Frank Rietta
Founder & CEO at DevelopIntelligence, a Pluralsight Company
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolFrank Rietta is a seasoned computer scientist and founder-CEO with 14+ years of professional experience and a deep specialization in application security and DevSecOps. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, he leads Rietta to build and maintain secure software while advising and testifying as a computer science expert witness in state and federal litigation. Frank combines hands-on back-end and database engineering—demonstrated by security-focused contributions to the widely used RubyGems platform—with practical training experience delivering corporate cybersecurity courses for Fortune 500 teams. A public speaker and long-time organizer of the Atlanta Ruby Users’ Group, he advocates for embedding security into development long before it was fashionable. He holds an MS in Information Security from Georgia Tech and brings a pragmatic, test-driven approach to preventing breaches and reducing risk. Outside work he’s a black belt in Hapkido, reflecting a disciplined, tactical mindset he applies to security challenges.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, MS Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Georgia Institute of TechnologyUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaNo Degree, No Degree at Georgia State University
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Github Skills (9)
postgresql10
sql10
database-design10
ruby10
package-manager9
rails8
ruby-on-rails8
unit-test7
unit-testing7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rubygems/rubygems.org
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
The Ruby community's gem hosting service.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 47 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Frank's contributions primarily revolve around improving the security of the RubyGems platform, specifically addressing potential typo-squatting attacks. They implemented a new method to detect and prevent typo-squatting by comparing gem names with variations based on - and _ characters. This involved modifications to the database schema, including adding an index for efficient lookups within PostgreSQL. The user also refactored database queries and adjusted tests to ensure the new security measures function correctly.
ruby-on-railshostingrubygemsrailsruby
rietta/git_time_extractor
Feb 2012 - Jul 2015
Analyzes Git repository commit logs to compute developer working hours, weekly activity, and to detect death marches in software development.
Contributions:76 commits, 2 PRs, 16 pushes in 3 years 5 months
git-repositorydeathversion-controllibgit2working-hours
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