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Staff

Pros Versus Joes is the result of literally thousands of hours by over a few dozen individuals to build a realistic environment for players to attack and defend.

Gold Team

This is the admin team, the guys and gals that design, implement, and run the games. We've grown considerably over the years, and have just picked up a few new folks who will be listed here soon...

  • dichotomy


    founder_ceo

    Founded the CTF and runs the show, but is fortunate and lucky to have such a fantastic team of hackers and geeks on staff, without whom none of this would be possible.

    dichotomy

  • RexManning


    executive_director

    RexManning

  • luftegrof


    engineering_lead

    luftegrof

  • velocevettura


    board_director

    Senior Advisor and very senior curmudgeon. In cyber security for several decades, bringing considerable wisdom, experience, and insight to the team. A longtime friend of dichotomy and an invaluable member of the Gold Team Executive Council - helps keep the ship off the rocks.

    velocevettura

  • gabe


    senior_game_architect

    treasurer

    Senior information security data scientist specializing in data science, machine learning, and graph theory applied to cyber security. Experience spans risk management, testing, intelligence, architecture, and program management. As the fourth member of the Gold Team Executive Council, helps ensure the game is built in a balanced and fair way.

    gabe

  • myssfit


    Git dev_team

    New to the game but full of energy, drive, and potential. Already an essential part of the team.

    myssfit

  • straysheep-dev


    gold_team

    straysheep-dev

  • Nous


    secretary

    Nous

  • 0x3b0b


    gold_team

    0x3b0b

  • iXOM


    gold_team

    iXOM


Blue Team

Our staff members on Blue Team are here to help. These Pros will get you trained and ready for the combat to begin on game day, then lead you and support you through the fire once the packets start flying...


Red Cell

Pros Versus Joes has a standing Red Cell of awesome, full-time, professional pentesters and red teamers!

  • promina


    red_team_co_lead

    20 year DoD vet, instructor, Cyber Patriot mentor, CTF gamer, red teamer. Always looking for a challenge.

    promina

  • ifounditthisway


    red_team_co_lead

    Software developer and security researcher, eats the despair of orphans and lost pets for breakfast.

    ifounditthisway

  • anarkyx


    red_team

    Infosec junkie trying to learn more.

    anarkyx

  • brimstone


    red_team

    Participating in Pros V Joes since 2017. Enjoys CTFs year round, hosting at DEFCON and 2600 meetings, or solving them solo or with friends.

    brimstone

  • Techtonic


    red_team

    InfoSec engineer and all-out techie. Builds networks in his sleep and eats all the packets for breakfast.

    Techtonic

  • C0z


    red_team

    C0z

  • idigitalflame


    red_team

    Major part of the Scorebot dev team and co-contributor to its core component, the SBE.

    idigitalflame

  • Zeus


    red_team

    Zeus

  • nahualito


    red_team

    nahualito


Gray Team

In 2016 we've started a permanent crew of Gray Team Pros to help the volunteers at future games. Thanks to Mark and Guy for stepping up!

  • eth5


    gray_team_lead

    eth5

  • mark_tangent


    gray_team

    Hacker, pentester, security consultant. Done some things I am not proud of, and a few I am. Common thread: usually involved breaking something.

    mark_tangent

  • BluP3gu1n


    storyboard_co_lead

    BluP3gu1n

  • SirAppSec


    storyboard_co_lead

    SirAppSec

  • deadcore


    gray_team

    deadcore


Green Team

Green Team looked after our Associates, the probationary members who showed promise but needed further opportunity to grow into the role and prove themselves ready for Staff membership.

No one is currently on Green Team.


systemctl stopped

Pros Versus Joes Staff members who have had to step away from our efforts for over a year. We thank them for their contributions and hope they can find the time to return to us very soon!

  • starling


    blue_team

    Veteran defender who likes to break things in interesting ways. Brings 20 years of defense-in-depth experience.

    starling

  • wishper


    blue_team

    Sysadmin background, recovering DBA, tinfoil hats with waxed-paper liner. Pulling together diverse teams is part of the fun. Eats bacon for breakfast.

    wishper

  • gi0cann


    gold_team

    With us since the start, putting in countless hours to build and maintain infrastructure. Long-time contributor to the scoring engine and an up-and-coming hacker and infosec pro.

    gi0cann

  • ahhh


    blue_team

    Blue pro who really knows his stuff.

    ahhh

  • ruckerlk


    gold_exec_council

    Member of the Gold Team Executive Council with strong industry experience.

    ruckerlk

  • gambite


    gold_team

    Hacker at heart. Always building or breaking software and a co-contributor to the SBE.

    gambite

  • rauchoy


    alumni

    Key PvJ contributor for many years, laying groundwork for CTF automation software. Excellent security practitioner we were lucky to have.

    rauchoy

  • drmarvincandle


    gold_team

    Freshman security analyst for the {redacted} kernel. Panic is a constant but here to learn and to steal memes.

    drmarvincandle

  • gepeto42


    blue_team

    Experienced security pro: consultant, engineer, architect, and blue team manager. Strong on well-managed infra and detection; delightfully terrible pentester who finds basic bugs fast.

    gepeto42

  • tournikit


    blue_team

    Carefully prepares memos on commonly used passwords. Secured the garbage file, sent a flu shot, removed a zero bug, and stopped multiple GPI and FSI viruses before breakfast. Also eats breakfast.

    tournikit

  • punchstain


    chief_of_staff

    Chief of Staff, currently stepped away.

