Mico, a skilled security researcher, has been actively contributing to Bugcrowd's leaderboard with over 1926 kudos points, having found 266 bugs and achieving a 91% acceptance rate. Mico's journey in technology began at school around 2009 when he first started using computers for research and later became interested in graphic design before transitioning into learning programming skills. He discovered his passion for security research after the Sony hack in 2014 and has been actively participating in bug bounty programs since signing up on Bugcrowd in January 2015, with a goal of progressing to web application penetration testing roles in the future. Mico's motivation stems from the process of learning and the thrill of discovering vulnerabilities, and he offers tips such as reading vulnerability write-ups, downloading vulnerable VMs, and using social media to connect with other researchers. He believes that bug bounties will continue to gain popularity as companies recognize the value of crowd-sourced security testing.