Zach S
Cavalry Officer at Pennsylvania National Guard
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZach S is a national security professional blending eight years of operational military leadership with policy, technology, and legal studies. As a Cavalry Officer in the PA National Guard and former Senate national security advisor, he translates front-line experience into pragmatic policy and governance work—most recently producing research at the intersection of AI and security with LawAI. He combines a Princeton background in philosophy and computer science with ongoing joint MA/JD studies at Georgetown, giving him a rare mix of technical literacy, legal training, and strategic judgment. His resume spans hands-on tech roles—building election infrastructure tools and advising AI startups—through to fellowships on biodefense and government service, reflecting comfort across public, private, and academic spheres. Known for practical writing and clear communication (including widely read guidance on military preparation), he focuses on producing useful, actionable work while balancing family and service commitments. Colleagues value him for bridging technical threat models with policy solutions and for turning complex, multidisciplinary problems into implementable recommendations.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy; Certificate in Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy; Certificate in Computer Science at Princeton UniversityNorth Allegheny High SchoolPrinceton in Spain, Spanish Language and Culture, Princeton in Spain, Spanish Language and Culture at Fundación José Ortega y Gasset | Toledo, SpainJoint MA in Security Studies and JD (part-time), Joint MA in Security Studies and JD (part-time) at Georgetown UniversityExecutive Seminar, Global Power Competition, Executive Seminar, Global Power Competition at Near East South Asia Center for Strategic StudiesMachine Learning, Machine Learning at Applied Machine Learning Online Course
Spanish, PortugueseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
zosterday/marble-pinball-comp
Mar 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:25 pushes in 9 months
zosterday/zosterday
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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