    punchstain

  • captain-opsec


    chief_of_staff

    The Chief of Staff, second only to dichotomy. One of the key members of the Gold Team Executive Council. He makes sure things get done and keeps it all on the rails.

    captain-opsec

  • uplink


    gold_team

    I need to know what happened at Roswell. Contact me @uplink_snafu.

    uplink

  • rujo


    blue_range_engineering_lead

    Long time Blue Teamer, people leader, and aspiring Red Teamer. PvJ Blue Range engineering lead and wise guru.

    rujo

  • quicksand


    Git dev_team_lead

    Former Blue teamer who learned to build, then to break, then to own, then to build stronger, then to break. Now Dev Team Lead and Gold Team key contributor.

    quicksand

  • matir


    gold_team

    An all-out geek that eats CTF for breakfast...

    matir

  • huzar


    gold_team

    Long-time staffer with great skills and even greater potential. Helped build and run many a game, improving what we do at every step.

    huzar

  • zerobitsmith


    gold_team

    Doing security work for about 6 years, mostly focused on incident response and detection infrastructure. New to PvJ and excited to help make it a great experience for everyone in the future.

    zerobitsmith

  • oldschoolnoise


    gold_team

    Long-time veteran of the IT business, recently transitioning with gusto to the security side. A strong head for hardware and systems administration, bringing a lot to the PvJ family.

    oldschoolnoise

  • imp0ster


    blue_team

    Long time Linux nerd turned Blue Team pro and Red Team hobbyist. Likes whiskey. Prefers sleep to breakfast.

    imp0ster

  • malwaremama


    blue_team

    Better at asking for forgiveness than permission. Breaks things just for fun.

    malwaremama

  • dmfr


    blue_team

    Security engineer. Eats souls for breakfast.

    dmfr

  • lazzarus


    blue_team

    Just another hacker. Talks in l33tsp3@k unironically and signs his signature with a forkbomb.

    lazzarus

  • buzzsaw


    blue_team

    Port forwarding is not a crime. Brings network shenanigans to the team. Punch and pie > coffee and cake.

    buzzsaw

  • spikeroche


    blue_team

    In the IT field for a long time. Recently started a Blue Team role. All-around tech enthusiast.

    spikeroche

  • dook


    blue_team

    Aussie and Brit pentester who loves CTFs.

    dook

  • phantasm


    blue_team

    Blue teamer trying to learn how to blue team.

    phantasm

  • t1v0


    red_team

    Dedicated hacker, security researcher, and avid CTF gamer. Has been on the Pros V Joes red cell for several years and looks forward to pwning blue cell for many years to come.

    t1v0

  • niden


    red_team

    Medic turned hacker, loves breaking stuff and learning how to fix it.

    niden

  • 3ndg4me


    red_team

    Offensive security nerd, security researcher, and pentester with a heavy software dev background. When he is not hacking or doing research, he is playing CTFs or writing hardcore music. Never sleeps enough.

    3ndg4me

  • 0xn00b


    red_team

    Hacker and breaker of things. Especially enjoys delivering Nyan Cats to blue teams.

    0xn00b

  • childrenofinit


    red_team

    The more I learn about computers and security, the more I realize I do not know much about computers and security.

    childrenofinit

  • cale


    red_team

    pop shells not alert()

    cale

  • huffy


    red_team

    IT security specialist with 6+ years experience. Enthusiastic penetration tester with a wide range of talents. Believes offensive security is the most effective security.

    huffy

  • benny


    red_team

    Security researcher and engineer who loves shells.

    benny

  • deltacharlie


    red_team

    Fluent in shenanigans and a pro at breaking things. Plays with computers sometimes.

    deltacharlie

  • jon


    red_team

    Playing PvJ as part of red team since 2013. Enjoys learning, knowledge sharing, and breaking.

    jon

  • webyeti


    red_team

    Jack of all trades, master of some. Usually found at a glowing screen or stomping through the wilderness. The mystery of the webyeti.

    webyeti

  • pathetiq


    red_team

    Appsec pentester and hacker since the mid 90s. Getting into fuzzing and into purple teaming.

    pathetiq

  • cicadamikoto


    red_team

    Red teamer who enjoys finding odd ways to deviously break things.

    cicadamikoto

  • 74rkus


    red_team

    Founder of BSidesSLC. Helping with HackWest and doing a lot for PvJ.

    74rkus

  • mostlyh


    red_team

    About 10 years as a sysadmin, then moved into security and pentesting. Participated in several private and government exercises as a red team member.

    mostlyh

  • toomanybananas


    red_team

    Malware sommelier looking to expand his cellar.

    toomanybananas

  • guyedri


    gray_team

    Digital forensics investigator, hacker, reverse engineering and whiskey junkie. If you got hacked, I am your DFIR guy with 25 years experience.

    guyedri

  • malloc


    gray_team

    Software engineer turned hacker, now a security consultant. Enjoys breaking things and sometimes putting them back together with a few modifications.

    malloc

  • 0xdecae


    green_team

    Friendly neighborhood mushroom looking to turn spores into shells.

    0xdecae

  • Overclock


    green_team

    Current college infosec student aiming to learn as much as possible, have fun learning, and share what is learned.

    Overclock

  • faultline


    red_team

    Five years of offsec taught him there is always more to learn. Always looking for the next stealthy backdoor.

    faultline

  • glitch


    alumni

    glitch

  • f8al


    red_team

    f8al