Parth holds a Masters in Networking & Security from San Jose State University in 2008, and ever since has been working in the field of Security with companies in SF Bay Area. He designed and developed the Secure Tap Transfer Protocol while working with Ricoh Innovation Inc. - California Research Lab, which allows handheld devices to establish a secure communication. Parth also worked with Connexed Inc to harden the security of their Surveillance Camera infrastructure. For the past 3 years working with Qualys Inc., Parth has been in charge of the release cycles, QA process and infrastructure of the Vulnerability Management product. His major focus there has been to build Automation tools to enhance the infrastructure, expand the product and take it to the next level. His most recent interest involves making a contribution in the field of Android Security through Automation. Parth is also very passionate about tennis, cars, movies, food, wine and debates.