Forrest W
Offensive Security Engineer at Synack, Inc.
United States
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Top SchoolForrest W is an Offensive Security Engineer with a decade of hands-on IT experience spanning network operations, incident response, and systems administration. Currently at Synack, he scopes penetration tests and mentors researchers while translating customer needs into actionable security assessments. His background includes running NOC operations for distributed energy systems and leading incident command for production services, giving him practical expertise in high-pressure troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination. Certified across foundational and specialized security credentials (A+, Net+, Linux+, Sec+, CySA+, CEH, Pentest+) and an OSCP student, he blends defensive ops knowledge with offensive testing skills. A former developer comfortable in Ruby, JS, and Java, he pairs scripting ability with deep operational context to find and exploit real-world gaps. Outside work he stays active with yoga and endurance sports, a discipline that mirrors his methodical approach to security research.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Penetration Testing, Penetration Testing at Evolve Security AcademyHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Memphis University SchoolTrade School / Coding Boot Camp Software and Web Developement, Trade School / Coding Boot Camp Software and Web Developement at Dev BootcampBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics (with a minor in Philosophy), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics (with a minor in Philosophy) at University of Colorado Boulder
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Github Skills (12)
vanilla-javascript10
javascript9
braintree5
rails3
ruby3
ruby-on-rails3
react2
laravel2
php2
css2
chat2
typescript1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
fwortham4/phase-0-tracks
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:61 PRs, 46 pushes, 31 branches in 1 month
fwortham4/fwortham4.github.io
Apr 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:12 PRs, 15 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 3 months
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