Alexander Merck
Information Security Architect
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Merck is an Information Security Architect with eight years of hands-on experience securing large university environments and automating defensive operations. At Duke University he architects network security services, develops automated honeypots and threat-sharing platforms, and performs malware reverse engineering, forensics, and penetration testing. He combines deep operational SOC experience with software-driven automation to improve team efficiency and incident response at scale. Comfortable working on-site and remotely—including support for Duke Kunshan in China—he blends practical threat hunting with platform development. Outside work he’s a self-described “bullet hell” enthusiast, hinting at a penchant for tackling high-intensity, precision challenges.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of GeorgiaMaster of Science - MS, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master of Science - MS, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (37)
snmp10
ips10
csharp10
server10
honeypot8
mkdocs8
python-modules8
markdown8
network-tools7
security7
ssh6
ansible6
rdp6
container-image6
logger6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
CommunityHoneyNetwork/mnemosyne
Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
CommunityHoneyNetwork Mnemosyne server
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 13 PRs in 3 years 11 months
server
CommunityHoneyNetwork/dionaea
Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
Dionaea installer using Ansible
Contributions:4 releases, 1 review, 24 PRs in 2 years 11 months
ansible
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