Thomas Iannone

Originally from Humboldt County, California, TJ moved to Hawaii when he was a teenager. He is a graduate of the DLI Foreign Language Center in Monterey California where he focused on Malayo-Polynesian Linguistics, in addition to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where he focused on Music Production and Sound Design. TJ is also a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University where he majored in Political Science. He began his career in 2007 a cryptologic linguist, and has since worked professionally as a data analyst in national security roles and as a digital network analyst in a cybersecurity role for 3 years. He is currently working as an Innovation Engineer at Torchlight AI, and is aiming to re-enter the cybersecurity field in a senior or executive-level position. He is particularly interested in cryptography and artificial intelligence. He loves surfing, bouldering, traveling, and playing music in his spare time.