Ellie started her career as an engineer on the cryptography modules team at Cisco and since then has worn many hats, including researcher, consultant, product manager, and founder. She's had the opportunity to work on and build teams around post quantum cryptography, quantum security applications, data security, operational security foundations, anomaly detection models and ensembles, data platforms, and even web applications built from the ground up. Although she has worked in multiple verticals, she loves bringing her software experience to tangible use-cases like OT, aviation, and energy. Ellie has built a deep understanding of what it takes to develop and leverage successful technologies and loves acting as the bridge between tech team complexities and business use cases. She believes that tight integration between technical depth, context, and a strong grasp of business goals makes a company unstoppable, and spends her time building products and delivering services which support that mission.