Nicholas Leedom
Media`,PA
Summary
Computer engineer with 3 years collective experience in network security, techinical writing, and testing/implementation of a novel system. Adept in troubleshooting both hardware and software issues related to networking and Linux. Looking to expand upon previous cybersecurity experience as well as extend to other fields, namely manufacturing.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Computer Engineer
Department of the Navy
11.2024 - Current
- Rotated to a Machinery Controls System (MCS) group for 6 months to learn the intricacies of that role.
- Assisted with the maintenance and testing of the MCS components on multiple Navy ships of the same class, namely the power generators and propulsion engines.
- Designed various small projects to gain experience in controls engineering.
Computer Engineer
Department Of The Navy
07.2022 - Current
- Holds a current DoD Secret security clearance.
- Lead software integration of a novel network monitoring security system for a class of navy ships.
- Lead and assisted with the installation of the system across various ship classes as well as troubleshooting any physical or digital problems as they presented themselves.
- Tested and evaluated various emerging software and hardware solutions to determine which would be useful for the system.
- Bridged the gap with other inter-agency teams to cooperatively work towards a collective goal.
- Designed, built, and ran a new troubleshooting environment for the purpose of greatly improving the troubleshooting capabilities of the team, with a focus on making members self-sufficient both in the lab and on a ship.
- Lead the effort for acquiring new PLC hardware and software to refresh a testing environment.
- Redesigned the onboarding experience to reduce onboarding time from months to weeks/1 month.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05-2022
Skills
- Linux - Advanced
- Network troubleshooting - Experienced
- Cybersecurity - Intermediate
- Penetration Testing - Intermediate
- Network security - Intermediate
- Lab Testing - Intermediate
- C - Intermediate
- Matlab - Intermediate
- Python - Intermediate
- PLC Hardware & Programming - Learning
Timeline
Computer Engineer
Department of the Navy
11.2024 - Current
Computer Engineer
Department Of The Navy
07.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
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