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Tom is the Executive Director – Consulting at Secure Ideas, where he leads consulting services focused on helping organizations strengthen their security programs, improve secure development practices, and reduce real-world risk. Previously, he served as Senior Director of Professional Services at Snyk, Vice President of Consulting at Bishop Fox, a globally recognized offensive security firm, and Senior Manager of Penetration Testing at Veracode. Over his career, Tom has held diverse roles as a penetration tester, security consultant, and leader of vulnerability management, application security, and security awareness programs. He has more than 24 years of experience in information technology, including 19 years specializing in cybersecurity and offensive security.

• Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
• Vulnerability Management
• Application Security
• Security Awareness Programs 
• Leadership and Team Building

• Founder and host of the Shared Security Podcast for over 15 years
• Frequent speaker at cybersecurity conferences worldwide
• Former OWASP project leader and Community SANS instructor
• United States Marine Corps Veteran 1993-1997

• Bachelor of Science, Information Technology from University of Phoenix
• CISSP, GWAPT, MSCE