About Me
Hi there 🥝 I’m Kiwi!
I have fun breaking things and making them work in different ways.
I currently do vulnerability research and create CTF challenges, and build medical devices on the side (based on the NRF54L15 chip).
Previously, I was on the AI Red Team as a security engineer at an AI company, and worked in embedded systems vulnerability research, specializing in novel ARM-based devices.
You’ll notice that beyond this, there isn’t much else about me on this site. I give this site out to everyone, so I try to make it somewhat non-trivial for bad faith actors to act in bad faith. If you cared enough, you’ll find out who I am anyways though. Good luck!
Volunteering and Communities
- DEF CON Goon: NFO 2023, XZBT 2024, VEND 2nd Lead 2025
- FRC: I mentor two teams in my area. Highly Recommend.
- HackPack: I was an officer for 2 years, and President 2023-2024.
- HackPackCTF (2021-2025): I've made rev, pwn, web, android, OSINT, and LLM challenges while on this team.
- CackalackyCon Staff: I run the Crypto Challenge, 2023-Present.
- PhotonVision Site: A cute lil site for a cute lil FRC Program.
Hobbies
In my free time, I enjoy:
- Playing PC Games. Current favourite game is A Story About My Uncle.
- Taking care of Zuko.
- Taking risks with people for shits and giggles.
- Organizing security conferences (DEF CON, BSIDES RDU, CackalackyCon, ShmooCon).
- Building DEF CON Badges and convincing airline staff to troll people.
- Making friends with strangers.
Let me know how I can support - kiwi @ the current URL you’re on is my email <3
Beyond this page, the stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.
Nothing I say here, on my social media, or in person in any way represents the view of anyone I work for or with.