Thomas Perkins
Cybersecurity Architect • Malware Analyst • AI/ML Engineer • Principal Software Developer
I build detection platforms, deconstruct malware, and architect resilient systems. With 12+ years in software, reverse engineering, and cloud infrastructure, I lead cross-functional teams and deliver products that scale. I founded Malcore, scaled it to 12k+ daily submissions, and helped governments and enterprises counter nation-state threats.
What I Do Best
Malware Analysis & Threat Engineering
- Advanced static/dynamic reversing of PE, ELF, APK, ARM, and shellcode
- Behavioral fingerprinting and real-time telemetry correlation
- Signature engineering (YARA, Suricata, Sigma) with high precision
- Volatility, Ghidra, x64dbg, Frida, WinDbg, and sandbox orchestration
- Campaign attribution, APT profiling, C2 discovery, and nation-state tracking
Software Engineering & Platform Design
- Full-stack apps in Flask, Node.js, and Vue.js with REST/async architecture
- CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes for resilient and scalable systems
- DevOps pipelines (GitHub Actions, Airflow) and microservice orchestration
- High-load backend optimization with Python, C, and x86/x64 assembly
- Built open-source and commercial tools used globally by analysts
AI, Cloud & Systems Engineering
AI/ML Engineering
- Developed machine learning models for malware similarity and TTS
- LLM prompt engineering with ChatGPT, LLaMA 2, and text analysis
- Integrated TensorFlow/PyTorch with detection pipelines
- Natural language extraction, translation, and signal classification
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Architected Dockerized platforms with Kubernetes, AWS, and GitOps
- Built REST APIs and container pipelines with fault-tolerant backends
- Optimized infrastructure costs by 40% while scaling uptime to 99.99%
- Terraform, systemd, cron, RDS/DynamoDB, and scalable log pipelines
Let’s Connect
Looking to collaborate, hire, or invest? I bring product vision, technical execution, and elite malware insight to the table.