The MITRE Corporation: Network and Infrastructure Engineer (Round 2)                                                                                                  May '17 - Aug. '17
  • Collaborated with team of varying expertise and roles to develop a scalable and practical network-centric security architecture for IoT/ICS systems.
  • Delivered C implementation of a cryptographic nonce for Embedded Systems Capture the Flag Competition.
  • Researched and evaluated Z-Stack, a ZigBee implementation, to identify metrics for fingerprinting IoT traffic profiles.
  • Spearheaded development of a Smart IoT Linux Gateway Node.js application that monitors and reports network metrics, detects anomalies, and mitigates the problem all based a policy enforcement profile to bolster network security.
  • Reverse-engineered IoT embedded systems to simulate network attacks (MAC spoofing, RSSI manipulation).
  • Collaborated with teammate to present research to an audience.
Key Skills: JavaScript, C, Internet of Things, Network Security, Sockets, Embedded Systems
Augmenting Security of Internet-of-Things Using Programmable Network-Centric Approaches: A Position Paper
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The MITRE Corporation: Network and Infrastructure Engineer (Round 1)                                                                                                   May '16 - Aug. '16
  • Collaborated with supervisor and team of three to construct an Internet of Things (IoT) lab and network.
  • Studied the ZigBee, Z-Wave, and 802.15.4 wireless networking protocol standards.
  • Utilized investigative research and observational techniques to clarify contradictory information and fill gaps.
  • Reverse-engineered commercial IoT devices to better understand their functionality.
  • Utilized commercial software and the command line to program and operate wireless IoT embedded systems to emulate existing IoT devices.
  • Captured network traffic with packet sniffing hardware and analyzed the data with protocol analysis software and auto-decryption tools such as Wireshark and other Wireshark-like software (Ubiqua).
  • Brainstormed ideas with the team for the MITRE IoT competition scenario.
  • Collaborated with team to collect and compile research into PowerPoint presentations.
  • Collaborated with team to present, on multiple occasions, our research to an audience ranging from ten to hundreds of scientists, engineers, and other interns.
Key Skills: Internet of Things, ZigBee, Z-Wave, Protocol Analysis, Network Security, Public Speaking
Nintendo Enthusiast: Deputy News Editor / Video Producer / Graphics Designer                                                                                     Nov '12 - Jun. '14
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A mostly complete list of all my headlines.
  • Deputy News Editor:
    • Worked alongside the Editor-in-Chief, Site Director, and other employees to grow the company's backbone.
    • Responsible for fact-checking, producing the bulk of the daily news, promoting content, and training new employees.
    • Declared a major influence in helping the company achieve 300,000+ monthly hits.
  • Features Editor:
    • Worked alongside the Editor-in-Chief, Site Director, and other employees to grow the company's personality.
    • Loosely responsible for writing comprehensive editorials, conducting & publishing interviews, and delivering reviews on software.
  • Video Producer:
    • Worked alongside the Editor-in-Cheif and other employees to grow the company's media outlet.
    • Brainstormed, animated, video edited, audio edited, compressed and uploaded trailers to the company's YouTube channel on a set schedule.
    • Influential in growing the company's media audience.
  • Graphics Designer:
    • Brainstormed and designed graphics for the company's articles.
    • Collaborated with employees to fulfill graphics requests