About
who am i#
- Professionally …
- I’m seeking out my next main thing!
- I was Head of Security at IonQ, a quantum computing company (2021-2026)
- I founded Jemurai in 2012 and ran it for 12 years
- We built SecurityProgram.io, a SaaS security platform 2019->
- I wrote a book Building an Agile Security Program
- I sold Jemurai & SPIO to Crux Security in 2024
- Side projects include
- A data, science, medicine and AI focused lab called katdl.com
- I’m into challenging dominant paradigms with Subversive Software
- Programmer Hacker
- I am a former OWASP Board Chair, Chapter Leader, Project Leader
- Various open source projects (OWASP Glue, OFF, Crush, S3S2)
- Interests
- Responsibilities: Social Justice, Feminist, LGBTQ+ Ally, Anti-Racist, Climate, Education
- Staying Active: Running, Soccer, Tennis, Peloton, Yoga
- Reading: Sci Fi, History, Nature, Business
- Math and Science
- Meditation, Shodo, Haiku
- Tinkering with EDM (djsegfault.com)
- I also like to play all sorts of music on bass, drums, guitar and piano
languages#
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)