Cyber Threat Intelligence

Jayden Palacios

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OBJECTIVE

I am excited to start my career in the field of information technology and cybersecurity. With a solid foundation gained through academic studies, I am seeking a position where I can apply my knowledge in a practical setting.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Completed May 2024 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (SWE, D.S) Major GPA: 3.76 Cumulative GPA: 3.50

• UTSA Dean’s list (Fall ’22)

Relevant Courses

• Deep Learning • Software & Malware Reverse Engineering

• Data Science • Secure Software. Dev. And Analysis TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Skillss

• Languages – C, Java, Assembly x86, Python, PowerShell, JavaScript

• Software/OS – IDA pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Windows,Linux, macOS

• Certificates – CompTIA Security+

• Developer Tools – Linux, Git, Visual Studio, VIM, Eclipse, Android Studio PROJECTS

Proposal of a Malware Classifier Research Paper Jan 2024 - present

• Proposed a model to classify Portable Executable files as malicious or benign using deep learning and data science techniques

Maltoy Reverse Engineering Project – UTSA Feb 2023

• Reverse engineered a fake malware sample written in x86 assembly language using IDA pro to determine its behavior and impact on a user’s system Traffic Simulator ( C ) – UTSA Dec 2022

• Simulated a traffic network using time steps and a multitude of data structures including Priority Queues, Graphs, linked lists, and hash tables - Link to Github repository. Chess Bot – Personal Aug 2022

• Artificial Chess agent made in python leveraging machine learning using the minmax algorithm to find the best move for a given player and chessboard state - Link to Github repository. EXPERIENCE

Student Assistant Nov 2023 – present

School of Data Science, San Pedro I (UTSA)

• Facilitated the setup and execution of professional conferences and events

• Worked with other students and University leadership to maintain the building

• Assisted leadership with administrative tasks

Lead Server Mar 2019 – Jan 2022

Main Event Entertainment, San Antonio, TX

• Served guests food and drink and accommodated their needs in a fast-paced work environment

• Trained new employees and helped with administrative duties like scheduling and supply orders EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Industrial Control Systems Capture the Flag March 2024

• Tied 4th place overall and tied 1st place as a solo competitor

• created solutions for incident response scenarios and digital forensics involving cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure using tools like nmap, volatility, Wireshark, etc.

• Hosted by Idaho National Laboratory, CYMANII, CISA The Association for Computing Machinery (ICP), UTSA Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

• Member of the ICP competitive programming club within ACM at UTSA

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