Micah is Snyk's Director of Security Relations. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and 23 years as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker, who's built full-size MAME arcade cabinets and repaired old electronic games (http://afitnerd.com/2011/10/16/weekend-project-fix-dark-tower/). He brings his love of all things security and Java to a conference near you!

Micah is Snyk's Director of Security Relations. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and 23 years as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. ... Show more

Gerald is a seasoned entrepreneur in the OSS Cloud Native space, now at the helm of DevSecCon, the world’s largest DevSecOps community, at Snyk. He joined Snyk through the acquisition of DriftClt, an innovative open-source tool, initially as part of the DevRel team. He then expanded his expertise in application security by driving top customer contributions in Snyk’s Customer Advocacy team, all while championing secure, community-led development across the industry.

Gerald is a seasoned entrepreneur in the OSS Cloud Native space, now at the helm of DevSecCon, the world’s largest DevSecOps community, at Snyk. He joined Snyk through the acquisition of DriftClt, an innovative open-source tool, initially as part of ... Show more

TL;DR Solutions Engineer @ Snyk, co-author of O’Reilly’s "Learning HTTP/2” book, blogger & speaker.

Javier Garza is a Technology evangelist that has written many articles on HTTP/2, security and web performance, and is the co-author of the O’Reilly Book “Learning HTTP/2” (https://amzn.to/2TJbpUU). Javier has spoken at more than 30 events around the world, including well-known conferences like Velocity, AWS Re:Invent, and PerfMatters and is the co-host of the San Francisco Bay Area DevSecOps Meetup group. His life’s motto is: share what you learn, and learn what you don’t. In his free time he enjoys challenging workouts and volunteering with different non-profits.

TL;DR Solutions Engineer @ Snyk, co-author of O’Reilly’s "Learning HTTP/2” book, blogger & speaker. Javier Garza is a Technology evangelist that has written many articles on HTTP/2, security and web performance, and is the co-author of the O’Reil... Show more

Randall runs Developer Relations & Community at Snyk, where he works on security research, development, and education. In his spare time, Randall writes articles and gives talks advocating for security best practices. Randall also builds and contributes to various open-source security tools.

Randall's realms of expertise include Python, JavaScript, and Go development, web security, cryptography, and infrastructure security. Randall has been writing software for over 20 years and has built a number of popular API services and open-source tools.

Randall runs Developer Relations & Community at Snyk, where he works on security research, development, and education. In his spare time, Randall writes articles and gives talks advocating for security best practices. Randall also builds and contribu... Show more

Lawrence Crowther is a leader in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) tech scene with over 20+ years of experience. He heads solutions engineering at Snyk, where his team helps grow the business and promote Snyk's product offerings across the region. Previously, Lawrence held senior positions at Elastic and Pivotal Software, as head of solutions architecture and field CTO. His experience spans open source software, distributed systems, and securing modern cloud native application environments.

Lawrence Crowther is a leader in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) tech scene with over 20+ years of experience. He heads solutions engineering at Snyk, where his team helps grow the business and promote Snyk's product offerings across the region. Pre... Show more

With 13+ years of experience spanning India, the U.S., and Canada, Akanchha is a Staff Solutions Engineer at Snyk, specializing in application security. Having worked across both pre-sales and post-sales roles, she combines technical depth with hands-on experience in secure DevOps, vulnerability management, and enterprise security. Through Snyk webinars and industry discussions, Akanchha shares actionable insights to help organizations integrate security seamlessly into development.

With 13+ years of experience spanning India, the U.S., and Canada, Akanchha is a Staff Solutions Engineer at Snyk, specializing in application security. Having worked across both pre-sales and post-sales roles, she combines technical depth with hands... Show more

Cybersecurity professional with a software engineering, project management and pre-sales background and a passion for open source, automation and data privacy; strong entrepreneurial background and over 25 years of professional experience. AWS Certified Solutions Architect. Scrum-/PRINCE2-/ITIL-certified.
Having worked abroad (Hong Kong, China, Macau, Switzerland) for almost a decade and in various different roles, including running my own software development company for 15 years, has provided me with a very broad spectrum of intercultural knowledge and experience.

Cybersecurity professional with a software engineering, project management and pre-sales background and a passion for open source, automation and data privacy; strong entrepreneurial background and over 25 years of professional experience. AWS Certif... Show more

Craig Dent works as a Senior Solutions Engineer for Snyk APJ, helping developers adopt cloud native technologies, while empowering them to stay secure.

