Summary
Charles D is a cybersecurity researcher and OSINT specialist with a decade of operational experience shaped by prior service in the U.S. Navy and law enforcement. He combines hands-on desktop and Linux support at an academic institution with deepening expertise in memory forensics, geospatial OSINT, and system hardening, backed by certifications in Security+, Network+, Linux+, and AWS Cloud Practitioner. At Embry-Riddle he provided executive white-glove support and built reproducible lab environments, automating software deployments and lifecycle management across Windows, macOS, and Linux. As an independent contractor he conducts Volatility3 memory analysis, file carving, geospatial tracking, and experiments with local AI/LLM tooling for offline security research. A self-directed learner and practitioner, he blends practical incident-response skills with privacy-focused techniques like metadata sanitization and secure communications. Notably, his background in high-pressure public safety roles informs a disciplined, forensic mindset applied to investigative cybersecurity work.
10 years of coding experience
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