Richard Brown

Richard Brown has a diverse work experience history, starting as an Inside Sales/Technical Support at Vector Electrical Sales Lc in 2007, then moving to the security sector as a Security Officer at Whelan Security in 2009. Richard then transitioned to project management as an Assistant Project Manager at Rjp Electric in 2010. Richard then moved on to law enforcement, serving as a Police Officer and later as a Police Detective in the Intelligence Division at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from 2010 to 2015. Following that, they worked as an Information Security Analyst at MasterCard from 2015 to 2016 before transitioning to IT Business Risk Analyst at Mercy from 2016 to 2017. Richard then progressed to consulting roles focusing on attack and penetration teams at Focal Point Data Risk from 2017 to 2021. Currently, they hold leadership positions at Bishop Fox, starting as a Senior Adversarial Operator before stepping into roles as Operator Team Lead and Threat Enablement & Analysis Team Lead, showcasing their expertise in cybersecurity and threat analysis.

Richard Brown holds a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from Lindenwood University, obtained between 2014 and 2016. Prior to that, they earned an Associate's Degree in Electrical System Design from Ranken Technical College between 2005 and 2007. In addition, they have obtained several certifications in various fields, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Splunk Certified Admin, Splunk Certified Power User, Certified Ethical Hacker, and CCENT.