Dylan Cruse
Sr. MTS, Network Security Engineer at PayPal
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDylan Cruse is a senior MTS Network Security Engineer with nearly a decade of hands-on experience securing and operating large-scale IT infrastructure at PayPal. He combines deep networking and security expertise with practical systems administration skills developed through formal training in computer networking and systems programs. Based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dylan brings a pragmatic, operations-first approach to threat prevention, incident response, and network reliability. His background includes early customer-facing roles and equipment support, giving him a strong appreciation for usability and stakeholder communication in security projects. Outside traditional IT credentials, he holds unique training in high-performance driving and stunt techniques, reflecting a disciplined, risk-aware mindset applied to both engineering and incident management. Known informally on GitHub as a software developer, he bridges tooling and security automation to deliver measurable improvements in defensive posture.
9 years of coding experience
3.917, Systems, Networks, and Administration Program, 3.917, Systems, Networks, and Administration Program at Bellevue UniversityDiploma, Diploma at South High SchoolComputer Networking, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Information Technology at Vatterott CollegeDrifting/Stunt Driving Tarmac - Dry and Wet, Drifting/Stunt Driving Tarmac - Dry and Wet at Team O'Neil Drift SchoolRally/Driving - Tarmac, Dirt , Gravel, Rally/Driving - Tarmac, Dirt , Gravel at Team O'Neil Rally School
English
Github Skills (30)
apollo-server8
backend6
nexus6
mongodb5
nodejs5
apollo5
calculator4
flask-application4
apollo-client4
python4
flask-api4
react4
graphql3
flask3
nextjs3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dylancruse/sick-fits
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
💃 🕺 Demo online clothing store built using React with Next.js, plus GraphQL using Apollo and Prisma
Contributions:35 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 21 days
next-jsreactprismaclothingnexus
dylancruse/saas
Mar 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:38 commits, 34 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 5 months
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