Andrew Martin
Summary
Cybersecurity student with a passion for learning and securing systems. Earned a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in 2023 and on track to earn a Master of Science in Cybersecurity by the Spring of 2024. Proven ability to troubleshoot and secure systems, with experience in virtualization, containerization, and cybersecurity practices. Seeking full-time positions for post-graduation.
Education
Michigan Technological University
M.S. Cybersecurity, Network Security Management
Expected Graduation: Spring 2024
Michigan Technological University
B.S. Cybersecurity, System and Network Security
Overall GPA: 3.77 Departmental GPA: 3.90
Teaching / Lab Assistant Experience:
Michigan Technological University
Cybersecurity, Teaching / Lab Assistant
Information Governance and Risk Management, Teaching / Lab Assistant
CyberHusky, Teaching / Lab Assistant
Extracurriculars
Michigan Technological University
Security Team, Networking and Computing Student Association (NCSA)
Michigan Technological University
Member, RedTeam@MTU
Professional Experience
Universal Music Group
Remote
Intern, Identity Access Management
May – Aug 2023
Worked with Microsoft Azure SSO utilizing SAML and OAUTH
Worked with various departments/applications of Universal Music Group to implement and enforce SSO for security
Collected information and risk criteria from application teams to prioritize SSO implementations
Worked on a project to redesign the intranet website based on internal feedback
Shadowed Identity Access Management Engineers through daily activities
Level Data
Remote
Intern, IT Technician
May – Aug 2020/21/22
Worked directly with customers on urgent, time-sensitive tickets and issues
Utilized Microsoft’s Active Directory, Bitbucket repositories, DBeaver SQL database administration tool, and the IntelliJ IDE
Worked with production code to make changes to connectors and plugins written in Groovy, SQL, YAML, & XML that managed Customers' Student Information Systems* and associated software
Entrusted with unmonitored access to work on Customers’ servers with access to their SIS* containing production software and confidential student and customer information
Additional Relevant Experience
Home Lab
Manages a dynamic home lab environment comprised of several interconnected virtualization, containerization, and network-attached storage instances
Maintains and implements a variety of services such as pfSense, NGINX Proxy Manager, Portainer, Ubuntu Server, Windows Server 2019, and local and cloud-based Domain Name Systems. In addition, creates unique scripts and programs in Python, BASH, YAML, and Powershell to automate a variety of operations
Server Cluster for Michigan Technological University's College of Computing
As a Graduate Project, led the design, configuration, and implementation of a high-performance, highly available server cluster to support the Cybersecurity and CNSA programs
Utilizing the Proxmox Hypervisor and TrueNAS Scale, successfully clustered and configured 21x servers, using management tools like TrueCommand, NetBox, Ansible, and Cloud-Init to automate tasks and optimize cluster performance
Created comprehensive documentation for cluster maintenance, ensuring long-term reliability
Significantly improved the Cybersecurity and CNSA program's capabilities through the development of a robust and scalable server infrastructure, resource optimization, and high availability
Technical Skills
Kali Linux & Offensive Cybersecurity Tools
Virtualization Technologies (VMWare/Proxmox)
Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
Version Control Management (GitHub/Bitbucket)
Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, LDAP, Office 365 Suite
Scripting in Python, BASH, Powershell, and YAML
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Domain Name System (DNS) & Reverse Proxy
Windows & Linux Operating Systems
SSL/TLS
Single Sign On (SSO)
Data Analysis
Customer Service
ServiceNow
Data Center Operations
Network/System Configurations
References
Alex Taube
Universal Music Group, Senior Manager - Identity & Access Management
August 13th, 2023
"Andrew worked for me during his summer internship in 2023. He was a consummate professional, always looking for more ways to contribute to the team. He delivered requests quickly and took on tasks that were sometimes challenging and/or tedious without hesitation or complaint. I truly enjoyed working with Andrew over the last several months and would recommend him for virtually any entry-level position in Cybersecurity."
Matt Betts
Level Data Inc., President
November 15th, 2022
"Andrew worked for us at Level Data. He is very bright, talented, curious, and eager to learn. He was always willing to take on new projects. He is a perfectionist who loves new challenges. Andrew’s fantastic communication and interpersonal skills make him exceptional and allow him to stand out from his peers. Andrew has an incredibly bright future and will be a great asset to any organization lucky enough to have him as an employee."
