Sandra Escandor-O'Keefe

Sandra Escandor-O'Keefe has a diverse work experience in the field of security and software development. Sandra started their career as a Software Developer Intern at Research In Motion in 2008. Sandra then worked as a Design Engineer at Evertz in 2010, followed by a role as a Software Developer at Intel Security from 2011 to 2015.

In 2015, Sandra joined Verafin as a Software Developer, where they developed new features and fixes for data extraction processes. Sandra also took the initiative to spread software security awareness by starting a CTF team and leading discussions on security topics.

From 2016 to 2019, Sandra worked at Fastly, first as a Security Engineer and then as an Offensive Security Engineer. In these roles, they performed security code reviews, conducted vulnerability assessments, and proposed and tracked remediation plans. Sandra also collaborated on defining threat models and participated in purple-team exercises to improve internal security programs.

In 2018, Sandra took on a role as an Adjunct Instructor at UC Davis Extension. Sandra was responsible for creating the course outline and developing course content for a security-related course.

Overall, Sandra Escandor-O'Keefe has demonstrated a strong background in security and software development throughout their professional career.

Sandra Escandor-O'Keefe attended McMaster University from 2005 to 2010, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering. As part of their program, they completed a 16-month internship.