Education
Background

May 2026Athens, GA

B.S. Computer Science

University of Georgia

Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with academic focus areas across theoretical computer science, cybersecurity, and systems-oriented computing.

#computer-science#theoretical-cs#cybersecurity
May 2026Athens, GA

B.S. Mathematics

University of Georgia

Graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics, with academic focus areas across pure mathematics, algebraic geometry, and cryptography

#mathematics#algebra#geometry#cryptography#pure-math

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Research
Experience

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August 2024 — PresentAthens, GA

Data Science Team Lead Researcher

Small Satellite Research Lab

Designed and optimized ML/data pipelines for satellite imaging systems, including NeRF and computer vision pipelines, with attention to scalability and heterogeneous GPU/CPU environments.

#nerf#mlcv#satellite-imaging#gpu-systems
January 2023 — May 2025Athens, GA

Researcher

Directed Reading Program

Reading and presenting on elliptic curves, the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, discrete logarithms, Kähler manifolds, complex geometry, and cryptographic applications.

#elliptic-curves#cryptography#complex-geometry
August 2024 — December 2025Athens, GA

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Georgia — Mathematics Department

Studying exceptional Lie algebras, Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams, algebraic geometry, and research-level mathematical exposition.

#algebraic-geometry#lie-algebras#coxeter-dynkin
November 2020 — May 2023Leuven, Belgium

Board Member

ImaginaryCTF

Designed cryptography challenges grounded in current research, coordinated international CTF operations, and worked with sponsors across security and infrastructure.

#ctf#iacr#cryptography#security
August 2021 — December 2021Atlanta, GA

Research Project Developer

Georgia Institute of Technology — Mathematics Department

Built a graph theory route-mapping application in Java using Dijkstra’s algorithm, Eulerian circuit logic, and Open Maps API calls for real-world pathfinding and traversal modeling.

#graph-theory#dijkstra#java#pathfinding

Leadership
Experience

August 2024 — PresentUniversity of Georgia

Data Science Team Lead

Small Satellite Research Laboratory

Led a research engineering team of 12 members by defining technical milestones, coordinating cross-functional development, and translating research requirements into deployable ML/CV systems for satellite imaging work.

#research-leadership#mlcv#team-lead#systems
Fall 2022 — Fall 2023University of Georgia

Founder & President

Hats On Cybersecurity

Founded and led a cybersecurity club focused on teaching competition-based cybersecurity to students across experience levels, emphasizing deeper technical training than typical introductory club programming.

#cybersecurity#leadership#education#ctf
High SchoolGeorgia

Team Captain

Egg Heads Cyber Team

Led cybersecurity competition teams through state and national events, including repeated first-place Georgia finishes in CyberPatriot competitions.

#cyberpatriot#team-captain#competition#cybersecurity
Nov 2020 — May 2023International

Board Member & Infrastructure Contributor

ImaginaryCTF

Helped host international cybersecurity events, handled support and incidents, deployed new services, and contributed to uptime, stability, and challenge quality for a global CTF platform.

#imaginaryctf#infrastructure#ctf#operations
High SchoolGeorgia

Vice President & Team Captain

CyberAvengers

Served in leadership roles across four years, organizing cybersecurity events, mentoring students, and leading workshops on competition-based cybersecurity.

#mentorship#workshops#cybersecurity#leadership
2020 — 2022International

Competitive Team Member

Ducksociety / TeamlessCTF

Participated with competitive CTF teams that placed highly in international events, contributing to cybersecurity problem-solving across cryptography, systems, and exploitation challenges.

#ctf#ducksociety#teamlessctf#competition

Certifications
In Progress

In ProgressCloud Certification

AWS Solutions Architect — Associate

Amazon Web Services

Currently preparing for AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification with focus on cloud architecture, deployment models, networking, storage, security, and resilient system design.

#aws#cloud-architecture#solutions-architect
PlannedCloud Security

AWS Security Specialty

Amazon Web Services

Planned certification path focused on cloud security architecture, identity and access management, logging, monitoring, encryption, and incident response.

#aws#cloud-security#iam#security
PlannedDatabase Systems

MongoDB Certifications

MongoDB

Planned certification path focused on document databases, schema design, indexing, aggregation, application integration, and production database practices.

#mongodb#databases#backend#nosql
ExpiredCybersecurity

Security+

CompTIA

Previously held Security+ certification, supporting foundational knowledge in cybersecurity, networking, risk, and secure systems practices.

#security-plus#cybersecurity#networking
ExpiredTechnical Foundations

MTA Software Development & Networking

Microsoft

Previously held Microsoft Technology Associate certifications in software development and networking fundamentals.

#microsoft#software-development#networking

Work
Experience

March 2024 — PresentAthens, GA

Parking Operations Representative

University of Georgia

Engineered Selenium automation workflows executing 40,000+ system tasks, eliminating a 6-month backlog while improving reporting reliability and operational efficiency.

#automation#selenium#operations#secure-design
Spring 2021 — Fall 2021Raleigh, NC

Community Specialist Manager

Cornerstone Entertainment Company

Managed community operations for a network of 200 users, improving retention, staffing stability, and customer satisfaction through coordination with developers.

#operations#community#platform-reliability

Teaching
Experience

Spring 2023 — Fall 2023Athens, GA

Peer Learning Assistant

University of Georgia — Department of Academic Enhancement

Supported Calculus II and III instruction through discussion facilitation, homework review, individual student support, and weekly office hours.

#calculus#teaching#mathematics#student-support

Awards /
Honors

2023University of Georgia

Third Place Award

Kossack Exam

Placed third in a mathematics competition with roughly 50 participants.

#mathematics#competition#award
2020 - 2022Georgia

First Place Georgia

CyberPatriot XII - XIV

Finished first in Georgia and Top 30 nationally as a Platinum Division semifinalist.

#cybersecurity#cyberpatriot#competition
2021United States

National Cyber Scholar

National Cyber Scholarship Foundation

Ranked 51st among more than 3,000 qualifiers and more than 10,000 competitors; awarded a $3,000 scholarship.

#cybersecurity#scholarship#national-cyber-scholar
2021, 2022United States

National Finalist — Management Information Systems

FBLA National Leadership Conference

Placed seventh nationally while representing Georgia in a case study competition.

#mis#case-study#national-finalist

Competitive History

CTFs / Cybersecurity / Honors

2022

2 Events

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22ndpicoCTF 2022
CTF
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23rdUTCTF 2022
CTF

2021

10 Events

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48thNCL Fall 2021 Individual
CTF
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35thNCL Fall 2021 Team
CTF
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44thpbctf 2021
CTF
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4thDeconstruCT.F 2021
CTF
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37thH@cktivityCon 2021
CTF
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140thCSAW '21 Qualifiers
CTF
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140thHackTheBox Cyber Apocalypse 2021
CTF
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29thNCL Spring 2021 Individual
CTF
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22ndNCL Spring 2021 Team
CTF
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282ndDiceCTF 2021
CTF

2020

5 Events

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3rdKSU ISA CTF
CTF
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9thX-MAS CTF 2020
CTF
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38thNCL Fall 2020 Individual
CTF
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27thNCL Fall 2020 Team
CTF
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76thNewark Academy CTF
CTF

2019

3 Events

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65thTJCTF 2019
CTF
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71stångstromCTF 2019
CTF
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33rdpicoCTF 2019
CTF