About Me/Resume

Biography

I go by the handle “Legoclones”, which I’ve had since a tween when I was VERY interested in LEGOs and clone troopers. I’m a cybersecurity student (both at BYU and for life) and love the challenge that cyber presents. I’m initiative-driven, detail-focused, and highly motivated to learn and contribute to the InfoSec community. I’m technical by nature, which is why I’ve felt naturally drawn to CTFs.

I’m currently a SMART Scholar for the Department of Defense, and also a member of the US Cyber Team which competes internationally in cyber competitions. I also play CTFs with my school team BYU Cyberia, and used to play for the international team Project Sekai. Cyber competitions are my bread and butter, and I love pushing myself to improve.

Interests

• IoT vulnerability research
• Binary exploitation (x86 and MIPS)
• Offensive security research
• Website exploitation
• Password cracking
• Video games
• Star Wars and Sci-Fi
• Action and military movies
• Soccer

Achievements

• Placed 1st in DEFCON 30’s AppSecVillage CTF
• Placed 2nd in DEFCON 32’s Embedded Systems Village CTF
• Published 17 CVEs
  • CVE-2022-4271
  • CVE-2023-24261, 31472, 31475, 31476, 31478, 33620, 33621
  • CVE-2024-40083, 40084, 40085, 40086, 40087, 40088, 40089, 40090, 40091
• Speaking at IoT Village at DEFCON 32
• Former member of Project Sekai, one of the top 10 CTF teams in the world
• Member of US Cyber Team to represent the United States in ICC 2023 and 2024
• Individually placed 1st in Utah-wide SAINTCON Hacker’s Challenge 2023
• Participated in 100+ CTFs and hosted 8 CTFs since 2020

Education

• Brigham Young University, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering (Sept 2026 - Apr 2026)
  • Masters in Cybersecurity
  • Department of Defense SMART Scholar
• Brigham Young University, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering (Jun 2020 - Apr 2024)
  • Bachelor in Cybersecurity (GPA of 3.59)
  • Academic, Full-Tuition Scholarship
  • Department of Defense SMART Scholar

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ SY-601
• CompTIA Pentest+ PT0-002
• eLearnSecurity eJPTv1 (Credential ID 3886217)

Experience

• Instructor and Research Assistant, BYU College of Engineering (Apr 2023 – Present)

  • Designed and taught curriculum for a 500-level course at BYU titled “Vulnerabilities, Exploitation, and Reverse Engineering”
  • Created and deployed 75 advanced CTF problems for university course
  • Led a team of 4 students in discovering 9 unique zero days in Vilo home routers

• SMART Scholarship Intern, US Department of Defense (May 2024 – Jul 2024)

• SMART Scholarship Intern, US Department of Defense (Jun 2023 – Jul 2023)

• Security Engineer and Engineering Team Lead, BYU Life Sciences IT (Aug 2021 – Apr 2023)

  • Designed, implemented, and containerized secure infrastructure of the largest college on campus
  • Resolved dozens of security threats and incidents across 1000+ servers, labs, and work computers
  • Led a team of 4 student engineers in brainstorming, planning, and accomplishing 40+ projects
  • Documented the processes of creating and maintaining 25+ different projects and services

Skills & Tools

• General - Linux, Windows, Networking, Virtualization/Docker/Kubernetes
• Programming/Scripting - Python, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Bash, C, x86, MIPS
• Reverse Engineering/Pwn - Ghidra, GDB, x64dbg, Python pwntools, Ropper
• Digital Forensics - Wireshark, Autopsy, Volatility