Ashler Benda
Cyber Security Engineer at John Deere
Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAshler Benda is a Cyber Security Engineer with eight years of hands-on experience combining vulnerability management, digital perimeter security, and risk consulting, currently focused on protecting John Deere’s infrastructure. While pursuing a BE in Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism at Iowa State, he has balanced industry roles with academic research in AI applied to biology and agronomy, reflecting a rare intersection of cybersecurity and agricultural innovation. He’s led R&D initiatives for New Fashion Pork and founded BA Tech LLC to commercialize sensor-driven precision farming and algorithmic trading concepts, demonstrating entrepreneurial drive beyond traditional infosec. Comfortable translating technical findings for stakeholders, he has experience from internships at RSM to full-time engineering roles, and seeks positions that emphasize continuous learning and practical skill growth. Outside work he fuels creativity and resilience through rock climbing, mountain biking, and travel—activities that often inform his problem-solving approach.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism at Iowa State University
Github Skills (10)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
googlefonts/ebgaramond-specimen
Nov 2017 - Oct 2020
Contributions:68 commits, 4 PRs, 46 pushes in 2 years 11 months
Ashler/ebgaramond-specimen
Oct 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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