TJ OConnor
Computer Scientist
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTJ OConnor is a computer scientist and Army veteran with 13 years of professional experience and a 20-year military background supporting Special Forces with advanced technology in austere environments. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and combines academic rigor with hands-on vulnerability research and reverse engineering, building Florida Tech’s national reputation in the field. TJ has led funded cybersecurity research—securing over $1M from NSA and ONR—to expose systemic IoT flaws and produce impactful datasets and disclosed vulnerabilities that improved transparency and device control. As a former college professor and published author, he bridges pedagogy and practice, mentoring the next generation of security researchers while driving measurable industry impact. Outside of work he is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt, reflecting a disciplined, strategic approach to technical problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at United States Military Academy at West PointDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.0 at North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Information Security Engineering, 3.72, Master of Science (MS), Information Security Engineering, 3.72 at SANS Technology Institute
Spanish
Github Skills (35)
assembly10
exploit10
ctf9
shellcode9
linux9
pwntools9
dub9
ctf-framework8
python8
bsd8
cybersecurity8
ieee6
spectrum6
ctf-events5
usrp5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
tj-oconnor/undergraduate-re
May 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:13 commits, 15 pushes in 6 months
tj-oconnor/ctf-writeups
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Occasional write-ups from Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions (mostly pwn).
Contributions:35 commits, 1 PR, 41 pushes in 11 months
ctfctf-writeupspwn
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