Tom E

Tom E. has a strong background in cybersecurity and information technology. Tom currently works as a Senior Security Engineer at Skolem Technologies since June 2022. Prior to this, they were a Red Team Founding Member and Technical Lead at Principal Financial Group from January 2019 to June 2022, where they provided technical leadership for Principal Financial's internal Red Team. Tom also served as a Red Team Founding Member at Northern Trust Corporation from July 2015 to December 2018, where they assisted with the creation and operation of the internal threat simulation team. Before that, Tom worked as an Information Security Consultant and Penetration Testing Manager at Plante Moran, PLLC from October 2010 to July 2015, specializing in penetration testing for the financial and healthcare industries. Tom also founded the IT consulting firm SMB IT Solutions, focusing on open-source solutions for small and medium businesses. Tom started their career at Plante & Moran, PLLC in a technology services role from 2006 until 2010, where they performed systems administration, LDAP administration, and system deployment.

Tom E. has a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, with a concentration in Network Administration and Database Administration from the University of Cincinnati. Tom obtained this degree, although the start and end years are unknown. Additionally, they hold a certification as a Certified Ethical Hacker, which was obtained from EC-Council in June 2013.