U.S. Army Veteran · UNCW Cybersecurity Graduate
Cybersecurity · Risk & Compliance · Industrial Systems
I combine cybersecurity training, industrial troubleshooting experience, and more than eight years of Army service. My work includes security assessment documentation, network analysis, and hands-on security labs, with a particular interest in protecting the systems that keep operations running.
Based in Leland, North Carolina · Seeking remote and Wilmington-area cybersecurity opportunities
Practical experience from academic projects, independent labs, competitions, and security compliance work.
Built a virtual environment with Kali Linux, Windows systems, and intentionally vulnerable targets to practice vulnerability assessment, network traffic analysis, and authorized security testing.
Tools: Kali Linux, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit
Practiced reducing exposed services and controlling access in a Windows Server lab, including service configuration, firewall rules, Remote Desktop protections, and application control.
Focus: Windows Server, access controls, system hardening
Researched how data can be concealed in digital images and examined tools and methods for identifying and extracting hidden content.
Tools: Steghide, Binwalk, Python
Supported written information security program documentation, risk assessment activities, and security awareness work related to the FTC Safeguards Rule and New York DFS cybersecurity requirements.
Focus: WISP documentation, risk assessment, policy review
Coordinate operations, scheduling, logistics, volunteer activities, and community relationships for a nonprofit providing free sailing experiences to veterans and first responders.
Worked with production machinery, motors, sensors, hydraulics, and pneumatic systems. Contributed operator knowledge to industrial controls and HMI improvements during modernization of a 225-foot log line.
Served on two combat deployments to Baghdad and in a 24/7 Base Defense Operations Center in Kuwait supporting protection of more than 9,000 personnel. Built a foundation in risk assessment, incident coordination, and accountable leadership under pressure.
Developed through coursework, lab practice, security assessment work, and industrial operations.
Wireshark, Splunk, Nessus, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, John the Ripper, Hashcat
Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, virtualization, Python, Bash, PowerShell
NIST Cybersecurity Framework, FTC Safeguards Rule, NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, risk assessment, WISP documentation
Mechatronics, PLC fundamentals, sensors, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial troubleshooting, ICS/OT security fundamentals
My path to cybersecurity runs through military service, manufacturing, and nonprofit leadership. I bring a practical troubleshooting mindset: understand how a system works, identify what puts it at risk, and communicate the next steps clearly.
B.S. in Cybersecurity
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Graduated May 2026
A.A.S. in Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Cape Fear Community College
I'm seeking opportunities in security operations, vulnerability assessment, and cyber risk, including roles where my industrial background can contribute to ICS/OT security.
contact@roberthuba.com
Leland, North Carolina