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Peter Browning

e-Portfolio and Resume

About Me

I am an enthusiastic and hard-working security professional who enjoies learning new things and refining skills that I already have. I am proficient with multiple programming languages, have an affinity for learning new written and spoken languages, and pride myself on my ability to adapt to new environments. The best way to contact me is via email, which you can find on this page.

Education

  • B.S Cyber Operations, 2023
    Augusta University
  • Cyber Defender Certificate, 2023
    Augusta University

Experience

Infosec Engineer at Articulate Global

Dec 2022 - Present

  • Orchestrate and execute a company-wide realistic phishing excercise
  • Serve as the on-call security DFIR engineer to address the security concerns of SEV1 events
  • Automate asset scanning for vulnerabilities, secrets
  • Use modern tools like CrowdStrike Falcon and Splunk to monitor the overall security posture of the company
  • Perform regular application security assessments to ascertain the security of new services, including manual and automated scanning and exploitation
  • Establish mature IAM security posture across multiple accounts and hundreds of separate services
  • Deploy services in AWS EKS using mature homegrown CI/CD pipelines
  • Assist in the creation of secure IaC using modern security methodologies and tools including zero trust architecture, Terraform and AWS EKS

Cybersecurity Engineer at Scientific Research Corporation

Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Create, deploy, and test a cyber range used by the DoD for testing and R&D
  • Automate creation and setup of networks using Ansible-based DoD N/CRAF framework
  • Design, plan, and create practical and realistic red team training lab for prospective OSCP applicants, serving as a capstone for our red team training course
  • Modify, optimize, and add to the N/CRAF framework to assist in the automation of range environments
  • Perform red team adversarial simulation for the Army Cyber Protection Brigade
  • Automate and design modular C2 infrastructure network for quick plug-and-play when performing red team operations

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Augusta University

Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Create a functional implementation of a reversible process algebra compiler and parsing application from scratch
  • Understand theoretical computation and representation using discrete math and various theories
  • Develop typesetting skills using LaTeX to write and publish articles in scientific academia journals
  • Present the future impact and significance of reversibility in cybersecurity to broad audiences
  • Practice presentation and public speaking skills at various symposiums and conferences

Software Developer at Georgia Cyber Range

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Enhance and optimize features and algorithms in old software
  • Collaborate with others in a team environment to procure quality software
  • Utilize and update outdated opensource projects
  • Understand openstack infrastructure for cyber range virtualization environments

IT Specialist at Augusta University

Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Resolved problems with faculty equipment, machines, and computers
  • Used remote control software to remotely resolve software issues
  • Disassembled, replaced, and repaired damaged or defective computer parts
  • Managed the quoting, ordering, and retrieval of new equipment