Andrew Romans

Carlsbad, CA
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Security Engineer and Vulnerability Researcher specializing in Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis, with nearly 3 years of professional experience in cybersecurity. Day-to-day expertise includes advanced malware analysis, penetration testing, and vulnerability research across diverse systems and architectures. Proficient in low-level languages including C, x86, arm, and mips, with continued passion for competitive CTFs and staying current with emerging threats and exploitation techniques.

Work Experience


Viasat
Carlsbad, CA
Vulnerability Researcher & Security Engineer
Jan 2023 - Present
  • Conduct in-depth malware analysis and reverse engineering of sophisticated threats, dissecting binaries to identify exploitation techniques, command-and-control mechanisms, and indicators of compromise.
  • Perform vulnerability research and penetration testing across network infrastructure, embedded systems, and applications.
  • Leverage low-level debugging, disassembly (IDA Pro/Ghidra), and dynamic analysis tools to reverse engineer malicious code or for vulnerability research.
  • For more information or inquiries, please reach out via email.
Air Force
Warner Robins, GA
Computer Scientist
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
  • Spearheaded Artificial Intelligence efforts in the 577th of the DCGS.
  • Advised and assisted teams on their AI and development efforts, helping teams accomplish their objectives.
  • Designed team CI/CD system architecture and provided insights on best security practices throughout development.
  • Worked on multi‑disciplinary machine learning projects, such as Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and Regression prediction.
Shadow Health
Gainesville, FL
Game Developer
Feb 2018 - Feb 2021
  • Orchestrated the development of multiple high‑fidelity 3D simulations for nursing colleges in over 1,800 programs worldwide.
  • Developed in‑house tools for interdisciplinary teams that helped increase team production and streamlined designer workflow.
  • Chaired meetings for maintaining and discussing code and system infrastructure for older and newer simulations.
  • Collaborated with large cross‑interdisciplinary teams to communicate, build, and maintain features.

Education


Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
M.S. In Cybersecurity
Jan 2019 - Present

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
B.S. In Computer Game Design and Development
Aug 2013 - May 2017

Security Clearance


TS/SCI
Feb 2021 - Present