Luke Arntson
Senior Principal Consultant at Basilisk Security and Training LLC
Westerville, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolLuke Arntson is a Senior Principal Consultant and founder with 11 years of hands-on experience in security consulting, reverse engineering, and penetration testing, now advising clients through MedSec and his own firm, Basilisk Security & Training. He began as a C++ systems developer and evolved into a multidisciplinary practitioner fluent in C++, Java, JavaScript/React, Python, Ruby, and C#, blending deep software engineering with offensive security expertise. His background includes thick-client reverse engineering at Synopsys/Cigital and practical UI and firmware work—from React frontends to contributing embedded firmware for the RP2040-based GP2040-CE gamepad project. Luke’s profile combines small-business leadership with research-grade technical depth, and he’s equally comfortable tracing low-level input handling as he is advising on enterprise network assessments. Based in Westerville, Ohio, he brings a hardware hobbyist’s curiosity to security engagements, often uncovering issues others miss.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Masters of Computer Science Computer Science, Masters of Computer Science Computer Science at Colorado State UniversityBachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at Central Washington University
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
OpenStickCommunity/GP2040-CE
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
Multi-Platform Gamepad Firmware for Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 boards
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:56 releases, 644 reviews, 29 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Luke primarily contributed to the firmware of a multi-platform gamepad controller. Their work focused on implementing and refining core functionalities, including SOCD (Simultaneous Opposite Cardinal Directions) fixes, dual directional input configurations, and player number assignments. The commits reflect modifications to core system files, input handling, and configuration options, demonstrating a deep understanding of the gamepad's firmware architecture and low-level hardware interactions. They updated the firmware version and web interface and made various fixes to improve stability and functionality.
arcadecontrollerfirmwaregamepadjoystick
arntsonl/OpenFightStick
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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