salutations! i go by caret on the internet — currently studying japanese and doing random side projects while i study. recently that's been playing with bevy, and attempting to write apps using tauri.
i used to do firmware development using yocto and IT/devops at my previous job.
i prefer to work with *nix systems and love doing systems engineering. problem solving and fixing things is what i do best.
status
interests
- game preservation & private servers
- reverse engineering (hw & sw)
- rust lang & systems programming
- gnu/linux security
- ergomech keebs
- vocaloids & voice synthesis
- arcade hardware & pcb hacking
- ctf competitions (blue team)
achievements
─────────────────────── [ EDUCATION ] ───────────────────────────────────────────
- B.S. Cybersecurity, minor in Computer Science — DePaul University (2023)
─────────────────────── [ CCDC ] ───────────────────────────────────────────
- 3rd place — NCCDC Nationals (2023)
- 1st place — MWCCDC (2022, 2023)
- 1st place — ILCCDC (2022, 2023)
- 1st place — ISEAGE CDC Nationals (2023)
- 7th place — NCCDC Nationals (2022)
- 2nd place — NCCDC Nationals (2021, alternate)
─────────────────────── [ CPTC ] ───────────────────────────────────────────
- 3rd — Regional (qualified for nationals)
- Competed at CPTC World Finals 2022 — Rochester, NY
─────────────────────── [ CLUB ] ───────────────────────────────────────────
- Treasurer — Security Daemons (2019–2023)
- Volunteer — DaemonCon (January 2024), created a hardware hacking CTF [writeup coming]
─────────────────────── [ WORK ] ───────────────────────────────────────────
- Staff Engineer — Digital Design Corporation (full-time)
- Video Technician & Producer — Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago (2020–2024, part-time) — led AV setup and live streaming
- Summer Intern — Crowe (Jun–Aug 2022) — audits on healthcare & life sciences systems/networks
contact
please don't spam me
