Rich Surgenor
Software Engineer at Knot
Greater New Orleans Region United States
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Top SchoolRich Surgenor is a software engineer and vulnerability researcher with nine years of hands-on experience in reverse engineering, exploit discovery, and systems-level debugging. Starting with C++ and Java at age 11, he progressed from building game server scripts to dissecting network packets and using tools like IDA to solve memory, synchronization, and low-level protocol puzzles. He has held roles at Battelle and Radiance Technologies focused on vulnerability research and reverse engineering, and currently contributes engineering work at Knot. Based in Greater New Orleans, he combines formal computer engineering training from Auburn with practical pentesting and debugging instincts, often enjoying the forensic aspects of software behavior that most engineers avoid.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering at Auburn University
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Github Skills (41)
linux-kernel9
kernel9
linux8
perf7
cisco6
scriptable6
airpods6
sandbox6
reverse-engineering5
virtual-machine5
qemu5
python5
static-analysis4
instrumentation4
windows4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
richsurgenor/project-needle
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:107 commits, 73 pushes, 8 branches in 3 months
richsurgenor/jumper
Jun 2018 - May 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
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