Christopher Bellman

Skills

Programming languages: Python, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, GML, MATLAB, Bash, Java.

Technical: Computer, IoT, network, application, and web security; computer networking (Cisco and Juniper configuration, architecture, diagnostics, monitoring, etc.), scripting and task automation, applied crypto and authentication, databases (MySQL), cloud and virtualization technologies (AWS, vSphere, OpenStack), Linux and Windows system administration, machine learning (sklearn) and data analysis.

Soft Skills: Written and verbal communication; academic, scientific, and technical research; development and execution of technical presentations; leadership, team management, and collaboration; critical and analytical thinking; quick learner, adaptable.

About

I am a recent graduate from a doctoral program (computer science) at Carleton University, where I researched computer security. My primary research was on Internet of Things (IoT) security advice or "best practices" and how existing advice created for device manufacturers is overwhelmingly "non-actionable", meaning a piece of advice is ambiguous or might require guesswork to follow its instruction by the security practitioners intended to develop secure products. A secondary topic of my Ph.D. was IoT device identification and authentication.

In my Ph.D. (above), I studied computer security. In my Master's degree (Master of Science, Computer Science) I studied human-computer interaction, brain-computer interfaces, and machine learning. My undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Information Technology) was in computer networking and IT security. These areas of formal education allow me to excel in a breadth of cybersecurity-focused topics that are useful in many positions.