who am i#

  • Was Head of Security at IonQ, a quantum computing company, from 2021-2025
  • Now doing anything helpful with security @ IonQ.
  • Founded Jemurai, SecurityProgram.io, katdl.com, and Subversive Software.
  • Programmer / Hacker
  • Former OWASP Board Chair, Chapter Leader, Project Leader
  • Runner / Soccer / Tennis / Peloton / Yoga
  • Social Justice, Feminist, LGBTQ+ Ally, Anti-Racist
  • Reader - Sci Fi, History, Nature, Business
  • Math and Science
  • Meditator, Shodo, Haiku
  • Protagonist (ENFJ)
  • Tinkering Musician (djsegfault.com)

languages#

Cobol -> Perl -> Java -> Ruby -> Clojure -> Golang -> Python

martial arts#

Kendo / Aikido / Judo

spoken languages#

Japanese / Telugu / Spanish

education#

  • Brown University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS in CS)

connect#