Resume

Ethan Kanyid

Richland, WA

Experience

• Cybersecurity Research & Engineering Intern | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (May – August 2025)
  As a summer intern, I developed and managed Apache Airflow DAGs, interfaced with a Trino database, wrote Python scripts and SQL queries supporting our electrical infrastructure.
• Sound Technician | Apostolic Christian Church (2017 – Present)
  Manage in-person and online services; troubleshoot and operate audio/visual equipment.
• Specialist | Krispy Kreme (March – August 2022)
  Worked the morning shift; gained skills in customer service and time management.
• Family Farm & Rental Business (2012 – 2021)
  Worked on properties doing agriculture, plumbing, electrical, and construction.

Education

• Washington State University (Tri-Cities) – GPA: 3.95
  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  CySER CAE-CO Cybersecurity Certificate
  Presidential Scholarship, Coding Cougs
  Expected Graduation: Spring 2026
• Legacy Bible Institute
  Graduated 2023
• Columbia Basin College – GPA: 3.88
  Associate in Arts and Sciences
  Magna Cum Laude, Graduated 2022
• Hanford High School – GPA: 3.89
  Magna Cum Laude, Graduated 2022

Projects

• Personal Portfolio Website: Designed and developed a responsive portfolio using HTML and CSS to showcase technical projects and resume content.
• Plex Server: Designed and manage a media server with Plex.
• Pi-Hole & Pi-VPN: Raspberry Pi DNS server with Wireguard VPN and firewall/router configuration.
• PC Dual Boot: Built PC with Windows/Linux dual boot, worked with BIOS, partitions, and VMs.

Technical Skills & Tools

Proficient: C, C++, Git, Linux/Unix, Command Line

Moderate: Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, Assembly (MIPS/x86), Docker.

Limited: JavaScript, Lisp, Standard ML, R, Wireshark, Spanish (A1).

Awards & Acknowledgements

• CompTIA Security+ Certified
• Top 100 – US Cyber Challenge
• PNNL Torch Certification
• Hanford Soccer Captain
• Eagle Scout

Areas of Study

• Systems Programming – C and C++, memory management, file systems
• Computer Architecture & Assembly – x86 Assembly, stack frames, registers
• Cybersecurity – Buffer overflows, SQL injection, XSS, use-after-free bugs
• Cryptography – Hashing, encryption, PKI, digital signatures, classical ciphers
• Quantum Cryptography – Entanglement, Superposition, BB84, E91 protocols
• Functional Programming – Lisp, Standard ML, recursion, immutability
• Data Structures & Algorithms – Lists, trees, sorting, searching, complexity
• Automata Theory – Finite automata, regex, Turing machines