Noah Costakes
Bloomfield Hills,MI
Summary
Cranbrook Schools senior with coursework in cybersecurity and computer science, hands-on experience supporting NIST 800-171 compliance for a technology consulting firm, and leadership as captain of the varsity rowing team. Knowledge in Python, Linux environments, and software development. Motivated to contribute to a real-world cybersecurity team and to gain experience in security tools, documentation, and problem-solving.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Intern
Elire Consulting
06.2025 - Current
- Built internal tools supporting NIST SP 800-171r2 compliance, including role based and separation-of-duties matrices used by engineering and client teams.
- Drafted modular security policy templates and contributed to documentation for control implementation.
- Analyzed role-based access risks and identified improvements to internal security workflows.
Software Developer
SAM.gov Contract Search Platform
01.2024 - Current
- Designed and developed a full-stack platform for small businesses to discover government contracts more efficiently.
- Implemented JWT authentication, rate limiting, CSRF protection, and parameterized SQL, reducing vulnerability exposure.
- Built an AI-powered relevance ranking feature to improve contract search accuracy.
Education
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School -
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Bloomfield Hills, MI05.2026
Skills
- Linux
- Cybersecurity
- Python
- Java
- SQL
- GitHub
- Wireshark
- Burp Suite
Certification
Studying for CompTIA Security+ and Network+; Planned to have by start of 2026
Additional Interests
- Cybersecurity research
- Software development
- AI research
- Athletic training
- Health Knowledge
- Leadership development
- Hiking
- Backcountry Skiing
Leadership And Athletics
- Captain Varsity Rower, Cranbrook Rowing, Midwest Championship Jr 2x Bronze Medalist, States 2x Bronze Medalist, First CK boat to medal since 2018, Led winter training improvements, Mentored younger athletes in technique, strength training, and team discipline, Captain responsible for team standards, culture, and technical development
- Hockey Player, Cranbrook Kingswood, JV Team Captain (24-25)
- Robotics (FTC), Led implementation of TensorFlow to recognize field markers during autonomous mode for location recognition. Early exposure to computer vision and ML logic
Timeline
Cybersecurity Intern
Elire Consulting
06.2025 - Current
Software Developer
SAM.gov Contract Search Platform
01.2024 - Current
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School -
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School