Security Engineering

Christopher D. Wells

Richmond, Virginia 703-***-****

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopher-wells-b505a1b1 GitHub: cwells21 Objective: To obtain a position in the information technology field, centered around applications and security that will allow me to utilize and develop my programming, communication, and analytical skills. Education:

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 8/2017 - 12/2019 Bachelor of Science: Computer Science 3.0 CGPA

Relevant Course Work: Software Engineering, Object Oriented Design and Programming, Low-Level and Systems Programming, Data Structures, Algorithm Analysis, Computer Communications and Networking, Secure Programming and Systems, Security Engineering Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia 1/2016 - 8/2017 Associates of Science: Computer Science 3.6 GPA

Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Technical Skills:

Coding Languages: C, C++, Java, SQL, Bash Script, Android and x86 Assembly Language Software Design: Waterfall Design Cycle, Agile Software Development Process and Scrum Security: Software Reverse Engineering, Network Analysis and Monitoring, Port Scanning, Web Vulnerability Exploitation, SQL Injection, Buffer Overflow Attacks and Prevention, Memory Sanitation Practices and NIST Standards and Practices for Security. Projects:

Competed in CyberAssess Challenge Spring – Summer 2019

Made it to the Semi-Finals.

Exploited security flaws in Web pages to gain information

Reverse engineered software to find and exploit vulnerabilities.

Cracked weak cryptography for credentials.

Massive Multiplayer Game Fall 2018

Lead a team of five students in the design and development of the gaming environment.

Collaborated with other team leaders to achieve mutual objectives.

Proposed revisions and objectives to the end client.

Set tasks and deadlines for the team.

Handled version control, and integration of team elements into the final product. Participated in Hacktoberfest Fall 2018

Contributed thousands of lines of code to the open source community. Community Cyber Security Ongoing

Attend lectures about cybersecurity offered by industry and professional community groups.

Attended 2018 B-Sides

Attended 2017 Innovation Hackathon

Professional:

Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

A+ Certified. 9/2017-9/2020

Working on Security+ and Network+ Expected Mid 2020

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