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Dedicated and driven cybersecurity engineer with experience in securing systems and software and designing embedded systems. Have hands-on experience doing system administration running and securing cloud and distributed systems using best practices and automation. Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering, hoping to focus on embedded systems.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville, Doctorate in Computer Engineering

Aug 2026 - present

University of Alabama in Huntsville, MS in Cybersecurity (Engineering track)

Jan 2025 - Aug 2026

University of Alabama in Huntsville, BS in Cybersecurity Engineering

Aug 2019 - Dec 2024

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Research Assistant II, The University of Alabama System Management and Production Center -- Huntsville, Alabama

June 2023 - July 2024

• Led embedded software development for a City of Huntsville educational robotics project, designing and implementing Arduino based control systems that improved system reliability and functionality.

• Engineered audio playback and motion control enhancements, increasing robotic vehicle movement efficiency by 60% and creating a more responsive user experience.

• Configured and deployed Raspberry Pi based control infrastructure for a PX 100 robotic arm used in Jackson County Schools STEM programs, enabling hands-on robotics education for students.

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Backy (https://backy.cybershell.xyz)

Sept 2022 - present

• Includes Go libraries to create a command execution tool

• Improves sever administration with 20% time saved

• Improves visibility into infrastructure with notifications on completion and failure

Home server with remote access

Sept 2022 - present

• Uses WireGuard to access home server from VPS

• Hosting web applications like Nextcloud

• Secured SSH access over VPN

Cloud Server Administration

Sept 2023 - present

• Hosts mail servers (https://stalw.art), FoundationDB as a backend

• Secures FoundationDB with TLS certificates, resulting in 90% reduction in attacks

• Hosts applications include Gitea, Linkwarden, and others using Docker

• Reduces downtime by 40% with automatic backups

Entropy Estimation

Jan 2026 - May 2026

• Collaborated with with NIST for INSuRE on Graduate Capstone.

• Resulted in estimation near 5% of NIST Standards.

• Estimated min-entropy using Python and provided graphs of results

• Administered team Gitlab.

Wallet Transformer Monitor

Sept 2023 - May 2024

• Developed ESP-32 code that interfaced with an energy sensing chip, temperature sensors, WiFi, and MQTT over SSL.

• Assembled voltage and current sensing, full-bridge rectifier circuits safely

Collaborator, Digital Telepresence

Apr 2022 - Mar 2024

• Collaborated building a new system from the ground up

• Designed novel solutions

• Gained experience with service-oriented MVVM development and separation of concerns

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Security+ Certified

Current 701

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Department of War Cyber Service Academy Scholarship (DoW CSA) Recipient

Awarded in July 2026

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• Linux, C/C++, Go, and JavaScript • Server Administration

• Git/Git and CI/CD • Embedded Systems - ESP-32, Arduino, and MSP430

• HTML • NodeJS • IDA Pro and Ghidra • IDS/IPS

• Kali, Wireshark, and metaspolit

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Ishella Fogle: Former Supervisor - 256-655-6642 - isf0001@uah.edu

Dr. Garry Maddux: Former Supervisor - 256-975-7936 - gary.maddux@uah.edu

Brian Cook: Personal - 423-276-8138 - bmcook017@gmail.com