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Paul is a software engineer of more than 30 years turned big data/observability platform architect who has Splunked and Cribl’d cars, lights, the human body, and more – by day. By night he’s an EDM afficionado starting to DJ in the Denver area. Collaborator
Brittany Lowe has over two decades in various administrative titles, her current role as Florida Branch Administrator at Mitsubishi Electric Elevators & Escalators is the latest chapter in her commitment to operational excellence. At Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Hillsborough County Code Enforcement, she was honored to learn skills
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Andrew Pease is a security researcher and serial open source tinkerer. He started his journey into information security in middle school and has been hooked ever since. Andrew has worked as an incident responder, threat hunter, and intelligence analyst for various public and private entities. Cybersecurity Professional
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