Jacob Lightbody
QA Analyst at Sycamore Education
Tampa, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Lightbody is an entry-level cybersecurity professional and QA analyst with a BS in Business Analytics and Information Systems (cybersecurity focus) from the University of South Florida and a CompTIA Security+ certification. He gained hands-on experience at Dodge Construction Network using CrowdStrike and Mimecast to support endpoint detection, phishing analysis, and incident triage, and he built dashboards to visualize security metrics. Currently at Sycamore Education as a QA Analyst, Jacob blends technical rigor with creative problem-solving informed by certifications in Python and Adobe Photoshop. Beyond cybersecurity, he contributes to open-source CMS projects as a full-stack developer, fixing front- and back-end issues and enhancing UX—demonstrating an ability to move between security, QA, and web development. Based in Tampa, he’s seeking a first full-time cybersecurity role where he can apply practical tooling experience and a background in analytics to protect systems and improve incident visibility.
15 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Analytics and Information Systems/Cybersecurity, GPA 3.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Analytics and Information Systems/Cybersecurity, GPA 3.0 at University of South FloridaAssociate of Arts - AA, Management Information Systems, General, Associate of Arts - AA, Management Information Systems, General at Florida Atlantic University
Github Skills (14)
html10
concrete510
application-framework10
css10
app-framework10
web-framework10
content-management-system10
cms10
php10
javascript10
content-management10
front-end-development9
back-end-development9
mysql8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
concretecms/concrete5-legacy
Mar 2011 - May 2012
Legacy repository for concrete5
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:48 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Jacob contributed to various aspects of the concrete5-legacy repository, including bug fixes in the image and guestbook blocks, and improvements to the form and page list blocks. Their work involved modifying PHP files, adding CSS and JavaScript code, and updating database configurations to enhance functionality and fix existing issues. Additionally, the user added HTML5 attributes and new input types to the form helper.
concrete5
concretecms/concretecms
Mar 2011 - May 2012
Official repository for Concrete CMS development
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:48 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Jacob primarily contributed to the Concrete CMS codebase by addressing various issues related to both the front-end and back-end components. Their work includes fixing image display errors, modifying HTML structure in guestbook and page list blocks, and updating form helper functions to include new HTML5 input types. They also focused on enhancing the CMS's functionality, with improvements to the survey block, the addition of a captcha, and several fixes related to the display of user interface elements, demonstrating a strong understanding of the project's architecture and the technologies involved.
cmsconcretephpframeworkconcrete5
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