Marlen Vining

Cyber Security Specialist

3years of work

2projects

C2English

Bachelor’sWestern Washington University

Overview

Cybersecurity graduate with hands-on experience in Linux and scripting (Python and Bash), along with security tooling and troubleshooting. Supported cybersecurity education and gained experience organizing documentation to ISO 27001 standards. Built projects including a Java Game of Life simulator and a team object-recognition system for autonomous guide tracking.

Phone

Timeline

Western Washington University

Bachelor's Degree · Cyber Security

2026 Bellingham, Washington

Gen Cyber Camp Student Mentor · Middle

Whatcom Community College & Northwest Indian College · Full-Time

Jul 2023 to Present Las Vegas In office

Mentored middle and high school students in core cybersecurity and computer science concepts. Reviewed student projects, helped troubleshoot technical issues, and guided students toward practical solutions. Supported student understanding through hands-on learning and feedback.

Projects

AI Wheelchair Guide Tracking

Contributed to a team project creating an object-recognition system for autonomous guide tracking. Worked on system design, testing, and troubleshooting to support real-time object identification. Collaborated with teammates on integrating and validating detection behavior.

Conway's Game of Life

Built a Java command-line implementation of Conway's Game of Life. Implemented grid-based data structures and the iteration logic to evolve generations from initial states. Focused on efficient processing of cellular automata rules.

Technical skills

Python

Java

Ruby

Bash

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

DevOps

GitHub

Docker

Linux

VirtualBox

Cybersecurity

Burp Suite

ISO 27001

Nmap

Wireshark

Databases

MySQL

Analytics

Microsoft Excel

Job preferences

Work permits: United States
Citizenship: United States
Salary: from $50k per year
Employment type: Full-Time

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