Summary
Sean Heath is a cybersecurity test engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience across embedded systems, cloud, and cyber-physical environments, currently at Decision Point Security after a decade leading security at Vigilant Cyber Systems. A former Marine and electrical/computer engineer, he blends field-proven leadership with deep technical expertise in hardware/firmware analysis, reverse engineering, and penetration testing for avionics, ICS/OT, and IoT. He has personally discovered 50+ critical vulnerabilities, authored widely used tools including the GoGoGadget toolkit (presented at Black Hat USA 2022), and helped win and execute multi‑million dollar DoD contracts. Certified as an advanced security professional and industrial control security specialist, Sean builds automated CI/CD testing standards and is integrating AI/ML for naval monitoring—work that pairs offensive research with robust remediation strategies. His background in the Navy and diverse engineering roles gives him a pragmatic, safety-first perspective on securing complex, safety-critical systems.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Cybersecurity - Cyber Physical Systems, Masters Cybersecurity - Cyber Physical Systems at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Computer Engineering - Double Major, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Computer Engineering - Double Major at University of Maine