Summary
Ian Rash is a web developer and pentester with 13 years of hands-on experience building and securing web systems while authoring technical exploit write-ups and blog content. Based in Dunsmuir, California, he currently develops web products at sol.vin and leads technical writing and penetration testing at 0x42424242.in, blending offensive security skills with pragmatic engineering. His background spans device repair and firmware work—refurbishing scanners and scripting workflows—which informs a practical, hardware-aware perspective on software security. Ian has automated ops tasks from network device backups to drive-wipe tracking solutions, showing a knack for tooling that saves time and enforces auditability. Trained in computer science with additional certification in Crystal language, he pairs low-level curiosity with web-focused development. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex security findings into clear, actionable technical documentation.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Irvine Valley College
Computer Science, Computer Science at Saddleback College
Certificate, Crystal Programming Language, Passed, Certificate, Crystal Programming Language, Passed at Crystal Code Camp 2017
English