Hello,
my name is Zach Shames and this is my resume/cv
About Me
I graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Computer Science in 2018. Currently, I am a Threat Intelligence Engineer working in the Cyber Security domain. I create integrations to help different threat response components communicate with each other. Whether it be a threat intelligence platform, incident response system, IDS, or orchestration platform, I write code to make sure that these systems integrate and communicate seamlessly. The goal is to make sure one's threat response ecosystem is running at full capacity, and nothing is missed or lost in translation.
I have worked with many platforms from vendors such as McAfee, Symantec, Cisco, Splunk, Crowdstrike, ServiceNow, IBM, and many more. Furthermore, I have worked with industry standards such as STIX/TAXII, DXL, and more. Using my wide breadth of knowledge in languages such as Python, NodeJS (front-end/back-end), HTML, and others, I'm versitile enough to pivot to whatever medium is required to work with any technology.
Cyber Security is a huge part of everyone’s lives whether they know it or not. I am doing what I can to help mitigate those threats. I am also interested in developing new programs and expanding my skills to make me a more well-rounded programmer. I have been programming for the past 10 years, and in my spare time I code various programs/websites. I am passionate about anything and everything internet and technology.
Experiences
For my second year, I worked on the IDENT1 team to create a responsive web-UI for a legacy app using NodeJS with ReactJS. I created a RESTify server in NodeJS, and I also created a corresponding ReactJS single-page app to mimic the functions of the legacy applciation coded in C.
The majority of the coding I did was in Java, Javascript, and HTML. I used Java to parse through logs, and I used Javascript and HTML to create the website where the parsed information would be displayed. Through this job, I learned how to use Linux Servers, WebLogic (by Oracle), GIT, Maven, Grep, Sed, Awk, and much more.
Education
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2018
Graduated from James Madison University
Earned a B.S. for Computer Science
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2013
Graduated from Langley High School
Participated in Varisity Ice Hockey and Yearbook
Projects / Portfolio
This API server is not made specifically for the iOS app and can be used for any client (returns JSON).
In the latest commit/version, users could create an account, then create a new group or join an existing gorup
For the back-end, I helped develop the API server using Laravel 5 (PHP). This also includes helping create and manage the MySQL server.
For the front-end (which is not finished), I helped develop the website's pages and forms. Also lightly worked on the user interface.
When I joined the project, it was coded fully in AutoIT. I helped them develop some features, but soon helped port the code to C#. Project is now dead, however, it was a good personal experience that helped me work on my teamwork.