Jacob Rickey
MITS candidate  ·  Ohio University  ·  graduating December 2026

Master of Information and Telecommunication Systems student with expertise in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and network automation.

Network & Wireless
IP/TCPIPv6IPsec/VPN routing protocols 5G/LTEGNS3Linux
Programming & Data
PythonPandasSciPy MatplotlibBashJavaC++RClaude API
Cloud & Infrastructure
AzureOpenTofuAnsible DockernginxTLS/PKIMCP MariaDBSQL
Security
Kali LinuxMetasploitNmap fail2ban
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Projects
Azure IaC Deployment
Active
Two-VM Azure stack provisioned with OpenTofu, hardened with Ansible. Zero-trust secrets via Key Vault, self-healing sentinel, live MCP interface.
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Automated Security Lab Framework
Spring 2026
Python tool for automated adversarial simulation lab environments: service fingerprinting, vulnerability assessment, and structured reporting against controlled targets.
NL Network Automation via MCP
Fall 2025
Conversational CLI using Claude API + MCP to translate natural language into executable network commands. Python MCP server bridges Claude with the GNS3 API for automated topology management.
Post-Quantum Metadata Leakage
Fall 2025
Simulated post-quantum encrypted VPN tunnels (StrongSwan, GNS3). Python scripts captured side-channel metadata and showed traffic type can be inferred from packet size and inter-arrival time despite PQC encryption.
Education
Master of Information and Telecommunication Systems
Ohio University  ·  expected December 2026
BSc in Communication, Information and Telecommunication Systems
Ohio University  ·  May 2025
Relevant Coursework
Cloud SystemsAzure, OpenTofu, Ansible
Adversarial SimulationPython, recon, vuln scanning
Information NetworksTCP/IP, routing protocols
Internet Engineeringlabs, VyOS, subnetting
Encrypted CommunicationTLS, VPN, cryptography
IT Compliance & Planninggovernance frameworks
Experience
Support Engineering Intern
JBT Marel Corporation
Summer 2025
  • Configured radio modules and initialized hardware for next-generation Self-Guided Vehicles (SGVs), facilitating deployment of new fleet units.
  • Executed preventative maintenance regimens and troubleshot hardware/software faults for autonomous systems.
  • Validated communication hardware upgrades throughout installation and testing for new radio modules.