Christopher S Casey Jr
Chicago,IL
Summary
Motivated and detail-oriented cybersecurity analyst with hands-on experience in threat monitoring, log analysis, and incident response. Currently completing the cybersecurity boot camp at the University of Chicago, with the opportunity to earn CompTIA Security+ certification. Former military medic with strong analytical skills, experience managing critical data, and proficiency in security tools such as Splunk, Wireshark, and SIEM solutions. Passionate about cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and defensive security operations.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Work
- Simulated Threat Hunting: Investigated brute-force attacks and phishing incidents using Splunk & Wireshark.
- SIEM Rule Writing: Created Sigma & Snort rules to detect malware and suspicious user behavior.
- Malware Analysis: Conducted static and dynamic analysis on malicious files using VirusTotal, PEStudio, and Process Monitor.
- Network Traffic Analysis: Captured and analyzed network packets to detect port scanning & unauthorized access attempts.
- Automated Log Analysis: Developed a Python script to filter and analyze logs for security anomalies.
Military
Medic
06.2021 - 06.2024
- Monitored and analyzed security logs for anomalous activity, assisting in early threat detection.
- Assisted in maintaining compliance with security policies by ensuring system integrity and access control.
- Utilized electronic health records (EHRs) and protected sensitive patient data, reinforcing HIPAA compliance.
- Developed incident response workflows and performed basic forensic analysis on security events.
Education
Cybersecurity Bootcamp - Cyber Security
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL09-2025
Skills
Cybersecurity & SOC Tools Programming & Scripting Systems Security
- SIEM Platforms: Splunk, Security Onion, ELK Stack
- Network Monitoring: Wireshark,
- Threat Intelligence: MITRE ATT&CK, VirusTotal,
- Python (Automating security tasks, log analysis)
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Kali)
- Active Directory Security: Group Policy, PowerShell for security auditing
Ethnicity
African American
Certification
- Cybersecurity Bootcamp – University of Chicago (In Progress – 2025)
- CompTIA Security+ (Planned for 2025)
- MIT xPRO – Designing and Building AI Products and Services (2023)
Timeline
Military
Medic
06.2021 - 06.2024
Personal Work
Cybersecurity Bootcamp - Cyber Security
University of Chicago
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