Application Security & Cyber Engineering · Dallas, TX
Application security engineer with 8+ years in IT, finishing a B.A.S. in Cyber Operations (Cyber Engineering). Previously an AppSec engineer at Miami University and an independent security contractor. I like understanding systems from the bottom up, so I build and break them: OS kernel internals in C, network clients in raw x86 assembly, Python security tooling, and malware and software supply-chain analysis.
Focus: secure code review · threat modeling · cloud security (AWS / Azure / GCP) · infrastructure as code (Terraform, AWS CDK) · Cedar policy-as-code · IAM · detection engineering
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| os-kernel-design-notes | Design notes from a four-layer OS kernel I built in C: preemptive priority scheduler, mailbox IPC, user/kernel syscall boundary, device drivers with FCFS/SSTF/SCAN/C-SCAN disk scheduling |
| Software-Supply-Chain-Malware-Analysis | Static and dynamic analysis of malicious npm packages, Windows malware, Linux ransomware and the Mirai IoT botnet, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK with detection recommendations |
| python-security-toolkit | Nine command-line tools for forensic triage, IOC carving, EXIF geolocation, web recon, raw-socket sniffing, LSB steganography and VirusTotal hash lookups |
| iot-smart-home-security | Research on how insecure smart-home devices create physical-safety risk, and a defense-in-depth model from hardware root of trust to user behavior |
| offensive-security-assessments | Full-chain red-team report on a simulated water utility (OSINT → Nmap/ZAP → command and SQL injection → credential access), plus WiFi and protocol security write-ups |
| dfir-threat-intel | APT28 threat-intelligence report with an Analysis of Competing Hypotheses, and a Volatility workflow for hunting process injection in memory |
Languages: C · Python · x86 assembly · Bash · PowerShell · Java Security: Burp Suite · OWASP ZAP · Nmap · Metasploit · Wireshark · Volatility · IDA Pro · Maltego Cloud & IaC: AWS · Azure · GCP · Terraform · AWS CDK · Cedar
Certifications: CompTIA Security+