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Ricky M. has a diverse work experience in the field of information security. Ricky is currently working as the Director of Commercial Penetration Testing at Two Six Technologies since April 2022. Prior to this, Ricky served as the Full-Time Managing Partner and Co-Founder at River Loop Security from September 2012 to April 2022. At River Loop Security, they focused on helping embedded device manufacturers and service providers in building secure products and performed threat analysis, modeling, and penetration testing. In addition, Ricky worked at AIG as the Cyber Risk Defense Team Lead from June 2016 to April 2017 and as the Lead Incident Responder from August 2014 to June 2016. Ricky also has experience as a Security Operations Manager and Senior Security Analyst at Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc. from August 2012 to August 2014. Furthermore, Ricky worked as a Security Consultant at Software Security Consultants, a Network Security Analyst at Alert Logic, and a Security Researcher at Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) - Dartmouth College and the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society at Dartmouth College. Ricky started their career as an Intern at KIPP DREAM Prep in 2007.

Ricky M. attended Dartmouth College from 2007 to 2011, where they earned an A.B degree in Computer Science modified with Studio Art. In 2012, they obtained a certification as a GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) from the Global Information Assurance Certification institution.