Summary
Patrick D is a Chapter Lead in Offensive Security and Threat Intelligence based in Auckland with eight years of hands-on experience across red, purple and blue team operations. He leads a 15-person chapter at Spark New Zealand, blending technical leadership, people management and practical adversary emulation to harden large-scale corporate environments. His background spans incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management and security automation (Bash/Python), with earlier network engineering experience that gives him a strong systems-level perspective. Holding two master’s degrees in cyber and advanced computer science, he pairs rigorous academic training with day-to-day SOC and SIRT delivery. Colleagues know him as a lifelong learner who moves fluidly between strategic program leadership and detailed technical tinkering.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Advanced Computer Science, UK Merit, Master’s Degree, Advanced Computer Science, UK Merit at The University of Manchester
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Technology at Xidian University
Master’s Degree, Cyber Security, First Class Honours, Master’s Degree, Cyber Security, First Class Honours at University of Waikato
English, Chinese