He has 20+ years of experience working in senior presales, customer success and solutions architecture roles with global software vendors and start-ups, both proprietary and open source, delivering on-premise and cloud-based solutions. He provides technical and strategic advice with regard to security for public cloud, code, open source, IaC and container.

Craig Dent works as a Senior Solutions Engineer for Snyk APJ, helping developers adopt cloud native technologies, while empowering them to stay secure. He has 20+ years of experience working in senior presales, customer success and solutions archi... Show more

Michael Biocchi has completed his PhD and has received his Masters of Science as well as his Bachelor of Computer Science. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Michael has taught in the education sector for 15+ years, teaching a variety of computer science (Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, etc.) courses at a number of different institutions across Canada. He has an award-winning Udemy course with over 70,000 students teaching about Security Awareness Training.

Michael Biocchi has completed his PhD and has received his Masters of Science as well as his Bachelor of Computer Science. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Michael has taught in the education sector for 15+ ye... Show more

Omer Kahani has more than a decade of experience in full stack development. In the last 5 years, he has been leading internal developer platform teams. In his current role as a staff software engineer in the Cloud Platform team at Snyk, he technical leads the team along with the engineering and product managers.
Previously, As an early joiner at Riskified, Omer had experienced the company's growth both as a full stack and as a lead platform developer.

Omer Kahani has more than a decade of experience in full stack development. In the last 5 years, he has been leading internal developer platform teams. In his current role as a staff software engineer in the Cloud Platform team at Snyk, he technical ... Show more

Joe Shope supports Fortune 500 customers with modernizing AppSec practices and adopting a fix-based DevSecOps culture. With over a decade of cybersecurity experience, Joe has led programs ranging from Physical Security to Information Security, and from Vulnerability Management to Cloud Modernization. They grew up in Wichita, KS starting their career as a Cyber Systems Operations Specialist in the USAF before getting their degree in Network Operations and Security and moving into Solutions Engineering. Joe now lives in Kansas City with their partner and blended family of 5 kids.

Joe Shope supports Fortune 500 customers with modernizing AppSec practices and adopting a fix-based DevSecOps culture. With over a decade of cybersecurity experience, Joe has led programs ranging from Physical Security to Information Security, and fr... Show more

With over 14 years in the cybersecurity field, I’ve built a career that spans roles from SOC analyst to leadership positions in security engineering, threat intelligence, detection engineering, incident response, and forensics. I’ve had the privilege of managing global teams and implementing cutting-edge security programs, always with a focus on automation to streamline and enhance security operations.

Currently, as a technical advisor, I leverage my deep expertise to help organisations tackle their most complex cybersecurity challenges. My passion for security automation has driven success in the teams I've led, turning tough situations into success stories.

Notable milestones in my career include receiving the "Threat Seekers of the Year" award and creating the LEAD Threat Intelligence Framework—both of which reflect my dedication to pushing the boundaries of cybersecurity.

Beyond my technical work, I’m committed to sharing knowledge through conference speaking engagements and my Security Automation Blog, fostering a community of learning and innovation in the field. Let's connect, learn, and build stronger defenses together

With over 14 years in the cybersecurity field, I’ve built a career that spans roles from SOC analyst to leadership positions in security engineering, threat intelligence, detection engineering, incident response, and forensics. I’ve had the privilege... Show more

I am a happy father, a passionate reader, and an enthusiastic software developer. Over the past 20 years, I was fortunate to work with some of the best and brightest software engineers, building solutions that impact the world and people around us. At Snyk, I aid our developers in building Snyk products securely, products that help worldwide engineers develop fast while staying secure.

I am a happy father, a passionate reader, and an enthusiastic software developer. Over the past 20 years, I was fortunate to work with some of the best and brightest software engineers, building solutions that impact the world and people around us. A... Show more

Liran Tal is an award-winning software developer, security researcher, and open source champion in the JavaScript community. He's an internationally recognized GitHub Star, acknowledged for his open source advocacy, and has received the OpenJS Foundation's Pathfinder for Security for his work on Node.js security. His contributions to developer security education include leading OWASP projects, building supply chain security tools, participation in CNCF and OpenSSF initiatives.

