Summary
Neal Probert is a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer and Vehicle Security Operations Center lead with over three decades of embedded-systems and real-time software experience applied to automotive and medical domains. He specializes in vehicle telematics, V2X (DSRC and C-V2X) communications security, CAN, GPS, and automotive systems engineering, holding certifications from Auto-ISAC and SAE and advanced SANS training. At Nissan Technical Center North America he leads vehicle cyber investigations and represents programs with Auto-ISAC and SAE committees, combining hands-on reverse engineering with program-level coordination. Neal runs a telematics consultancy, ProbeStar, and brings practical experience from projects for US-DOT and industry collaborations such as Nissan LEAF/GE, highlighting a rare mix of standards work (J2735/J2945/IEEE P1609) and field safety deployments. An active security conference attendee and licensed ham radio operator (KD8NVN), he pairs deep protocol-level expertise with a long track record of technical leadership and tooling across C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, and software-defined radio.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee