François Proulx

François Proulx has a diverse work experience in the field of technology and security. François is currently working as a Senior Product Security Engineer at boostsecurity.io. Previously, they held the roles of Senior Advisor and Vice President of Logistics and CTF Challenge Designer at NorthSec, where they contributed to event logistics and designed challenges for the computer and network security competition. François also worked as an AppSec, DevSecOps & Blockchain Threat Researcher at dfuse and as a Security Advisor at Diagram Ventures.

François Proulx also has experience as the Founder and CEO of Elliptica Security Inc., where they provided application security consulting services to guide startups in integrating security into their product development processes. François has worked at McAfee as a Product Security Champion in the Safe Identity division, leading the creation of a security program and managing a team of application security experts. François has also contributed to various activities such as threat modeling, secure coding training, and code review.

Before that, François Proulx worked at PasswordBox as an Application Security Specialist, overseeing the secure development lifecycle of the company's product across multiple platforms. François was responsible for security auditing, architecture design review, and secure coding training.

François Proulx's earlier experiences include working at Bell as a Senior Applications Developer, where they set up the technical aspects of a team developing mobile applications. François also worked as an iOS Development Trainer at CRIM and as an iOS app developer/architect at One Point Technology, where they developed popular iPhone apps and made contributions to various other projects.

Overall, François Proulx has a strong background in product security, application security, and mobile development, with experience in leadership, consulting, and training roles.

François Proulx started their education at Cégep de Drummondville in 2000, where they obtained a DEC in Computer Science in 2003. Following this, they attended École de technologie supérieure from 2003 to 2008 and earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in IT Engineering.