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Circuit Break Podcast #211

Credit Card Vigilantes – Skim Reaper

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February 12, 2020, Episode #211

Patrick Traynor and Christian Peeters join Parker and Stephen to discuss detecting Credit Card Skimming devices and the Skim Reaper device.

Patrick Traynor

  • CEO of Skim Reaper
  • The Dasburg Family Preeminent Chair in Engineering in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida

Christian Peeters

  • CTO of Skim Reaper
  • Ph.D Student in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida

Skim Reaper

  • What is Skim Reaper
    • How does it work?
    • Behind the name
      • Did you know that when your PCB’s first hit our production line we thought you were manufacturing a skimming device!
    • Swipe vs Chip
  • How did you start? What was the beginning of the project?
  • The hardware itself
    • Form Factor challenges
    • Engineering Roadblocks you had to overcome?
  • Growing your business
    • What is your method for getting media coverage to spread the news about the Skim Reaper device
    • Plans for future growth and market expansion
  • So if someone detects a skimmer..what do they do?
Patrick Traynor, CEO of Skim Reaper

Patrick Traynor, CEO of Skim Reaper

Christian Peeters, CTO of Skim Reaper

Christian Peeters, CTO of Skim Reaper

The Skim Reaper in Action!

The Skim Reaper in Action!

About the Hosts

Stephen Kraig
  Stephen Kraig

Stephen Kraig is a component engineer working in the aerospace industry. He has applied his electrical engineering knowledge in a variety of contexts previously, including oil and gas, contract manufacturing, audio electronic repair, and synthesizer design. A graduate of Texas A&M, Stephen has lived his adult life in the Houston, TX, and Denver, CO, areas.

Stephen has never said no to a project. From building guitar amps (starting when he was 17) to designing and building his own CNC table to fine-tuning the mineral composition of the water he uses to brew beer, he thrives on testing, experimentation, and problem-solving. Tune into the podcast to learn more about the wacky stuff Stephen gets up to.

Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!