Blake Rash

Blake Rash has an extensive work history in the field of cybersecurity and information technology. They most recently worked as an Offensive Cyber Operator at SIXGEN starting in March 2023. Prior to that, they served as a Security Engineer at Anodyne Security from December 2021 to March 2023.

Before joining Anodyne Security, Blake worked at SpearTip, where they held multiple roles. They started as a Sales Associate at MetroPCS in January 2018 and worked there until October 2019. Following that, they joined Retail Technology Group as a Computer Repair Technician from October 2019 to March 2020. They then moved on to Charter Communications as a Desktop Support Technician and System Administrator from May 2020 to October 2020.

Blake's career in cybersecurity began at Anodyne Security, where they served as a Security Analyst from May 2019 to November 2020. Prior to that, they held positions at SpearTip as a Security Analyst from November 2020 to May 2021, an Information Technology Analyst from May 2021 to October 2021, and an Information Technology Manager from October 2021 to December 2021.

Blake Rash started their education at North St. Francois County High School, where they obtained a High School Diploma from 2015 to 2018. They then attended Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2018 and 2019 but transferred out without completing a degree in Computer Science. From 2019 to 2022, Blake attended Western Governors University and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

In terms of certifications, Blake obtained the following:

- Red Team Operator certification from Zero-Point Security Ltd in February 2023.

- Practical Network Penetration Tester certification from TCM Security in September 2022.

- CompTIA Project+ Certification from CompTIA in July 2022.

- EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES) certification from EC-Council in April 2022.

- ITIL Foundation Level certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice in March 2021.

- Microsoft Technology Associate: Networking Fundamentals (MTA) certification from Microsoft in September 2019.

- Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification from (ISC)² in September 2022.

- CompTIA CySA+ ce Certification from CompTIA in March 2022.

- CompTIA A+ certification from CompTIA in July 2020.

- CompTIA Network+ certification from CompTIA in November 2020.

- CompTIA PenTest+ certification from CompTIA in February 2021.

- CompTIA Security+ certification from CompTIA in March 2021.