Hello - my name is Howell.
I’m a security engineer specializing in modern infrastructure, global luxury product logistics software, and trustless protocols. My work connects installation, industrial supply chain, and digital engineering. I handle fine art shipments through global supply chains, analyze exploits in Web2 and DeFi product-tracking platforms, and develop secure smart contracts used in real-time logistics applications.
My career is driven by a focus on privacy and provenance — tracing, protecting, and validating at arrival the true history of a piece from the moment of its creation.
This site serves as a working archive of my research and writing.
the-TRUSTLESS-report is where I explore the systems, technologies, and culture clashes shaping the drama-filled Web3 and decentralized tech spaces. I have fun bringing enlightened context to “crypto news” for non-technical (and often skeptical) readers.
research-log is my technical notebook, where I document findings, share tools I’ve made and discovered, publish public vulnerability reports, and post certain protocol notes and starter lists.
Ethical penetration testing plays a central role in my work, and the global security research community has been instrumental in my learning and growth. I’m pushing myself to build in public now - sharing insights and progress here in hopes of contributing to our culture, connecting, and maybe helping others along the way.