Alexander Detrano
Embedded Systems Security Consultant at Cisco
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Detrano is an embedded systems security consultant with a decade of experience securing hardware and firmware for semiconductor and IoT platforms, currently advising at Cisco after prior security research roles at Intel. He blends pre-silicon assurance, threat modeling, and vulnerability analysis with hands-on skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++, and assembly to harden architectures from chip to automotive systems. His contributions include practical tooling—such as Python automation for IP security validation at Intel—and open-source work extending an automotive CAN/UDS exploration tool to extract diagnostic data. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he pairs deep technical fluency with an analyst’s background in data and marketing analytics, which helps him communicate risk and remediation to cross-functional teams.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering at New York UniversityBachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering at Villanova University
Github Skills (6)
can-bus10
python10
security-testing9
fuzzing8
unit-testing8
unit-test8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
CaringCaribou/caringcaribou
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
A friendly car security exploration tool for the CAN bus
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 10 commits, 10 PRs in 4 days
Contributions summary:Alexander's primary contribution focuses on enhancing the `caringcaribou` tool's functionality. They implemented a "dump_dids" feature using Python to read data identifiers from a CAN bus interface, demonstrating a strong understanding of the UDS protocol. The user refactored the code, improved the output formatting, and added unit tests. Overall, the commits revolve around expanding the tool's capabilities to interact with automotive systems and extract diagnostic information.
xcppythoncan-bussecurity-testingsecurity
alexdetrano/projectEuler
Aug 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:30 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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