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Hi, I'm Finn! A Vietnamese student studying CS at UMD with a focus on cybersecurity


I'm interested in everything from defensive/offensive security, programming, programming languages, computer systems, and cryptography.

In my free time, I like working out, hiking, tennis, reading, writing, listening to podcasts, and playing video games with friends.

I've worked as an undergraduate researcher, teaching assistant, full stack Web Dev intern, and IT intern. I'm Network+ certified, and I'm working towards Security+.

If you'd like to know more about me, please visit my blog for technical writeups or writings about my personal interests.

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Expertise

My tech stack in no particular order:

  • Java
  • C
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • JavaScript
  • Bash
  • Assembly
  • Docker
  • SQL
  • Flask
  • Wireshark
  • Metasploit
  • Linux
  • Network Protocols(TCP/IP)
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • OSINT
  • HTML/CSS
  • Next.js

Work Experience

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VNPT

Full Stack Web Development Intern

06/2022 - 08/2022
  • Saved over 100 FTE hours a year by developing a full-stack web application to streamline internal AI testing process
  • Worked closely with my mentors and showed initiative to deliver a polished and functional product in only 2 months
  • Implemented a new scheduling system which includes user login, sessions, drag and drop calendar features to efficiently manage access to testing API endpoints
  • Improved overall task management by designing a dashboard for running and showing the results of tests with notifications in Telegram
  • Self-taught and utilized Bootstrap, CSS for UI, Python and Flask for REST API back-end, PostgreSQL for database
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Breakerspace

Cybersecurity Research Intern

05/2023 - 08/2023
  • Researched novel website fingerprinting techniques with Machine Learning and improved on exisiting models with over 90% accuracy in a team setting
  • Improved existing Website Fingerprinting techniques by analyzing Levenshtein distance between prints of different pages in the same domain
  • Created a content-focused crawler to model user browsing behavior, which is 3 times more precise than a BFS crawler
  • Collaborated in a Scrum-based team structure to synchronize project progress and optimize workflows while working remotely
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University of Maryland

Teaching Assistant

01/2023 - 05/2023
  • Held 6 office hours per week to consolidate students's knowledge and help dozens meet their project deadlines
  • Communicated and organized with other Teaching Assistants to provide the best service in a course of 400 students