DEF CON 29 Schedule & Info

Bryan Fields, W9CR, is one of the founding members of the Florida Amateur Spectrum Management Association ("FASMA") and operates a number of wide coverage repeaters in the Tampa Bay region. Bryan holds several FCC licenses, he was first licensed in 1995 at age 10, and holds a GROL+RADAR license as well. He's served as a technical committee member to ARDC, the holder of 44/8 ("AMPRNET"), and is a founding member of AllStarLink. Professionally Bryan has worked in the carrier networking space, focusing on IP/MPLS networks and wireless communications. Currently he is a senior consulting engineer with a major router vendor.

Tyler Gardner holds a General class U.S. amateur radio license. He received his first license in 2017 and enjoys participating in ARES, contesting, public service events, and digital modes. While attending college in Logan, Utah, Tyler was a member of the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club. He now participates in amateur radio organizations in Dayton, Ohio, including the Miami Valley Mesh Alliance. Professionally, Tyler holds a master's degree in Aerospace Engineering and works as a research engineer.

Jon is a product manager at SecureTrust with a true passion for information security. Jon is an amateur radio operator, lockpicker, phreaker, repairer of all things, and maker. As a result of his long-standing commitment to open source software, Jon has offered his expertise as a package manager for the Debian GNU/Linux OS distribution since 1998.

Gregg Horton K6XSS is a security professional by day and by night explores the airwaves with ham radio. He got his general license in January 2021 and is very interested in digital modes like JS8CALL. When not playing with antennas, He enjoys gardening and getting beat at pokemon cards by his 5 year old son.

Eric is a seasoned pentester and a Security Principal Consultant at Secureworks. On a daily basis he attempts to compromise large enterprise networks to test their physical, human, network and wireless security. He has successfully compromised companies from all sectors of business including: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Entertainment, Amusement Parks, Banking, Finance, Technology, Insurance, Retail, Food Distribution, Government, Education, Transportation, Energy and Industrial Manufacturing. His team consecutively won first place at DEF CON 23, 24, and 25's Wireless CTF, snagging a black badge along the way. Forcibly retired from competing in the Wireless CTF, he now helps create challenges! Before entering the cyber security arena, Eric attained both a BS and MS in Civil Engineering along with his Professional Engineering license. Professional hacker by day, amateur operator (W6WD) by night!

Kurtis Kopf is a software engineer, technology enthusiast, and perpetual hobby collector. He is a video game industry veteran, working in Los Angeles. When he's not building games or playing them with his kids, he's in the garage tinkering. He has been taking interesting things apart to see how they work since childhood, and sometimes has even managed to put them back together.