Experience
Current Role
Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos
"Securing the AI Cloud platform powering millions of AI-native applications globally"
Recent Highlights
- Led ecosystem response to React2Shell vulnerability with close collaboration across partners
- Launched $1M bug bounty program to harden firewall defenses
AI Security & Platform Evolution (2025)
- Led security architecture for Vercel's AI Cloud platform: v0 (3.5M users), AI Sandbox, and AI Gateway (100+ LLMs)
- Pioneered MicroVM security approaches for isolated AI workloads
- Established secure-by-default features for AI-native application development
- Guide compliance efforts including HIPAA, PCI DSS 4.0, and SOC 2 Type II certification
Advisory Positions
ZEST Security
Mar 2025 - Present · 10 mos
Nullify
Feb 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Community Leadership
Aug 2020 – Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Co-led security villages and capture-the-flag competitions at San Francisco's premier community-driven information security conference.
Previous Experience
Apr 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos
- Established MicroVM security foundations for cloud infrastructure
- Built secure-by-default features for the platform
Aug 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos
- Built in-house SIEM capabilities and enabled SecOps team through documentation and hands-on mentoring
- Led MicroVM security initiatives
Jul 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos
Focused on MicroVM security and cloud infrastructure protection.
2013 – 2018
Led OCR pipeline development that reduced loan-processing time by 15%. Work resulted in two US patents for optical character recognition improvements.
Patents
US 11,080,808 · Issued Aug 3, 2021
Techniques for automatically extracting text from images using OCR and storing the results as searchable metadata within the image file itself, improving document management systems.
US 10,719,700 · Issued Jul 21, 2020
Method for improving OCR accuracy by processing image header data in real-time as it streams, enabling more precise text recognition through better location determination.
Honors & Awards
United States Department of State · Feb 2012
The Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) is a highly competitive leadership development program that selects advanced degree candidates to begin challenging careers in the federal government.
Operation Noble Eagle
Awarded for service in Operation Noble Eagle, the U.S. military homeland defense operation launched on September 11, 2001 in response to the terrorist attacks. The operation mobilized thousands of National Guard and reserve personnel to secure military installations, airports, and critical infrastructure.