Carl Sampson has been working in the information security field for more than 5 years, focusing primarily on the areas of application security and secure coding practices. He also has vast experience in network scanning and pen testing, Web application firewalls, custom security tool development, and system administration. In addition to his information security experience, he has 15 years of experience developing applications ranging from desktop applications to enterprise-level Web applications, and is fluent in several programming languages. He holds a bachelor's degree from Purdue University, and is a co-leader in the Indianapolis OWASP chapter and a member/presenter in several local user groups. In his spare time, he is involved with Team in Training, leads a Cub Scouts den, runs competitively, and is an assistant coach for a special-needs hockey team. He resides in Carmel, Indiana, with his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, David, Michael, and Andrew.