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Background

Education and recognition

Two degrees from Lawrence Technological University, the awards and certifications along the way, the communities I have been part of, and what I build when nobody is asking.

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Education

  1. Aug 2020 - May 2024

    Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity

    Lawrence Technological University

    GPA 3.97

    Focused on cyber security, ethical hacking, digital forensics, and general IT. Completed a thesis project about encryption methodologies and performed collaborative hands-on work.

  2. Aug 2020 - May 2023

    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

    Lawrence Technological University

    GPA 3.95Summa Cum Laude

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Awards and certifications

  • Present

    Numerous Cryptography and Digital Capture the Flag first places

  • Present

    Numerous EC-Council and CompTIA certifications

  • March 2020

    Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, 5 Stars

  • March 2019

    Business Professionals of America Highest Ambassador Award

  • May 2019

    Bath Community Schools, Cum Laude / With Honor Graduation

  • February 2018

    Microsoft Office Specialist Master Certification

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Activities

  • Mar 2022 - Present

    Member, Beta Gamma Sigma Undergraduates & Graduates International Honor Society

    Lawrence Technological University

  • Oct 2019 - May 2020

    Vice-President, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

    Lansing Community College

  • Sep 2015 - May 2019

    Alumni & Volunteer, Business Professionals of America

    Bath High School

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Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Cryptography
  • Free Open-Source Software Development

05

Beyond work

The numbers that do not fit on a resume but say a lot about how I spend my time.

  • 500M+

    Mod downloads

    Minecraft mods built in Java with community teams since 2015, with seats on steering councils for the modding ecosystem.

  • Upstream

    Open source contributor

    Optimizations in CPython for the free-threading effort, plus contributions to CrowdSec, Grafana, Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Next.js, and React.

  • Dual 48U

    Home lab

    A multi-node Proxmox cluster and a meshed Docker estate managed through Portainer, run like production.

  • 1st place

    Capture the Flag

    Numerous first places in cryptography and digital forensics CTF competitions.