Cooper Yancey
Cyber Team Lead at U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC)
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCooper Yancey is a Cyber Team Lead at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center with nine years of hands-on experience across computer engineering and cybersecurity roles. An alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville with a BE in Computer Engineering, he has progressed from summer intern and student trainee to research assistant, computer engineer, and now team lead overseeing cyber test and protection activities. His background includes building practical defensive tools such as virtual honeynets and performing applied research that bridges academic rigor with operational requirements. Based in Huntsville, AL, Cooper combines technical depth in systems engineering with leadership in military testing environments, often translating complex threats into actionable test plans. He’s motivated by a mix of engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity challenges, and favors pragmatic, evidence-driven approaches to hardening critical systems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, 3.35, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, 3.35 at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Github Skills (38)
gmx8
rockets6
x125
gdb5
linux-kernel5
assembly4
kernel4
qemu4
buildroot4
armv64
robot4
documented4
automated-tests4
ubuntu4
ansi4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
vimtomk/Securing-1553
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:56 commits, 61 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
Team-34/2018-Dashboard
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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