James Ball

President & CEO

James Ball is a US Army veteran with over a decade of technical and leadership experience at the National Security Agency and multiple Fortune 100 companies.

His technical expertise includes: Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Advanced Networking, Penetration Testing, Programming, Advanced Persistent Threat Discovery, DEVSECOPS, and Vulnerability Research.

Using his penchant for innovative prowess and commitment to quality, he has built a team at PenCrimson that is passionate about strengthening the security of our nation's businesses, services and infrastructure.

Sean Byrd

Senior Executive Vice-President

Sean is a decorated US Marine Corps veteran who has two decades of experience in designing security protocols for U.S government agency facilities at home and abroad.

He is the swiss army knife of Pencrimson. There's nothing that he can't or won't do to help us achieve our mission. His dense network of worldwide professional acquaintances and overall area of influence enables PenCrimson to perform with an unusually high-level level of efficacy.

His understanding of defense-in-depth strategy has given PenCrimson the edge amongst the competition time and time again.