David Rizzo

• Demonstrated comprehensive cybersecurity expertise while completing the National Cyber League (NCL) Individual Game challenges across multiple categories including OSINT, cryptography, password cracking, log analysis, network traffic analysis, and forensics.
• Developed custom scripts for automating complex security tasks such as HMAC verification, binary log parsing, and steganography analysis, while applying methodical problem-solving techniques to extract hidden information, analyze network vulnerabilities, and recover compromised data.
• Tools: ExifTool, John the Ripper, Hashcat, Ophcrack, Wireshark, Aircrack-ng, Binwalk, Autopsy, Nmap, Curl, Dig, GPG (GNU Privacy Guard), Bash, Python, SQL, Steganography

• Led a comprehensive security breach investigation at Nexora Dynamics, identifying a sophisticated attack that began with spear-phishing of a contractor and progressed through credential theft, lateral movement, and data exfiltration across multiple critical systems.
• Conducted detailed root cause analysis that revealed vulnerabilities in email filtering, credential management, endpoint security, and monitoring systems, resulting in targeted recommendations for security posture improvement.
• Tools: Firewall Logs, Router Logs, Threat Intelligence Database, Networking Monitoring, Endpoint Detection and Response

• Performed a forensic investigation on a hard drive image related to the illegal sale, trade, and or purchase of owls.
• Created a forensic report with the findings related to the case.
• Tools: FTK Images, Magnet Axiom Process, Magnet Axiom Examine

• Deployed ELK stack and DVWA in Azure. Setup load balanced DVWA across 3 servers.
• In a separate network, deployed ELK stack to monitor DVWA and set up a jump box to provide ssh access without making servers directly accessible.
• Tools: Azure, Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Load Balancer

• Meeting the customer needs during a return.
• Helping customers find the right product for their project.
• Ensuring customers have everything they need for their project, i.e., suggestive selling.
• Ensuring merchandise meets Lowe’s quality and safety standards and processing returns efficiently.
• Engaging in safe work processes including the proper disposal of returned items.
• Ensuring merchandise is accurately accounted for, replenished, and prepared for customers.
• Power Equipment Operator

• Providing an excellent checkout experience for customers while supervising, coaching, and supporting the front-end customer service associates and cashiers.
• Supervised approximately 30 people on the front end.

• Working in a fast-paced environment to pull customer orders, provide a fast and friendly checkout experience, and assist customers with finding the right product for their needs.
• Received 4 service star awards for excellent customer service, going above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction and timely completion of reports, and for always putting best foot forward.
• Mentored 5 fulfillment associates on job duties and day to day operations.
• Cashier of the month February 2021.

• Using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects to edit videos, motion graphics, and on occasion visual effects for weekend services.
• Worked on 10-15 projects a month with the average deadline one week.
• Collaborated on a team of about 6 members.
• Also assisted with the filming of messages, worship, and other videos for the weekends.
• Have volunteered with the church since 2013 and continue to serve.

Senior at Wilmington University pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Digital Forensics.

An intensive 24-week long boot camp dedicated to cybersecurity. Skills learned consist of Wireshark, Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite and training towards Security+, Network+, and CISSP.