Charlotte, NC

Computer Engineer Embedded Systems, Cybersecurity, Software, Infrastructure.

Technical work across software, cybersecurity, embedded systems, and infrastructure, supported by industry internships, research, and applied project experience.

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01B.S. Computer EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida · 2026

02Enterprise Software and InfrastructureApplication development, cloud platforms, and systems administration

03Embedded Security and Cryptography ResearchPower analysis, hardware security, and embedded target evaluation

04Autonomous SystemsMulti-drone coordination, telemetry, and edge-compute integration

Experience / 01

01Lockheed Martin-sponsored senior designAug 2025 — May 2026

Project lead · VITALS search and rescue

Multi-drone search-and-rescue system

Led a six-person cross-functional team building a distributed search-and-rescue system across UAVs, ground-control software, telemetry radios, flight controllers, and an NVIDIA Jetson Nano.

Built Python MAVLink UDP/TCP tooling between aircraft, ground control, and edge compute on Ubuntu Linux.
Standardized RFD900+ and RFD900x telemetry firmware and cabling for Pixhawk controllers.
Validated authorization, command integrity, and end-to-end behavior through hardware-in-the-loop testing.

02Duke Energy · Charlotte, NCMay 2024 — Aug 2024

Cybersecurity Architect Intern

Cybersecurity architecture

Evaluated on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments to map data flows, controls, and cross-business-unit workflows across a critical-infrastructure enterprise.

Identified a 32.6% process bottleneck in a backlog review pipeline.
Presented post-quantum cryptography implications to executive stakeholders.
Supported security architecture reviews through on-site data center and infrastructure discovery.

03The DRACO Lab · UCFAug 2024 — May 2026

Undergraduate Researcher

Hardware security research

Investigated security-relevant behavior in embedded and compute systems using physical measurement, automated experimentation, and data-driven analysis.

Used ChipWhisperer to capture power traces and extract cryptographic keys from embedded targets.
Built Python pipelines with perf, NumPy, and Pandas for feature extraction and anomaly detection.
Applied ML techniques to classify signals from hardware performance counters.

04Duke Energy · Charlotte, NCMay 2023 — Aug 2023

Software Engineer Intern

Software engineering

Developed an internal application and its supporting AWS infrastructure.

Supported RESTful integrations between internal applications.
Provisioned AWS resources with Terraform-based infrastructure as code.
Built Git-based CI/CD workflows with automated testing.

05PGA National Resort & SpaJan 2017 — Dec 2021

Systems Engineering Administrator

IT and building systems

Supported the resort’s Windows servers, Active Directory, VOIP, PMS/POS platforms, endpoints, and network-connected building systems.

Provisioned users, security groups, and role-based access across operational systems and data.
Restored the INNCOM room-management system and reintegrated sensors, controllers, and network devices.
Diagnosed HVAC controls, guest-room devices, lighting, hardware, software, and network incidents.

2021 — 2022

Ingest Technician · Catapult

Operated professional ingest workflows, verified data integrity, applied metadata, and maintained auditable SAN records for live and tape-based media.

2024 — Present

Cast Member · Walt Disney World

Directs high-volume guest and vehicle flow and supports accurate, welcoming main-entrance operations.

Skills / 02

Discipline matrix

Technical skills

Select focus area · [01 Cyber]

Engineering tools across cybersecurity, enterprise infrastructure, embedded systems, and software. Select a domain to explore technologies and applied experience.

Spec 01 // Cyber

Security architecture & research

Security-minded systems work, hybrid-cloud analysis, and hands-on experimentation.

Applied context

The DRACO Lab · UCF

Used ChipWhisperer to capture power traces and extract cryptographic keys from embedded targets.

Duke Energy

Presented post-quantum cryptography implications to executive stakeholders.

FeaturedAES-128 side-channel assessment

1. Hardware security and analysis

ChipWhisperer
Hardware security
Side-channel analysis
CPA

2. Architecture and controls

Data-flow analysis
Hybrid-cloud controls
IAM
NIST RMF
Post-quantum cryptography

3. Analysis tooling

Python
perf
NumPy
Pandas

Education / 03

May 2026

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Scholar · Coursework across software engineering, networking, operating systems, data structures, and IoT systems design.

2019–2021

Palm Beach State College

Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies

Student Government President · Phi Theta Kappa Honors Student.

Certifications / 04

Certifications

Credential registry

Archive Expired records

Record 01 / 06Completed

Skill assessment

HackerRank SQL — Intermediate

Issuer: HackerRank

Scope / coverage

Complex joins, unions, and subqueries.

Contact / 05

Contact

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Computer Engineer Embedded Systems, Cybersecurity, Software, Infrastructure.

Multi-drone search-and-rescue system

Cybersecurity architecture

Hardware security research

Software engineering

IT and building systems

Ingest Technician · Catapult

Cast Member · Walt Disney World

Technical skills

Security architecture & research

1. Hardware security and analysis

2. Architecture and controls

3. Analysis tooling

Enterprise infrastructure

1. Systems and identity

2. Cloud and networking

3. Operations

Embedded and field systems

1. Embedded software and hardware

2. Communications and interfaces

3. Field systems and testing

Applications and cloud

1. Languages