Experience

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Research Team Lead: SCADA Simulation, August 2019 - June 2020

• Contributions:

  • Developed simulation technology for testing SCADA system security

  • Designed and coded system of virtual process logic controller simulators (PLCs)

  • Coded an interface for integrating virtual and physical PLCs to an in house MATLAB gas simulation

  • Designed and simulated behavior of gas system operators using control system theory

• Skills Demonstrated

  • Python, MATLAB, Socket Programming, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, Data Encoding

• Project Source and Presentation

  • https://github.com/BrandtRobert/SCADAVirtualization

  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3ufez5T5wM4C_hGB1e6E196oO0hn8fg

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2018 - May 2020

• Served as GTA for both systems security courses and web development courses

• Contributions:

  • Sole teaching assistant responsible for hosting office, grading assignments and creating lab material

  • Designed and coded course labs in the various web tools: HTML/CSS, Javascript, FuelPHP, AJAX, jQuery

  • Recorded and published recitation and help videos biweekly over the course of the semester:

    • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3ufez5T5wMf7jKEqO-raFcgalD54a8C

  • Resolved student conflicts and challenges while actively practicing mentorship

• Skills Demonstrated

  • HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL, PHP, AJAX, jQuery, Network Analysis, Penetration Testing

METEC Gas Testing Site, Fort Collins, CO - Software Security Engineer, May 2019 - August 2019

• Contributions

  • Performed site security evaluation based on prior penetration tests

  • Developed a plan of action document for securing the system

  • Created an automated packet logger of the sites SCADA network for future research

  • Developed a SCADA simulation software for security testing, was also used to find critical bugs in the primary control system software

• Skills Demonstrated

  • Bash Scripting, Python, Network Analysis, Security Analysis, System Hardening

Sigma Nu Fraternity, Fort Collins, CO - Eminent Commander (Chapter President), Jan 2017 – December 2017

• Contributions

  • Leader of an 80 man fraternity and 16 member executive board, ran chapter meetings, guided group goal-setting sessions, tracked progress, held members accountable, and evaluated team success

  • Coordinated seamlessly between chapter members, alumni advisory board, alumni housing board, and the university to oversee the success of the chapter and protect long term chapter objectives

  • Inspired members to participate in meaningful service and philanthropy activities

  • Oversaw executive board for yearly deliverables on elevation accreditation and pursuit of excellence evaluation reports

• Skills Demonstrated

  • Organizational Leadership, Professional Writing, Public Speaking

Envysion Inc, Superior, CO - Software Intern, May 2017 - June 2017

• Contributions

  • Produced a full-stack web application based in Docker, MySQL, Nginx, NodeJS / Express, and VueJS that tracked development team release cycles

  • Created an automated log scraping and loading tool for analyzing user statistics of the companies primary application, allowing the team to determine their most valuable customer assets

  • Increased performance of log scraping tool using parallelization and data filtering

• Skills Demonstrated

  • NodeJS / Express, Docker, MySQL, VueJS, Bash Scripting

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Research Software Engineer, August 2017 - May 2018

• Contributions

  • Worked on moving a desktop-based pharmacology simulator to a server-based infrastructure

  • Developed a front-end interface for running simulations on a remote system (Qt/C++)

  • Created a software server for running pharmacology simulations

  • Ensured networking code worked seamlessly on both Windows and Unix systems

• Skills Demonstrated

  • C, C++, Socket Programming, Multi-Platform Design in C