Omahan cat dad, education enthusiast, coffee fiend, and adventurous indoorsman. I love to write code, read books, and ride my bike.
Technologist
Union Pacific Railroad — Cybersecurity
2017-2020
Built and deployed Java/JavaScript application suite with Spring Boot and Angular 9 frameworks, enabling nationwide enterprise users to:
Designate a location for security key delivery
Remotely issue and manage their own security keys and certificates
Request policy exceptions to promote accessibility to critical systems
Maintained and developed frontend management interfaces of attribute-based access control (ABAC) systems, including security policy simulation and comprehensive policy listing.
Streamlined security experience at UP by designing frontend tools to implement ABAC controls in UI with minimal configuration.
Redesigned employee login page to convert users to two-factor web authentication, supporting legacy browsers and mobile devices with universal JS components.
Implementedand maintained complete multifactor authentication infrastructure with Utimaco HSM and EJBCA Certificate Authority, deploying YubiKey 4 and YubiKey 5 tokens to 17,000 enterprise Windows users and overseeing their use.
Coordinated with management teams across enterprise to create and enforce suitable deployment and utilization processes for all users.
Support of enterprise web authentication and authorization software, using SiteMinder and eDirectory, alongside Apache web infrastructure team.
Student
University of Nebraska at Omaha
M.S. in Computer Science—AI Concentration
2019 - Present
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Graduated 2017
Citizen
Elizabeth O'Connor for NU Board of Regents
Campaign team member
Coordinated election security procedures for campaign emails.
Produced campaign videos for sharing on social media.
Conducted detailed research into agricultural, food, and water initiatives critical to the University and the state of Nebraska.