Hunter Barnard

Hunter Barnard is an experienced Offensive Operations AI Security Engineer at Nelnet, leading the company's inaugural AI/ML red-team program focused on adversarial machine learning attacks. With a strong background in penetration testing and ethical hacking, Hunter has held positions at Synack, Inc. as a Red Team Member and at CampusGuard as a Penetration Tester. Previous roles include a Junior Offensive Security Engineer at Cyber Defense Labs and a Security Analyst at Summit Security Group, where Hunter conducted various security assessments and vulnerability tests. Hunter holds a Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security from Grand Canyon University and has developed skills in programming, graphic design, and automation through prior roles in software development and design.