mike@mikesploit:~$ cat cv

Full history on LinkedIn. ORCID iD 0009-0008-6998-9917.

## Roles

• IT Sidekick: tech stewardship for charities, non-profits and micro businesses.
• Contributor, Trust Report Canada.

## Security research

• Whitehat and security researcher, Meta Bug Bounty (Facebook).
• Ethical hacker, Bugcrowd.
• Ethical hacker, HackerOne.
• Researcher and bounty hunter, Open Bug Bounty.
• Top 3%, TryHackMe.

## Charity

• Director of Technology, Keeping Cats Homed.
• vCTO, Rylee Faith Foundation.

## Public service

• Consultant to the federal Minister of Finance (2026), on protecting Canadians from online fraud.

## Certifications

Issued by The SecOps Group. Verify any of them at pentestingexams.com with the ID and first name shown.

• Certified Network Pentester (CNPen), July 2026. ID 11646935, first name Michael.
• Certified Social Engineering Defense Practitioner (CSEDP), with Merit, April 2026. ID 11446452, first name Mike.
• Certified AppSec Practitioner (CAP), April 2026. ID 11422651, first name Michael.