Dan Noland Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Star Lab develops embedded virtualization and Linux hardening solutions for mission-critical systems. Our customers operate in hostile threat environments, where systems must continue to operate normally - even in the face of attackers with hands-on physical and/or root-level virtual access.

Tysons Corner, VA, USA

PublicNTP, an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity, provides access to no-cost, highly-accurate network time sources for the global public good.In first-world countries, it is easy to take a solid computing infrastructure for granted. However, maintaining properly-synchronized time across all the systems on networks spanning multiple continents.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Led software team of 8+ to develop the company’s new flagship software protection engine with the ability to obfuscate and protect x86 and PPC code.
• Implemented “whitebox” versions of many standard cryptographic algorithms including RSA, AES,and ECC to mitigate key lifting attacks on hostile targets by mathematically decomposing keys.
• Served on the Design and Architecture Committee with final oversight of software architecture for the division.
• Worked with QA lead to establish a continuous integration build and test process.
• Spread technical knowledge by acting as technical expert at sales calls, providing training, and helping customers resolve issues.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Fortified customer code against tampering and reverse engineering withcustom-developed software protection mechanisms.
• Added new features and fixed defects in the core software protection engine.
• Contributed to a number of DoD SBIR proposals resulting in total awards inexcess of $500,000. Personally authored a proposal resulting in an award of$200,000.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Worked on a team that successfully reverse engineered (Red Team) anddefeated a major DRM system.
• Designed and implemented an evolutionary algorithm to automaticallygenerate software protections.
• Designed and implemented a software protection web portal allowingcustomers to remotely protect their software.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Worked with professors in engineering, statistics, and mathematics to helpthem optimize and improve their research code.
• Administered grid computing tools, certificates, and accounts.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Oversaw a course of 200+ students. Supervised graduate and undergraduateteaching assistants. Advised course instructor on student progress.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Designed exams, labs, and projects. Taught biweekly recitation sections.Proctored exams. Assigned final grades.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Masters Of Science, Computer Science

Bachelors Of Science, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: ACM, Linux Users Group