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Elliot Chin.

Software Developer &
Cybersecurity Engineer

Software developer working across cybersecurity, industrial networking, full-stack applications, and infrastructure. I build tools and systems that help analyze, test, and secure complex networked environments.

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Location
Canada
Focus
OT Security
Degree
BSc Software Engineering
Experience
3+ Years

01 / Career

  1. 2022

    Software Developer

    UNB

    Full-stack tools for academic advising and accreditation.

  2. 2023

    Software Developer

    Siemens

    Industrial labs, networking, and product compatibility testing.

  3. 2023 — PRESENT

    Junior Cybersecurity Application Specialist

    Siemens

    Protocol analysis, Zeek plugins, and secure product tooling.

02 / Experience

JUN 2023 — PRESENT

Siemens

Canada

Junior Application Cybersecurity Specialist

Engineering and research across OT cybersecurity, industrial communication, and the infrastructure behind secure networked systems.

  • Analyze industrial protocols including OPC UA, PROFINET, S7, and IEC 104 using Wireshark and UAExpert.
  • Develop Zeek packet-analysis plugins in C++ to parse industrial traffic and produce event-specific logs for cybersecurity monitoring.
  • Lead SINEC Security Monitor compatibility testing, validating deployment and integration behavior in representative OT environments.
  • Maintain an OT research lab simulating substation and building automation networks with relays, IEDs, servers, and industrial equipment.
  • Configure VLANs and network segmentation; troubleshoot Linux, Windows, Cisco switching, and Fortinet firewall environments.
  • Administer Proxmox virtualization for R&D systems, infrastructure VMs, and remotely accessible jumpboxes.
  • Build internal software tools and API integrations with React, Next.js, Python, Flask, Docker, and Git.

Zeek · C++ · OPC UA · Wireshark · Proxmox · Python

MAY — DEC 2022

University of New Brunswick

Canada

Software Developer

Sole full-stack developer for two academic-support tools in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  • Worked directly with the Department Head and Software Engineering Advisor to turn academic workflow needs into usable software.
  • Built a Java Swing application with a Python backend to consolidate student records and generate CEAB audit-ready tier and ranking groups.
  • Developed an academic planning tool that analyzed course history and prerequisites to identify eligible courses, gaps, retakes, and semester sequencing.
  • Delivered stakeholder-testable releases every two weeks, incorporating feedback through regular meetings and GitHub Projects.

Java · Python · GitHub · Application Development

03 / Projects

PROJECT_01 / OT SECURITY

Industrial Protocol Analysis & Zeek Plugin Development

Protocol-aware cybersecurity monitoring for industrial OPC UA environments. Research with PLCs and Wireshark informed a Zeek plugin that turns network traffic into useful security logs for SINEC Security Monitor.

Zeek · C++ · OPC UA · Wireshark · PLCs

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Industrial Protocol Analysis project illustration

PROJECT_02 / FULL-STACK DEVELOPMENT

Expense Recorder

A personal finance application for recording expenses, tracking budgets, and reviewing spending. Built across a Next.js frontend, Flask API, and PostgreSQL database hosted with Supabase.

Next.js · React · Flask · Python · PostgreSQL · Supabase

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Expense Recorder application dashboard

04 / Capabilities

Software engineering

Python · C++ · JavaScript · React · Next.js · Flask · REST APIs · HTML / CSS

Cybersecurity & analysis

Zeek · Wireshark · Packet analysis · OpenSSL · Security monitoring · Authentication troubleshooting

Industrial / OT

OPC UA · PROFINET · S7 · IEC 104 · PLCs · SCADA · Industrial networking

Infrastructure & networking

Linux · Windows · Docker · Proxmox · Nginx · Cisco · Fortinet · VLANs · Git

Data & backend

PostgreSQL · Supabase · Redis · API design · Event handling · Real-time communication

Languages

English · Mandarin · Cantonese · Malay

05 / Certifications

GIAC / GSEC

GIAC Security Essentials

SANS SEC401 — Security Essentials

06 / Education

2023 / FREDERICTON, NB

University of New Brunswick

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

CEAB accredited

WHAT’S NEXT

Let’s build something useful.

Interested in software, cybersecurity, and the systems that connect them.

Get in touch contact@elliotc.dev
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