Irene S.

Irene S. has a diverse work experience starting with their most recent role as a Senior Technical Pentest Manager at Bugcrowd, where they are currently employed. Prior to this, they worked as a Technical Pentest Manager and a Security Solutions Consultant at the same company. Irene also gained experience as a Security Solutions Intern at Bugcrowd.

Before joining Bugcrowd, Irene worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, where they supported courses in Operating Systems and Network Security.

Irene's earlier experiences include working as a Graider at The Graide Network, a Junior K2 and SharePoint Developer at Xcelerate Consulting, and a Full Stack Intern in an Observer Role at STEM-Away.

Overall, Irene S. has a varied background in cyber security, teaching, consulting, and development roles.

Irene S. completed their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Visual and Performing Arts at Alfred University. Irene then pursued their Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Minnesota.

Afterwards, Irene enrolled at New York University, where they are currently working towards a Master of Science (MS) degree in Cybersecurity, which they are expected to complete in 2023.

In addition to their formal education, Irene has obtained various certifications. Irene received the NSA-CAE Defense certification from NYU Tandon School of Engineering in July 2023. Irene also completed the CodePath Remote Cybersecurity Course in Web Application Pen Testing offered by CodePath in May 2022. Irene holds the NYU Cyber Fellows Industry Badge - Cyber STRIKE 2021 - Loan Shark, which they obtained in September 2021 from NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Furthermore, Irene has earned several badges. Irene achieved the Battle Fortress Badge in June 2021 and the Unix Badge from PentesterLab in June 2021. In January 2021, they obtained the NYU Cyber Fellows Industry Badge - Digital Cyber Academy with Immersive Labs from NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Before their formal education in cybersecurity, Irene acquired basic and intermediate proficiency in programming. Irene achieved the C++ (Basic), Java (Basic), and Java (Intermediate) certifications from HackerRank in September 2020.