Philip Hartlieb
Co-Founder at Black Lantern Security LLC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Hartlieb is a cybersecurity entrepreneur and co-founder with 11 years of experience leading offensive security and red team operations from Charleston, SC. He co-founded Black Lantern Security and BLS Government Services after a multi-year tenure directing Red Team Services for the U.S. Department of Defense, bringing government-grade adversary simulation to commercial clients. His background blends rigorous technical depth—anchored by a PhD in Materials Science and early postdoctoral research—with hands-on security engineering and program leadership. Philip has a track record of translating complex technical risk into practical, auditable mitigation strategies for mission-critical environments. Comfortable operating at the intersection of research, operations, and business, he leverages academic rigor to innovate in applied security. Colleagues describe him as a founder who pairs technical credibility with an operator’s focus on deliverable outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Materials Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Physics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Physics at SUNY Geneseo
Github Skills (30)
scanner10
active10
neo4j10
recursion10
port-scanning9
hacking9
threat-intelligence9
cli9
pypi9
pentesting9
pip9
command-line-tool8
python8
automation-framework8
automation8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
pjhartlieb/recon-and-mapping
Nov 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:20 pushes in 2 years 4 months
pjhartlieb/rummage
Sep 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:6 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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