Summary
Brian R is a senior game application security analyst with 12 years of experience protecting player experiences and platform integrity across studios and large enterprises. Currently at Sony Interactive Entertainment, he focuses on research-driven guidance and cross-team collaboration to harden PlayStation studios’ games and services. His background spans hands-on roles at Bungie—from playtesting and client testing to SDET and analyst positions—giving him deep, practical insight into game development pipelines and the real-world attack surface. He’s also handled high-pressure SOC escalations and threat analysis in the insurance and security spaces, demonstrating versatility across incident response and proactive engineering. Known for translating player-facing issues into actionable security improvements, he brings a rare combination of QA, development, and security expertise that helps teams ship safer, more resilient games. Based in Lynnwood, Washington, Brian pairs operational rigor with a player-first perspective that keeps both fun and integrity top priorities.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Hunter College
University of Rochester
HS, HS at University School