James McLean

James McLean has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. James started their career in 2004 as a PHP Programmer at Bull Media. James then worked as a Lead Programmer at Empress Marketing, where they developed various websites and created a custom PHP framework. In 2007, they joined Internode as a Perl Programmer. Later that year, they became a PHP Programmer at education.au, where they worked on a web 2.0 Social Networking site, specializing in Drupal modules development.

In 2008, James worked as a Web Developer at Iugo Pty Ltd before transitioning to the University of South Australia in 2009. At the university, they held the role of Senior Information Technologist, primarily focusing on Learning and Teaching systems. James also performed code reviews, manual penetration testing, and designed secure protocols for application communication.

In 2018, James joined DXC Technology as a Security Consultant, specializing in Penetration Testing for web applications and networks. James worked with large customers, including the Australian Federal Government and corporations. James also conducted source code reviews and exploit development for vulnerabilities.

In 2019, James briefly worked as a Casual Lecturer at the University of South Australia, teaching the Security Architecture course within the Masters of Cyber Security program.

Most recently, James has been employed at Bugcrowd, where they held the positions of Principal Application Security Engineer and currently serves as a Senior Manager of Security Operations.

Overall, James McLean has gained extensive experience in various roles, including security operations, application security, penetration testing, lecturing, and web development.

James McLean's education history includes the following:

- James attended Urrbrae Agricultural High School from 1994 to 1999, where they completed Year 12.

- In 2007, they briefly studied Computing and Information Science at the University of South Australia.

- In 2008, they obtained a Sun Certified Solaris Associate certification from a school not specified, focusing on Sun Certified Solaris Associate.

- In the same year, they also achieved a Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE) certification from Zend, specializing in PHP5.

In addition to their formal education, James has obtained several certifications, including:

- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) from Offensive Security in May 2017.

- Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP) from Offensive Security in February 2018.

- Crest CRT from CREST - www.crest-approved.org in September 2018.

- ITIL v3 Foundation from ITIL Certified in January 2011.

- James also holds a Sun Solaris Certified Associate certification from Sun Microsystems and a Zend Certified PHP5 certification from Zend, although the dates and institutions for these certifications are not provided.