Clayton Quinlan
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Clayton is a diligent, hardworking programmer and reverse engineer with professional experiences working for the US Department of Defense and the National Center for Super Computing Applications. He has created and developed web based applications in both Django and PHP using Test Driven Development principals while leveraging his expert knowledge on software security to ensure best development practices throughout the software's life cycle.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio, Git, Vim Text Editor, Linux, Windows
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded is a web-based, machine learning application—utilizing Scikit-learn to conduct unsupervised classification using a Bayesian regression model.
Work Experience
Exploitation Analyst
Department of Defense
- Developed machine learning application for partners using Scikit-learn that aided in their discovery of related reports increasing their efficiency.
- Built an enterprise Django web application that would consume web REST APIs to generate metrics allowing customers to track, in real-time, daily operations. This was a major change in status quo and enabled a larger audience to contribute to daily mission needs.
- Analyzed and audited C++ applications for vulnerabilities.
- Reverse engineered malware documenting key findings and provided signatures to the Information Assurance Organization.
- Maintained an application utilized by 300+ users to interact with internal REST APIs.
Web Administrator
Fan Force United
- Developed an Indy light racing team Fan Force United's website from the ground up using Joomla.
- Created a custom article creation template to allow non-technical users to easily and intuitively add articles.
- Set up custom email distribution lists allowing users to get on the fly updates sent directly to their emails whenever new content had been posted.
- Integrated existing Facebook and Twitter feeds with the website making the website the one stop shop for all things related to Fan Force United.
Technical Assistant
National Center for Super Computing Applications
- Created a PHP, MySQL, and jQuery web application for tracking and monitoring employees inventory records--replacing a very dated Excel spreadsheet.
- Created and maintained documentation for an existing PHP web framework.
- Implemented unit testing across in house PHP framework increasing code coverage from 20% to 65%.
- Developed a prototype Android dirt bike racing game using AndEngine and Box2D.
- Utilized mu knowledge of scripting to automate daily tasks such as report metric generation of service up-time.
Experience
Android Dirt Bike Game
TCIPG Mobile Meter Encryption Research Paper
This paper takes a look at securing a mobile meter that is to be placed in an electric vehicle. This device will use modern encryption techniques while still allowing private queries to the system using role based access control. This method provides strong security against an adversary who has physical access to the mobile meter as well as allowing multiple users to have access to the same data set while restricting or elevating their privileges. Securing the relatively computationally weak mobile meter in this method also provides the added benefit that most of the computation can be done on a more computationally fit computer. Securing mobile meters in electric vehicles is an area of substantial interest as the amount of information one can potentially gleam from a mobile meter is surprisingly high.
SANS Web Application Penetration Certificate
https://www.sans.org/course/web-app-penetration-testing-ethical-hackingSkills
Languages
JavaScript, Python, CSS, Assembler x86, Java, PHP, HTML5, Assembly
Frameworks
AndEngine, Django REST Framework, Django, Box2D
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Scikit-learn, React Router, Twitter API, React
Tools
Vim Text Editor, Interactive Disassembler (IDA), Tmux, Git, Visual Studio, WinDbg
Platforms
Linux, Android, Windows, WordPress, Joomla
Paradigms
Fuzz Testing, MVC Design, Unit Testing, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development
Storage
MySQL, SQLite
Other
Agile Software Testing, Functional Design
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Champaign County, IL, USA
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