Ethan Kanyid
Richland, WA
Experience ▼
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Cybersecurity Intern | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory May 2025 – Present
- Developed passive DNS analytics with Python scripts and SQL
- Implemented domain typo-squatting detection deployed in AWS EC2 and S3
- Presented research and engineering solution at intern symposium
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Sound Technician | Apostolic Christian Church 2017 – Present
- Manage in-person and online services; troubleshoot and operate audio/visual equipment
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Specialist | Krispy Kreme March – August 2022
- Worked the morning shift; gained skills in customer service and time management
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Family Farm & Rental Business 2012 – 2021
- Worked on properties doing agriculture, plumbing, electrical, and construction
Education ▼
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B.S. Computer Science | Washington State University (Tri-Cities) 2023 - 2026
- GPA: 3.95
- CySER CAE-CO Cybersecurity Certificate
- Presidential Scholarship, Coding Cougs
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Legacy Bible Institute 2022 - 2023
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Associates of Arts and Sciences | Columbia Basin College 2020 - 2022
- GPA: 3.88, Magna Cum Laude
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Hanford High School 2018 - 2022
- GPA: 3.89, Magna Cum Laude
Projects ▼
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Homelab Server:2023 – Present
- DevOps – Deployed virtualized and containerized apps with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
- Network Engineering – Configured network to support custom VPN, DNS, and DHCP servers
- Cyber Security – Administered OIDC authentication and TLS termination at reverse proxy
- Systems Engineering – Modified macOS firmware for Ubuntu Server; set up ZFS network share
- Server Administration – Manage self-hosted Git, media, and game servers with access control
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Senior Capstone Project:2025 – 2026
- IoT device – Designed an Arduino device to connect to a web API and transmit sensor data
- Cloud Infrastructure – Engineered a full-stack application using ExpressJS, MongoDB, and React
- Teamwork – Completed self-directed and team tasks with clear communication to deliver product
Technical Skills & Tools ▼
Skills
Proficient: C/C++, SQL
Moderate: Python, HTML, CSS
Limited: JavaScript, Lisp, R, Spanish (A1)
Tools
Proficient: Git, Docker
Moderate: Flipper Zero, Wireshark
Limited: Kubernetes
Awards & Acknowledgements ▼
- CompTIA Security+ Certified
- Top 100 – US Cyber Challenge
- PNNL Torch Certification
- Hanford Soccer Captain
- Eagle Scout
Areas of Study ▼
- Systems Programming – C and C++, memory management, file systems
- Computer Architecture & Assembly – x86 Assembly, stack frames, registers
- Cybersecurity – Buffer overflows, SQL injection, XSS, use-after-free bugs
- Cryptography – Hashing, encryption, PKI, digital signatures, classical ciphers
- Quantum Cryptography – Entanglement, Superposition, BB84, E91 protocols
- Functional Programming – Lisp, Standard ML, recursion, immutability
- Data Structures & Algorithms – Lists, trees, sorting, searching, complexity
- Automata Theory – Finite automata, regex, Turing machines