Hire Ground Coaches and Reviewers
Congratulations on realizing that we all need some help with our career search! We have two groups of experts ready to assist you. Join us 1500-1800 both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Career Coaching
Career coaches are established community professionals who will give you honest commentary on what to look for next in your career or help you strategize how to overcome certain challenges.
- Neal Anders Tuesday & Wednesday
With over 25 years experience in the Information Technology field, Neal has been involved in recruiting and security conferences for the past 10 years, volunteering and speaking. This year he's here in Vegas to break down your resume and build it back up again. Bring me a copy of your resume and be ready to take notes. - Jen Havermann Tuesday
A long time volunteer of BSidesLV and DEFCON community member - Will Baggett Tuesday
Will Baggett is the Director of Digital Forensics at Operation Safe Escape (volunteer role), a non-profit organization providing assistance to victims of domestic abuse. Will draws from his experience as a former CIA officer specializing in Technical and HUMINT Operations as well as a NATO SOF Cyber Security SME. His experience in the cyber industry covers the gamut from Y2k compliance to Log4J mitigation. He looks forward to assisting members of the BSides Las Vegas community with planning their next steps on their career path. - William Chu Tuesday
20 + years of Software Development Life Cycles experience. Embedded, drivers and Windows expert from Win 95 to Win 11. PMP certified - Owen Wright Wednesday
During my career so far, I have overseen and delivered complex and innovative penetration tests and red team exercises in a variety of business-critical environments. I have applied this experience to help develop and launch new and innovative testing services, including some of the first large-scale modern red team exercises in the UK. My expertise is based on a solid foundation as a technical practitioner, performing penetration testing and red teaming, and I retain my technical knowledge by being a hands-on leader to my team, as well as keeping abreast of the latest developments in policy and technical offensive security. - Kelly Nogueras Wednesday
Senior software engineer supporting the mission focusing on SIGINT and cyber. Long time volunteer in the community.
Resume Review
Resume reviewers are technical recruiters in our community who are setting aside 30 minutes to review your resume and give you the straight scoop on how to improve your resume.
- Kirsten Renner Tuesday & Wednesday
Best known in the community for her role in co-founding and organizing the Car Hacking Village, Kirsten can be found at many conferences and events throughout the year speaking and volunteering. She settled into technical recruiting after briefly working on a helpdesk over twenty years ago. She is currently serving as a Talent Engagement Lead at Accenture Federal Services, who acquired Novetta, where she was the Director of Recruiting for 6 years. Kirsten is always open to helping those who reach out! - Kris Rides Tuesday
Kris Rides is the President of Americas for Via Resource - a Cybersecurity Staffing company, and the Founder of Tiro Security - a Cybersecurity professional services firm. He is one of the original founding Board Members of the Southern California Cloud Security Alliance Chapter, the previous President, and an honorary board member. He chairs the Industry advisory board for the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCYTE) and is an advisory board member to The Cyber Helpine, Washington States Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, as well as for the non-profit; GRC for Intelligent Ecosystems (GRCIE). - Ricki Burke Tuesday
Ricki is the founder of CyberSec People, Australia's leading cybersecurity recruitment company. A keen contributor to the infosec community, Ricki is involved as a Co-organizer of BSides Gold Coast, SecTalks Gold Coast, host of the Hacking into Security podcast, run career villages, workshops and speaker at a number of cons, including BSides Canberra, Perth and Melbourne. - Laura Egeland Wednesday
As a Technical Recruiter at Accenture Federal Services under the National Security Portfolio, I am passionate about connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities within the organization. Leveraging my expertise in government contract recruiting, I specialize in identifying and attracting top candidates with high-level security clearances. Committed to delivering exceptional candidate experiences, I strive to understand their career aspirations and match them with opportunities that allow them to thrive in their career and serve the mission.
