SEEKING WORK - Remote okay, travel okay, or we can grab coffee in person if you're in SF Area.
I'm someone people go to when they need a specialist in security to look over their technical architecture and operations for security issues and help them understand how those affect their business.  We sit down and look at what your real risks are, what risks aren't as big of a problem, where your sensitive data is, and what the best steps to take might be to improve things.  I work with companies and products at all stages of design, and while I always recommend looking at security as early as possible, I have a large focus on how to secure systems that have already been built.  My goal is for us to end our time with my clients understanding their security needs well enough to walk away and know where they should be focusing their time and effort and what steps they should take to make it happen.  My clients look at me in much the same way as they look at their lawyer, a trusted specialist they periodically ask to provide advice to help them understand the issues they need to run their business.
I current work with everything from small startups trying to keep their customers' information safe to multi-billion dollar engineering projects that involve moving earth, installing steel and ensuring the safety of human lives.  I try and keep a few small slots open in my schedule to do bits of consulting with startups and I thought I'd try posting in one of these threads finally. :)
You can contact me at REDACTED_EMAIL
My website is horribly out of date because I've been focusing on working with clients instead.  If you have any questions, it's probably best to just get in touch.
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2016)