Role at Cascade STEAM
Secretary, Board of Directors (Founding Member)
Lead organizer of Cascade Breach — our monthly collaborative CTF program. Brings security governance expertise from the Cloud Security Alliance to Cascade STEAM’s program and infrastructure design.
Career
Software engineer with 10 years at the Cloud Security Alliance:
- Blue Sea Systems (2014–2016) — Electronic Assembler; marine electronics and hardware
- Cloud Security Alliance (2016–present):
- Web Developer (2016–2021) — built and maintained CSA’s web platform
- Research Analyst (2021–present) — works with internationally recognized security governance frameworks including the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), CAIQ, STAR, and AI Controls Matrix
- TAGNW (2021–2023) — Community Organizer
- Cascade STEAM (2023–present) — Founding Board Member, Secretary
Active in the broader infosec community through DEF CON, BSides Seattle, and the infosec Mastodon network (@joshbuker@infosec.exchange).
Long-term trajectory toward robotics and holistic engineering.
Skills
security ruby git nix community_organizer
