I grew up in central Oklahoma where my interest in computers began at an early age. I started working with network technologies in the early 90s when to get Internet you had to dial up, telnet, and reverse PPP connections across many sessions. I attended the University of Oklahoma where I obtained a BS in Business and Aviation. I went to work for the airlines as a pilot while continuing my research and consulting work as well. I spent time as a red team specialist and then slowly transferred over to the other side in protecting networks and data. Currently I can be found traveling around, consulting and helping others try to secure their networks.