About
Location
Cerritos, CA
Education Status
Bachelors Degree
Linked In
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-che1/
Education #1
UC Irvine
Bachelors Degree - Computer Science Major
September 2024Still Attending in Irvine, CA
- UCI Alumni Association Endowed Freshman Scholar ($10,000 Scholarship) - Software Engineer @ ZotBins (Environmental sustainability research group, creating automated trash sorting bins throughout UCI campus with artificial Intelligence) - Software Engineer @ Commit the Change (Designing website for Colette's Children's Home, non-profit organization supporting homeless mothers and children, for 150+ volunteers).
Certificate #1
Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon100 - 500 Hours | Incomplete
2024-09-03
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. It goes in-depth on the most popular cloud services like S3 buckets, VPS/VPN, IAM Permissions, and much more. Furthermore, it requires deep knowledge of the cloud adoption framework, benefits/cons of the cloud, and the architecture behind AWS.
Certificate #2
U.S Naval Academy Summer STEM Certificate
United States Naval Academy50 - 100 Hours | Incomplete
2022-06-24
Acceepted into rigorous (~5% acceptance rate) merit-based STEM program at USNA where I got to live alongside midshipmen at the academy. Learned about naval architecture, computeer science, and electrical engineering through college-level classes.
Certificate #3
GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies
SANS Institute50 - 100 Hours | Incomplete
2023-09-14
Awarded as part of being a National Cyber Scholarship Finalist, which covered the $3,300 tuition cost for the SANS Institute. The course and exam cover security concepts for Windows and Linux OS, and advanced techniques including firewall management, privilege escalation, and exfiltration. Studied ~2-3 hours per day over summer to prepare for the exam and passed with a 93%.
Certificate #4
U.S. Cyber Challenge Camp Certificate
U.S Cyber Challenge Camp50 - 100 Hours | Incomplete
2023-08-02
Invited to attend after successfully passing the GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies certification exam and being named National Cybersecurity Scholarship Finalist with Honors. Only top 1000 undergraduates and high school students in the nation are selected to attend based on national competitions like CyberPatriot, CyberStart America, and U.S Cyber Challenge. There I learned about Linux system artifact forensics and app penetration with famous cybersecurity professionals such as Hal Pomeranz.