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Dan Baddeley

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Founder at BestDefense.io

Greater Tampa Bay Area

FoundedBestDefense.io

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About

Dan Baddeley is the founder and CEO of BestDefense, Inc., a cybersecurity company developing a platform for automated security functions including DDoS emulation, honeypot deception, and AI-driven penetration testing. His background includes over a decade in DevSecOps, cloud architecture, and platform engineering, with prior work in financial environments such as the NYSE, NASDAQ, and FS-ISAC threat intelligence repositories. He has built automation tools used by organizations including Google, Worldpay, and Chase.

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Experience

  1. BestDefense, Inc.Founder / CEOcurrent2024 — presentClearwater, Florida, United States
  2. Symphonic DistributionSolutions Architect2023 — 2024Clearwater, Florida, United States
  3. Symphonic DistributionDirector of Software Engineering2023Clearwater, Florida, United States
  4. BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY (Automotive)Senior Director of Software Engineering2021 — 2023Clearwater, Florida, United States
  5. Chargebacks911DevOps Engineer2021 — 2022Clearwater, Florida, United States
  6. Chargebacks911Software Engineering Manager2019 — 2022Clearwater, Florida, United States
  7. ZahaloDirector of Development2016 — 2019Clearwater FL
  8. Hyperlator, Inc.Founder2013 — 2017Tampa, Florida, United States
  9. Tech DataDevelopment Team Lead2015Clearwater, Florida, United States
  10. Tech DataSr Application Developer2014 — 2015Clearwater FL
  11. The Depository Trust & Clearing CorporationSenior Software Engineer2013 — 2014
  12. FS-ISACSenior Software Engineer2013 — 2014Clearwater, Florida, United States
  13. SKYLINE GRAFFIX, INC.Chief Software Developer2013Tampa, Florida, United States

Skills & more

AWS CloudFormation6Python1MongoDBLinuxDjangoApache1MySQL4JSON1phpMyAdminHTML 5JavaScript5AJAX1
+12 moreXMLjQueryLinux ServerTwitter BootstrapAmazon Web Services (AWS)GitGithubCentOSBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-Market StrategyRevenue GenerationInternational Relations
  • Kubernetes — TestDome
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) — Scrum Alliance
  • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) — Scrum Alliance

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Who is Dan Baddeley?
Dan Baddeley is the founder and CEO of BestDefense, Inc., a cybersecurity company developing a platform for automated security functions including DDoS emulation, honeypot deception, and AI-driven penetration testing. His background includes over a decade in DevSecOps, cloud architecture, and platform engineering, with prior work in financial environments such as the NYSE, NASDAQ, and FS-ISAC threat intelligence repositories. He has built automation tools used by organizations including Google, Worldpay, and Chase.
Where does Dan Baddeley work?
Dan Baddeley is Founder of BestDefense.io.
What companies did Dan Baddeley found?
Dan Baddeley founded BestDefense.io.

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