Academic Advisory Board
The experts behind SBT’s training and certifications.
Our academic content is overseen by our Academic Advisory Board, with a combined total of over 100 years experience in the security industry. Some names and pictures have been redacted for security reasons, due to the nature of their work.
Comprised of industry experts including Senior Security Analysts, Security Managers, and Cyber Instructors, the board ensures that our certifications are comprehensive and transfer the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in defensive security.
James Weston
Senior SOC Analyst
James is a former Police Officer who is now a Senior SOC Analyst and Co-Founder of PhishTool.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Filip Vlasic
Senior Security Analyst
CISSP, MSc
Filip is a Senior Security Analyst with experience as a consultant, and 8 years in a government CERT.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Gabrielle Hempel
Senior Security Analyst
CECI, CCIP, CCTA, CHTI
Gabrielle is a Senior Security Analyst, an instructor on Cybrary, and provides consultancy to Law Enforcement agencies.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Derek Scheller Jr
Senior Security Engineer
CISSP, GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GPYC, CEH
Derek is a US Army Veteran, a Senior Security Engineer, and previously a SANS mentor for SEC401/501.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Michael Jenks
Training Program Lead
GCIA, GCIH
Michael works as a Training Program Lead, has previously worked as an analyst, incident responder, and has helped build multiple SOCs.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Jake
Tactical Threat Analyst
Treadstone 71, GIAT
Jake is an experienced SOC and Tactical Threat Analyst, with advanced knowledge of OSINT, Threat Intelligence, and Phishing.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Shawn Thomas
SOC Manager
Shawn is a SOC Manager, incident responder, threat hunter, podcaster, and speaker. He builds and manages detection programs for large enterprises, while mentoring analysts.
BTL1 Advisory Board.
Ismael Briones-Vilar
Senior Security Analyst
GCFA, GREM, GASF, EnCE
Ismael is a Senior Security Analyst, specialising in digital forensics and malware analysis, with over 15 years experience in this field.
BTL1/2 Advisory Board.
Joshua Beaman
Incident Responder
GCED, GCIH, GDAT, GEVA, GXPN, GCIA
Joshua is the founder of SBT and has experience as a SOC Analyst and Incident Responder, with skills across security investigations, digital forensics, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence.
BTL1/2 Advisory Board.
Mat Lyons
Incident Response Consultant
GCED
Mat is an Enterprise Incident Management Consultant focusing on threat hunting, incident response, and proactive services.
BTL2 Advisory Board.
Andrew Tomlinson
ADVANCED INTRUSION SPECIALIST
GDAT, GCIA, OSCP, eCPPTv2
Andrew was previously a Senior Security Analyst, working as the defensive use case and assurance function lead, but now works as an Advanced Intrusion Specialist for a bank conducting red and purple team exercises.
BTL2 Advisory Board.
Jai Minton
Principal Security Analyst
OSCP, CCFH, CCFR
Jai is a Principal Security Analyst at a global Managed Detection and Response organisation.
BTL2 Advisory Board.
Sean Pattee
Incident Responder
CISSP, OSCP, GCFA, GCIA, GCIH, GDAT
Sean is a Senior Threat Analyst, incident responder, and co-runs a Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics firm.
BTL2 Advisory Board.