Dan Staples
Principal Software Engineer at Barghest Research Group
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolDan Staples is a Principal Software Engineer and offensive security specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience building custom tooling, implants, and resilient infrastructure to emulate and defend against sophisticated adversaries. Based in Baltimore, he has led full-scope red team engagements, enterprise penetration tests, and secure migrations while also standing up IT and cyber programs for mission-driven organizations—preventing any successful attacks during his tenure at the National Network of Abortion Funds. He blends low-level systems programming in C, Go, Rust, and Python with automation (Ansible) and cloud/CDN deployments to deliver reproducible, operational-grade tooling. At Barghest Research Group he now focuses on open source projects that advance mobile forensics and protect journalists and human rights defenders from state-backed surveillance. Known for mentoring teams and translating complex technical findings into clear executive guidance, he pairs deep offensive tradecraft with a commitment to privacy and human rights.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Women's and Gender Studies, Master of Science - MS Women's and Gender Studies at Towson UniversityUMBC
Spanish
Github Skills (200)
one-time10
python10
authentication10
rest-api10
edtech10
lambda-functions10
spreadsheet10
docker-build10
harmony10
api10
tunneling10
database10
build-script10
privoxy10
endpoint-security10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
dismantl/acab-status
Oct 2021 - Sep 2023
Contributions:3904 pushes, 2 branches, 854 comments in 1 year 11 months
openjusticebaltimore/BPDWatch
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022
Baltimore fork of https://github.com/lucyparsons/OpenOversight
Contributions:232 commits, 8 PRs, 105 pushes in 3 years 10 months
javabaltimore
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