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Summary#
Cybersecurity and digital forensics graduate student with hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment, firewall management, automated pentesting administration, and technical security research. Currently seeking roles in Digital Forensics & Incident Response.
Experience#
Cybersecurity Project Lead – JSI Telecom#
Jan. 2026 - May 2026
Cybersecurity Intern – US House of Representatives#
Oct. 2025 - Jan. 2026
Cybersecurity Intern – Vicinity Energy#
May 2024 - May 2025
- Designed and implemented an organization-wide host-based firewall using Crowdstrike Falcon.
- Created custom powershell scripts for patch management across 700+ endpoints with an RMM tool.
- Improved detections/alerting workflows in endpoint security tooling.
- Detected an insider threat and created a report for senior management.
Education#
M.S. in Digital Forensics, Concentration in Pentesting & Reverse Engineering#
George Mason University
May 2026
B.A.S. in Cybersecurity#
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Graduation
Certifications#
- CompTIA Security+ – Obtained October 2025
- Comptia CySA+ – Estimated: June 2026
Skills#
Security: vulnerability assessment, firewall administration, network analysis, malware analysis
Tools: Wireshark, Kali Linux, Pentera, Docker, Proxmox
Systems: Debian, Linux administration, virtualization, scripting
Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
Projects#
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Links#
- GitHub: https://github.com/writeblocked
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hiller-hoover
- Website: https://hhoover.net