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Achievements
Certifications, competition results, projects, etc.
Education & Experience
May 2025
B.S. Cybersecurity, cum laude — University of North Georgia
Coursework spanned offensive and defensive security, network architecture, and systems administration. Graduated with honors.
Summer 2024
Cybersecurity Intern — U.S. Coast Guard, Washington D.C.
Federal internship focused on offensive security and penetration testing work.
Certifications
May 2026
OSCP+ — Offensive Security Certified Professional
48 hour Hands-on penetration testing certification requiring exploitation of multiple machines across standalone and Active Directory environments, with a full professional report submitted under exam conditions.
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January 2025
GCIH — GIAC Certified Incident Handler
Incident response certification with a focus on attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) — useful context for understanding the defender's view from the offensive side.
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May 2024
CompTIA Security+
Foundational certification covering core security concepts: threats, architecture, identity management, risk, and cryptography.
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CTF & Competitions
Spring 2024
NSA Cyber Exercise (NCX) — 3rd overall, UNG team
National cyber competition hosted by the NSA with all of the U.S. Service Academies & Senior Military Colleges. Placed 2nd in the Cyber Combat Exercise component.
Fall 2023
National Cyber League — 3rd Place, Team Game (Experienced Bracket)
Finished with 99.32% completion and 97.97% accuracy across cryptography, web exploitation, forensics, and network analysis challenges.
Season 11 (Ongoing)
HackTheBox — Silver Tier (Season 11)
Currently Silver tier during Season 11
Season 10 (Spring 2026)
HackTheBox — Ruby Tier (Season 10)
Reached Ruby tier (top ~25%) during Season 10, plus current overall Hacker rank across the platform.
February 2026
TryHackMe — Jr Penetration Tester Pathway
Completed pathway covering web application security, network exploitation, and post-exploitation fundamentals.
Projects
Fall 2024
Senior Capstone — Hacking Traffic Lights (ICS / OT)
Built a simulated traffic light system using a Raspberry Pi, GPIO, and FUXA HMI communicating over Modbus TCP. Demonstrated command injection attacks against the simulated controller.
Ongoing
Home Lab — pfSense, Proxmox, Suricata, Wazuh
Self-hosted lab running Proxmox virtualization with pfSense routing, Suricata IDS, and a Wazuh SIEM.
Leadership & Community
Spring 2024
Recruitment Chair — Phi Delta Theta
Executive board position responsible for the chapter's recruitment strategy and pipeline, selling the value of the organization to prospective members and managing the full recruitment cycle.
Fall 2024
Advanced Competitive Red Team — UNG
Selected for UNG's advanced competition red team, a competition group within Cyberhawks focused on offensive security competitions.
Spring 2023
Philanthropy Chair — Phi Delta Theta
Organized fundraising events across campus for Live Like Lou, the ALS-focused philanthropy partnered with Phi Delta Theta
Aug 2022 — May 2025
Cyberhawks — University of North Georgia
Three-year member of UNG's cybersecurity club, participating in CTFs, workshops, and competition prep throughout my degree.
May 2022
Eagle Scout — Boy Scouts of America
Highest rank in Scouting, achieved by fewer than 6% of scouts. Demonstrates sustained commitment, project leadership, and follow-through over multiple years.