for Battelle Cyber Innovations. Provides technical direction, oversight, and strategy for a team of 40+ cyber scientists, reverse engineers, and software engineers in developing innovative solutions to complex cyber problems for our defense, intelligence, and commercial clients. Responsibilities include: - Business development, including new customer acquisition within DOD and the IC - Capture management of proposals ranging from $500K to $500M+ -… Show more Technical and business lead for Battelle Cyber Innovations. Provides technical direction, oversight, and strategy for a team of 40+ cyber scientists, reverse engineers, and software engineers in developing innovative solutions to complex cyber problems for our defense, intelligence, and commercial clients. Responsibilities include: - Business development, including new customer acquisition within DOD and the IC - Capture management of proposals ranging from $500K to $500M+ - Technical oversight and portfolio management of more than a dozen federally-funded R&D projects - Management and technical oversight of a multimillion dollar annual internal R&D portfolio - Development of commercialization opportunities for Battelle's cyber technologies - Recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding more than 20 cyber scientists - Initial launch of the Cyber Innovations Business Unit including business plan development, market analysis, business development, resource planning, and new facility design

• Computer Scientist

  • Oct 2003 - Feb 2011

  Columbus, OH Software R&D lead for projects focused on graphics, simulation, embedded systems, reverse engineering, and cyber security. Highlights include: - Project manager and technical lead for multiple cyber programs for DOD and Intel clients - Awarded Battelle's 2010 Technical Achievement Award for technical and business innovations in cyber security - Participated in the Battelle Executive Leadership Lab - Technical lead for a corporate S&T initiative that resulted in the creation of… Show more Software R&D lead for projects focused on graphics, simulation, embedded systems, reverse engineering, and cyber security. Highlights include: - Project manager and technical lead for multiple cyber programs for DOD and Intel clients - Awarded Battelle's 2010 Technical Achievement Award for technical and business innovations in cyber security - Participated in the Battelle Executive Leadership Lab - Technical lead for a corporate S&T initiative that resulted in the creation of a new Cyber Business Unit - Capture lead for several cyber opportunities, resulting in more than $8M in new business - Led and mentored 8 junior staff on reverse engineering and VR tasks - Technical lead for several programs involving reverse engineering, vulnerability research, network programming, cryptography, and embedded systems - Technical lead for multiple real-time simulators for robotic systems