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
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The Triforce of Initial Access
Unlock the power of Microsoft Office with the ultimate Red Teaming toolkit, leveraging Evilginx, ROADtools, TeamFiltration, and Bobber to gain unparalleled…
Dungeons and Daemons
Play Roll for Initiative. Hack the Planet.Dungeons & Daemons is a cybersecurity RPG that drops you into the boots of a Red Team operator on a live…
You Had Us at the First Alert: A Guide to Finding Frequently Missed Detections
Join us for this webinar to get a clearer picture of where your detection coverage has blind spots and a practical roadmap for closing them before a real…
Benchmarking Self-Hosted LLMs for Offensive Security
We put LLMs to the test—let's find out how good AI is at hacking! We walk through six simple challenges with intentionally naïve setups to test how capable…
TrustedSec Livestream - AMA: Detection Engineering in 2026 and Beyond with John Dwyer
Come prepared with your questions and walk away with actionable knowledge to sharpen your detection capabilities.
IAM the Captain Now – Hijacking Azure Identity Access
I decided to spend some research time diving in depth into Identity and Access Management (IAM) within Microsoft Azure. I am going to show you within this blog…
Building a Detection Foundation: Part 5 - Correlation in Practice
From Data Sources to DetectionWe've covered a lot of ground in this series: Windows Security events for logon tracking and process execution; PowerShell…
Security Noise - A Goblin, a Ghost, and a Ninja Walk into the Azure Bar
On this episode, Geoff and Skyler are joined by NyxGeek to discuss his suite of Azure bypass techniques. Since these techniques leave no trace, what does it…
Reduce Repetition and Free up Time With Mobile File Extractor
If you do the same thing three times, automate it. Introducing Mobile Data Extractor, a Python tool that handles the repetitive work of mobile app data…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - March 2026
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter March MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
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