Nick Conway

Education

University of Maryland Baltimore County

August 2018 - May 2021
  • B.S. Computer Science (3.6 Major GPA)
  • Dean’s List

Hagerstown Community College

August 2017 - May 2018
  • Computer Science (3.6 GPA)
  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
  • Dean’s List

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Rust
  • Python
  • C++
  • C
  • Go
  • Java
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • x86 Assembly
  • SQL

Libraries / Frameworks

  • Svelte / SvelteKit
  • React
  • Angular
  • D3.js
  • Tailwind
  • Tauri
  • Tokio
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL

Software / Tools

  • Linux
  • Git
  • Bash
  • Docker
  • Kuburnetes
  • Sinequea
  • Splunk
  • Zephyr RTOS
  • Adobe CC Suite

Work Experience

Fornetix - Software Engineer

December 2022 - Present

Northrop Grumman - Software Engineer

May 2021 - October 2022
  • Managed and maintained enterprise search engine built on Sinequa platform
  • Reduced outages by 70% by automating workflows in Python and PowerShell
  • Led creation of Angular applications to allow 80,000+ customers to interface with internal search engine

Northrop Grumman - Software Engineer Intern

May 2019 - May 2021
  • Created Python tool to programatically check and renew SSL certificates
  • Assisted in project management for company-wide endeavors
  • Led projects with collaboration tools including SharePoint to manage assits and assist users

Northrop Grumman - Cyber Security Analyst Intern

May 2018 - May 2019
  • Assisted in enterprise network defense for a large scale cyber campaign impacting 80,000+ users
  • Developed efficiency with SIEM tools such as Splunk to monitor and analyze network traffic
  • Increased efficiency by 20% by creating dashboards and scripts to automate analysis

Waynesboro Area School District - IT Intern

January 2018 - May 2018
  • Resolved levels 1-3 helpdesk tickets
  • Conducted imaging and deployment of hardware assets
  • Troubleshot and repaired network issues
  • Performed user account troubleshooting in Active Directory

Projects

Audicrypt (Winner of Best Digital Forensic Hack at HackUMBC Fall 2022) - Rust, Tauri, Python, JavaScript

  • Developed a full-stack native application for data encryption and steganography using audio files using the Tauri framework in Rust
  • Implemented data obfuscation and encryption with Python using the LSB method and symmetric key encryption

ZMK Open Source Firmware Contributions - C, Embedded, Zephyr RTOS

  • Wrote drivers for new hardware devices to allow for users with physical disabilities to navigate their computer more easily and provide greater functionality of a ZMK enabled device
  • Created new behaviors to increase user speed and productivity with <40 key keyboards
  • Enhanced existing functionality to allow for greater extensibility with 25+ behaviors