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Welcome to my website. My name is Cole Pickford, and I am an experieced cybersecurity and web development professional. My past experience has been with a startup, the premier federal law enforcement agency, and as a consultant for one of the Big Four.

Employment

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Summer 2020-January 2023

Cybersecurity Intern and Associate

• Identity and Access Management Team Member • Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner • Worked on multiple projects regarding Cloud Security Strategy and Enhancement as well as a major Sailpoint implementation

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Summer 2019-Winter 2019

Cyber Division Honors Intern

• Analyzed phishing email headers • Held a Top-Secret/SCI security clearance to work National Security cases • Wrote Python and shell scripts to automate and expedite common evidence extraction techniques for FBI Special Agents • Created an Android application (Java) to organize and simplify technology evidence processing • Utilized government and open source tools and databases for case research

Bricleir

January 2020-May 2020

Startup Web Development Intern

• Designed and implemented new products in Ruby on Rails such as a brand new landing page and the ability to create network requests


Education

University of Notre Dame

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Engineering Corporate Practice

Graduation: May 2021

Relevant Courses:

Operating System Principles, Theory of Computing, Computer Architecture, Computer Databases, Computer Networks, Programming Paradigms, Data Structures, Systems Programming, Fundamentals of Computing, Introduction to Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things, Discrete Mathematics, Logic Design, Ethical and Professional Issues, Technology and Innovation Ethics


Leadership

University of Notre Dame's Sorin College

2020-21

Resident Assistant

• Provided guidance and mentorship to Notre Dame dorm residents as well as enforcing dorm rules and policies.

2019

Welcome Weekend Co-Captain

• Planned, organized and directed all hall events and oversaw all hall ambassadors

2018

Hall Government Election and Athletic Commissioner

• Organized and oversaw hall election and dorm sports teams

University of Notre Dame

Fall 2019

Discrete Mathematics Teaching Assistant

• Selected to evaluate students’ performance, simplify course material for easier understanding, and oversee outcome

CS for Good

2019-20

Club Treasurer

• Managed all finances for computer science service club


Study Abroad

Notre Dame College of Engineering Study Abroad

Summer 2020

Rome, Italy

• Lived and attended classes through the Notre Dame Global Gateway in Rome, Italy • Studied Ethical/Professional Issues and Integrated Engineering and Business Fundamentals


Certification

Amazon Web Services

Fall 2021

AWS CLoud Practitioner

• Became a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner after studying for and passing certification exam


Work Experience

Fortune 500 Diversified Financial Group

Fall 2021

Cloud Review Process

• Reviewed Cloud controls and company documentation to update posture, mitigate risk, and create strategy for becoming more secure and compliant

Major Airline

December 2021

Technology Review and Recommendation

• Reviewed available technologies and made recommendations for technological improvement

Nationally Ranked Hospital

January-September 2022

SailPoint Implementation

• Implemented SailPoint with PeopleSoft and Oracle HCM as authoritative source • Wrote and completed user acceptance tests throughout the project • Developed separation of duty policies • Coordinated with development team in India

Multinational Financial Services Provider

Fall 2022

Cloud Architecture Review Process

• Contacted various stakeholders to acquire feedback • Redesigned and presented a more streamlined review process


Projects

Ghana Need an Ambulance

Fall 2018

AT&T Irish Hacks Hackathon

• Collaborated with a 6-member team to create a web app, a website, and an IOS app • Awarded the Deloitte prize for Greatest Contribution by an Underclassmen

Better Sports

Fall 2019

Computer Databases Course Project

• Collaborated with a 4-member team to create a machine learning algorithm and website that used baseball data from the past six years to predict upcoming baseball game outcomes

Pharmacy Simulator

Spring 2019

Data Structures Course Project

• Worked with a team to develop a simulator to stock shelves, conduct inventory, fill prescriptions, and proactively inspect medications prior to expiration in accordance with Institute of Safe Medication Practice Standards, all in C++

Betting App

Fall 2020

Web Development Class Project

• Created a web application and IOS application connected to a Back4App backend in order to use machine learning to simulate betting predictions and placing bets

Are you attractive?

Fall 2020

Computer Vision Course Project

• Used computer vision to landmark and measure facial ratios and compare to how well they fit the Greek Golden ratio for facial aesthetics

Sound Direction Detector

Spring 2018

Introduction to Engineering II Course Project

• Used an Arduino electronic prototyping platform to meaure the time taken for sound to reach two serparate points and mathematically determine which direction the sound came from in a 180 degree space

Baseball Simulator

Fall 2017

Introduction to Engineering I Course Project

• Used MATLAB to calculate and display the trajectory of a baseball pitch in a variety of environmental conditions such as gravity, wind, drag, etc.


Service

South Bend Code School

2018-2020

Volunteer Instructor

• Taught kids to code and helped with their chosen projects

Skills

Languages/Frameworks

  • C++/C
  • Python
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript/Java
  • Ruby on Rails

Tools/Technolgy

  • Git
  • Sailpoint
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Office

Other

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, React, Dart, MATLAB, Swift, Verilog/VHDL, Xcode, Android Studio, XQuartz, Linux/UNIX, Bash Scripting, Embedded Systems, Technical Writing, Basic French

Thanks!