Before joining the CTC, Ben spent three years in the z/OS System Test organization architecting, implementing, and testing a security environment that exploited LDAP, RACF, PKI, EIM, SSL, Kerberos, and ICSF. He spent the three years prior to joining the security team testing Java on z/OS and Linux for zSeries, with a focus on Java security and test tool development. Ben holds a Bachelor's degree in Computational Mathematics from Michigan State University.