Small team.
Real work.
No filler.
We are an independent security firm based in Michigan. Managed protection, adversarial testing, infrastructure hardening, and applied defense. We tell you what we actually find — not what you were hoping for.
Practitioners.
Not a body shop.
RRS.WORKS is the operational arm of the Rapid River Skunk Works team. We take on the work that doesn't fit neatly into a vendor category — managed protection for organizations without a security team, adversarial testing that goes beyond checkbox compliance, and infrastructure work that requires actual engineering discipline.
Engagements are handled by practitioners. Work is not subcontracted out to anonymous third parties. When we bring in a partner for a specific engagement, you know who is in the room.
We are actively accepting new RAMPART deployments and adversarial testing engagements.
Location
Michigan-based. Remote-capable. No geographic restriction on engagements.
Intake model
One active investigation at a time. All other work scoped per engagement. NDA implied from first contact.
What we are not
A staffing firm. A reseller. A body shop. We do not promise results we cannot guarantee.
Who does
the work.
Founder of Rapid River Skunk Works Corp and RRS.WORKS. Builds and operates Linux-based infrastructure, security tooling, and monitoring systems. Leads CTF platform design and OSINT infrastructure. ITAR-environment discipline. Clearance-eligible. Digital forensics training via Autopsy. Currently pursuing CompTIA Security+.
Full stack engineer and multi-language developer. Contributes to RRSW research, internal tooling, and CTF platform development. Handles the code that makes the operation run.
On-call partner brought in for relevant engagements. Background in production systems, precision fabrication, and regulated-environment technical procedures. Sets a standard for documentation and operational discipline that carries into the rest of the work.
↳ on-call partnerThe principles
we don't negotiate.
Honest reporting
We tell you what the evidence actually supports. Not what you were hoping for. Assessments are evidence-bound, always. We will not promise results we cannot guarantee.
No surprises
Scope and pricing confirmed before work begins. Deliverables defined at kickoff. Timelines are realistic and we meet them. If something changes, we tell you first.
Confidentiality as standard
NDA implied from the first message. Available in writing on request. Your situation stays between us regardless. We do not discuss client engagements.
Selective intake
We review every engagement before accepting. We work where the problem is real and the client is serious. We reserve the right to decline work that conflicts with our operational ethics.
Part of something
bigger.
The commercial work here funds a mission. That mission is building security capability that actually works — under real-world conditions, with incomplete data, in environments where most systems fail silently.
Rapid River Skunk Works Corp
An independent nonprofit research organization focused on security, sensing systems, and applied defense. Does not sell products or services. Runs the CTF program, conducts applied defense research, and develops the methodologies that inform the commercial work at RRS.WORKS.
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is at no charge.
Describe the problem. We assess scope, confirm pricing up front, and tell you honestly what you have and what steps make sense. No commitment required.