Lawrence Hoffman
Software Engineer
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLawrence Hoffman is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in embedded Linux systems, security engineering, and systems-level programming in C/C++, Go, and Python. He has designed and implemented vehicle-focused cryptographic systems and attestation tooling at Rivian, blended with hands-on secrets management and threat modeling aligned to automotive standards. His background spans consumer and aviation-grade Yocto Linux at Garmin, embedded FreeRTOS projects, and long‑running security consultancy and testing roles that bridge offensive research with secure development. A veteran with combat and military technical experience, he brings operational rigor and discipline to high‑stakes engineering problems. Lawrence’s interests in mathematics, data analysis, and cryptography show up in pragmatic tooling and protocol work rather than purely academic designs. Based in Rapid City, SD, he combines embedded systems craftsmanship with cross‑functional security leadership to harden complex device ecosystems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Mathematics at South Dakota Mines
Github Skills (44)
beacon10
blueteam10
network-traffic10
scanning10
luarocks9
security9
traffic-analysis9
traffic9
j19398
threat-intelligence8
lua8
dns8
cybersecurity8
analytics8
package-management7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lawrencehoffman/TruckDevil
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
Useful in interacting with trucks that use J1939
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches in 8 months
javaj1939trucks
Block-G/kardashev
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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