EXPERIENCE
Melvin started as a C# Azure developer and integrations consultant after finishing his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering in 2018. During his time as a developer, he got hands-on experience with rapidly creating and deploying critical backend infrastructure for an international client base. It was during this period Melvin started to pursue his goal of transiting into offensive security. By the end of 2019, Melvin broke into the HackTheBox cybersecurity platform “Hall Of Fame” and successfully landed a job as a Penetration tester in January 2020. While working as a penetration tester, Melvin has contributed to the infosec community by releasing open-source and offensively-targeted C# based tools and techniques.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Melvin is an active blogger and developer of open-source C# based offensive tooling. In 2020 he held a talk about the “AMSI.fail” project at the RootCon conference and released multiple open-source tools such as BetterSafetyKatz, SharpAppLocker, and NetLoader. Melvin is also the creator and maintainer of the SharpCollection project, a project which utilizes Azure DevOps PipeLines to automatically released pre-compiled binaries of all significant offensive C# projects, triggered by updates from their respective master branch.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
The Triforce of Initial Access
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Queen City Conference
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CUI and Export Controls
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Privacy on the Modern Web
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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker - What are smart device security risks?
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Leash Your LLM: Rolling Out Claude and Copilot Securely
Join our experts as they break down the essential security considerations for Claude Desktop and Microsoft Copilot and how to safely rollout desktop AI use in…
BSides Columbus 2026
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The Quiet Phase: Why Active Directory Group Enumeration Deserves Your Attention
Most teams watch the door; the window gets less attention. In this blog, we cover how auditing Active Directory group enumeration surfaces attacker…
News 5 Cleveland - Cleveland warns of scammers posing as city employees, demanding thousands
When a scam asks for far too much, that’s often how it gets caught. Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone joins News 5 Cleveland to discuss the City of…
Three Flags and a Funeral: Are CTFs Dead?
Is AI the end of CTFs, or just their next evolution? AI is making its way into every corner of technology and CTFs are no exception, but what does this mean…
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