Michael Deplante
Manager, Vulnerability Research at TrendAI Zero Day Initiative
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Deplante is a Staff Researcher at Trend Zero Day Initiative with eight years of focused experience in vulnerability research and responsible disclosure. He progressed through roles from intern to staff researcher at ZDI, consistently discovering and reporting zero-day vulnerabilities and producing proofs-of-concept, advisories, and detection guidance. While an undergrad at Champlain College he reported over 100 zero-day vulnerabilities to ZDI, illustrating an early and prolific aptitude for offensive security. Based in Seattle, he blends deep reverse-engineering skills (Windbg, IDA) with practical SOC and IDS experience from his early career. Michael’s work emphasizes vendor-agnostic, impact-focused research that helps vendors and the wider security community remediate critical flaws. His background suggests a rare combination of high-volume discovery skill and polished public advisories that improve real-world defenses.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Champlain CollegeComputer Science, Computer Science at University of Hartford
Github Skills (12)
poc10
exploit10
scada10
cve10
vulnerability9
rpc8
proofs8
metasploit8
automation3
security3
consumption3
python2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
thezdi/binaryninja
Feb 2022 - Mar 2025
binary ninja related code
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
zdi-team/metasploit-framework
Sep 2020 - Jul 2024
Metasploit Framework
Contributions:4 pushes in 3 years 10 months
metasploit
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