> hacker by nature, programmer by trade

David Ashby

Quality engineer, ISO 27001 & 27701 lead auditor, and open-source developer. I build automation that drives defects out of systems, whether that's code, a compliance program or a production line. My work is public on GitHub.

[email protected] 801.857.9474 Salt Lake City, UT
58public repositories
128GitHub followers
#1Verified n8n creator, 204 templates
10active certifications
01 / portfolio

Things I've built

Selected open-source work across automation, security and hardware, with an index of more repos below.

More from GitHub

02 / credentials

Certifications

Each credential lists its issuer, dates and credential ID so you can verify it.

// audit & compliance

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor Mastermind · Sep 2026 – Sep 2029 ID c4pfewfprz
ISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor Mastermind · Sep 2026 – Sep 2029 ID u0hi549mnf
Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Trained Perry Johnson Registrars · Sep 2026 – Sep 2031 ID 210724262
Greenhouse Gas Accounting for IT Cisco Networking Academy · Sep 2026 ID 8a0f94a7-0e17-412a-92b0-c159096efcca

// quality & process

Six Sigma Lean Green Belt Certified (LGBC) Management & Strategy Institute · Jan 2026 ID 305360089
Six Sigma Lean Professional (SSLP) Management & Strategy Institute · Jan 2026 ID 305336944
Certification in Error Proofing Techniques Management & Strategy Institute · Jan 2026 ID 351870014

// security & IT

CompTIA Security+ CompTIA · Nov 2024 – Nov 2027
Computer Programmer Brigham Young University–Idaho · Dec 2020
Certified PC Pro TestOut Corporation · Dec 2020 ID 6-U6-3QJB, 6-2C6-6K38G
FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Part 107) Federal Aviation Administration · Sep 2020 · expired Jan 2021
03 / experience

Where I've worked

Eight-plus years across IT, software, security and, most recently, quality engineering.

  1. Mar 2026 – present

    Quality Engineer · Quality Electrical Systems

    Bringing AI into the physical world and automating data intelligence to drive defects out of systems.

  2. Mar 2025 – Mar 2026

    AI Automation Workflow Creator · n8n

    Ranked among n8n's top Verified Creators, with the most workflow templates published on the platform.

  3. Feb 2025 – Aug 2025

    Web Automation Engineer & Developer · Browser Use

    Worked with the founders on security and reliability. I triaged security reports, managed the Discord community and issue tracker, wrote Python bot-detection bypasses and contributed code that keeps credentials confidential in LLM contexts.

  4. Jan 2025 – Aug 2025

    Artificial Intelligence Engineer · METR

    Built AI-assisted workflows with secure coding practices, so automated outputs added no vulnerabilities or regulatory risk.

  5. Jan 2021 – Apr 2024

    Software Developer, previously IT Support Specialist · Hughes Real Estate Group

    Automated internal processes, built tools for programmatic compliance analysis and reporting, and secured web apps and back-end systems. Also maintained Linux servers, domain controllers and Ubiquiti networks.

  6. Oct 2020 – Aug 2022

    Operations & Marketing Consultant · SureSite LLC

    Automated manufacturing systems and tightened compliance in data-driven marketing.

  7. 2017 – present

    Open Source Developer · GitHub

    Years of public work with hundreds of forks, stars and follows. Projects span algorithmic trading, scam detection, data-in-use protection and physical bypass tooling.

  8. Aug 2017 – Sep 2020

    Founder · BisTreck

    Built productivity tools for clients, with secure handling of their data.

04 / about

Skills & highlights

Quality & compliance

ISO 27001 / 27701 / 9001 auditingLean Six SigmaError proofingRoot cause analysisGDPR

Security

Reverse engineeringAPI securityWeb app securityOSINTSocial engineeringNFC / RFIDPhysical security

Development

PythonJavaScript / TypeScriptSQLFlaskREST APIsPlaywrightn8n

Tools & infrastructure

Burp SuiteWiresharkKali LinuxDockerLinux adminActive DirectoryAWS / GCP

Hardware

Raspberry PiArduino3D printingLaser engravingHID devices

Education

Certificate, Computer Programming Brigham Young University–Idaho · 2017 – 2020
Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management BYU Marriott School of Business · 2017
  • YC Agents Hackathon JudgeAug 2025: judged AI-driven security automation entries and gave teams technical feedback.
  • 550,000+ content views in 90 days300k+ YouTube Shorts views and 250k+ TikTok views, with distribution handled by automation.
  • 4,700+ items sold on WhatnotReached 10,000+ followers using AI-powered sourcing automation, which funded a first home.
  • DEF CON, multiple yearsHundreds of hours of training on exploits, system architectures and protocols.
05 / community

Communities I run

Free · 500+ members

(n8n) Nodes Automation Lab

Learn automation principles, collaborate with other builders and use a shared workflow library.

Paid · ~100 members

Beyond Nodes Automation Lab

Learn to earn with n8n and AI automation.