Phillip is a passionate offensive security professional with over two decades of information technology and cybersecurity experience. His experience includes penetration, red teaming, and application security. When Phillip is not hacking, he educates others about pentesting and web application pentesting during workshops at conferences and other events. Phillip is the concept creator and coauthor of the book, "The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker," based on his conference talk on starting a career as a pentester. Phillip's uncommon journey into cybersecurity is preceded by his colorful past as a pro wrestler, where he once wrestled a bear.