Liran Tal is an award-winning software developer, security researcher, and open source champion in the JavaScript community. He's an internationally recognized GitHub Star, acknowledged for his open source advocacy, and has received the OpenJS Founda... Show more

Nir is a Melbourne based Lead Technical Success Manager at Snyk.
In the past 1.5 years Nir is supporting some of Snyk's largest enterprise customers in Australia and New Zealand with their devsecops journey assuring they can develop fast and stay secure.

Prior to joining snyk Nir had worked in similar roles for 6+ years for different vendors such as Checkmarx and AlgoSec.
Before moving to a customer-facing role, for the first 13+ years of his career Nir was a member and leader of engineering and DevOps teams at Check Point Software Technologies (in Tel-Aviv) and Dimension Data (in Sydney).

Nir is a Melbourne based Lead Technical Success Manager at Snyk. In the past 1.5 years Nir is supporting some of Snyk's largest enterprise customers in Australia and New Zealand with their devsecops journey assuring they can develop fast and stay se... Show more

Sonya is a Staff Security Advocate and a lifelong traveler who has lived in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Always looking for new challenges, she made a career change from International Business Consultant in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore to Full-Stack Software Engineer in South Korea to Cybersecurity in the United Kingdom.

Sonya is a DevSecOps/Cloud Security Advocate and a public speaker in the world tech scene. She is also a mentor for women in tech, a cybersecurity writer for FreeCodeCamp publications and an active member of the tech community in the UK.

Sonya is a Staff Security Advocate and a lifelong traveler who has lived in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Always looking for new challenges, she made a career change from International Business Consultant in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Sing... Show more

Joey is a Senior Solutions Engineer with Snyk, based out of Chicago, IL. After studying computer engineering and software development, Joey has spent his career focused on making complex technical topics and solutions easily accessible to all types of audiences. His 15 year career in technology has given him experience in a wide variety of areas, including manufacturing, IoT, observability, and cybersecurity.

Joey is a Senior Solutions Engineer with Snyk, based out of Chicago, IL. After studying computer engineering and software development, Joey has spent his career focused on making complex technical topics and solutions easily accessible to all types o... Show more

14 years in the tech industry working in security and engineering roles. Currently leading the Product Security function at Snyk, a cybersecurity company that builds developer-first security products.

14 years in the tech industry working in security and engineering roles. Currently leading the Product Security function at Snyk, a cybersecurity company that builds developer-first security products. Show more

Jan is one of the lead engineers and top contributors of the Snyk Code Static analysis engine. He brings more than half a decade of experience in scaling static analysis to big organisations and massive codebases. His main interest are making static analysis blazing fast and combining static analysis and machine learning techniques.

Jan is one of the lead engineers and top contributors of the Snyk Code Static analysis engine. He brings more than half a decade of experience in scaling static analysis to big organisations and massive codebases. His main interest are making static ... Show more

Pas Apicella is the Field CTO for Snyk in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, where he collaborates with large financial services institutions (FSIs) and other enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from source to cloud. His expertise helps businesses mitigate risks while staying at the forefront of innovation.

With over 20 years of experience in open-source software, distributed systems, and cloud-native development, Pas has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies. His career includes high-impact roles at top technology firms, contributing to key projects at Snyk, Elastic, Pivotal, VMware, Oracle, and IBM. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from RMIT University.

Pas Apicella is the Field CTO for Snyk in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, where he collaborates with large financial services institutions (FSIs) and other enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications throughout the entire software ... Show more

A seasoned product and engineering leader with 15 years of experience driving innovation in developer tools and cloud platforms at Snyk, VMware, Pivotal, and Accenture. Alex is currently focused on DevSec & AppSec training and education. At Snyk, Alex is leading the Snyk Learn platform, making cyber security accessible to all for free!

A seasoned product and engineering leader with 15 years of experience driving innovation in developer tools and cloud platforms at Snyk, VMware, Pivotal, and Accenture. Alex is currently focused on DevSec & AppSec training and education. At Snyk, Ale... Show more

Evgenii is a seasoned software engineer and computer scientist specialising in static analysis, formal verification and functional programming. In his role at Snyk he builds engines for static application security testing and software composition analysis.

Evgenii is a seasoned software engineer and computer scientist specialising in static analysis, formal verification and functional programming. In his role at Snyk he builds engines for static application security testing and software composition ana... Show more

10+ in technology, a lifetime in Cybersecurity, now supporting EMEA customers for Snyk

10+ in technology, a lifetime in Cybersecurity, now supporting EMEA customers for Snyk Show more

Developer Advocate at Snyk

Developer Advocate at Snyk Show more