whoami
I’ve spent the last 8+ years working in offensive security, with a strong focus on red team adversary emulation, Active Directory attacks, and binary exploitation / reverse engineering. I’ve led multi-day authorized red team exercises simulating APT TTPs, run purple team engagements to tune SIEM/EDR detection, and worked across SAST/DAST and secure code review in regulated enterprise environments. Currently based in Dubai, working as a Senior Red Team Operator.
Outside of client work, I compete in CTFs (HackTheBox Hall of Fame, TryHackMe top 1%) and do independent research on exploit development and offensive tooling, published at r3vpwnx.space.
Certifications
- Certified Red Team Lead (CRTL / CRTO II)
- Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
- Certified Red Team Expert (CRTE)
- Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP)
- Certified Red Team Analyst (CRTA)
- Certified Active Directory Pentesting Expert (CAPE)
- OffSec Certified Professional Plus (OSCP+)
- OffSec Certified Expert (OSCE)
- Certified Reverse Engineer (eCRE)
- Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS)
- Certified Penetration Tester eXtreme (eCPTX)
- CEH Master (CEHv12 + Practical)
- Lead Implementer — ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Trainings
- 2024 - HackerOps @ Ralph May, Antisyphon Training
- 2024 - Enterprise Attacker Emulation and C2 Implant Development @ Joff Thyer, Antisyphon Training
- 2024 - Active Defense & Cyber Deception @ John Strand, Antisyphon Training
- 2024 - Attack Emulation Tools: Atomic Red Team, CALDERA and More @ Carrie Roberts, Antisyphon Training
- 2024 - Advanced Offensive Tooling @ Chris Traynor, Antisyphon Training
- 2024 - Offensive Coding @ Mr.Un1k0d3r
- 2023 - Red Team & Operational Security @ Chetan Nayak, Dark Vortex
- 2023 - Offensive Tool Development @ Chetan Nayak, Dark Vortex
- 2023 - Malware on Steroids @ Chetan Nayak, Dark Vortex
- 2023 - SANS SEC565 – Red Team Operations and Adversary Emulation
- 2023 - White Knight Labs – Advanced Red Team Operations
- 2022 - Attacking and Defending Active Directory: Advanced Edition @ Nikhil Mittal
- 2022 - SANS SEC560 – Enterprise Penetration Testing
- 2022 - SANS SEC660 – Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking
- 2022 - SANS SEC760 – Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testing
- 2022 - Red Team Training @ Mr.Un1k0d3r
- 2021 - Creative Red Teaming @ Mandiant
- 2016 - Adversary Simulation and Red Team Tactics @ MDSec
