About
Cybersecurity Specialist & Developer
Erdem Calikoglu
Network Security • Penetration Testing • Secure Coding • Vulnerability Assessment • Incident Response
security-tools/ web-applications/ network-monitoring/ encryption-protocols/
- University: Lassonde School of Engineering
- Freelance: Available
- City: Toronto, ON
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (Hons)
- Inquiries: info@erdemcalikoglu.com
- Current Company: CIBC Capital Markets
With a strong foundation in computer science and specialized expertise in cybersecurity, I've dedicated my career to developing secure applications and defending digital infrastructures against evolving threats. My approach combines technical knowledge with strategic thinking to provide comprehensive security solutions.
Facts
Some facts that might be interesting for you in order to know me better.
Winning Hackathon projects
Languages learned by living in different countries
Medals in the National Mathematics Olympiad
Championships throughout my 5 year professional basketball career
Security Skills
My expertise in cybersecurity and software development includes the following key areas:
Penetration Testing
90%Network Security
85%Application Security
95%Bash Scripting
85%Python
80%Java
90%Projects
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Active Projects:
Lassonde Roborama Winner
A robotics competition project that secured first place at the Lassonde Roborama Hackathon.
Human Resources Bot (HeRo) Winner
A Slack and Discord bot that analyzes employee sentiment using Google Cloud API and visualizes data on a React/Flask website. Won GSoft's sponsor challenge at CONUHACKS VII Hackathon.
Guess It! Game
An Android game developed using Java, where players guess numbers as quickly as possible. Features a Firebase Realtime Database backend.
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Resume
My professional journey has equipped me with a diverse skill set in cybersecurity and software development. Here's a look at my qualifications and experience.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
2021 - 2025
York University, Toronto, ON
- Specializing in Cybersecurity and Network Systems, with a focus on secure software development and computer systems security.
- Founder and President of TUSAYU (Turkish Student Association at York University)
- Former tester and core programmer in ESSENCE CubeSat Team
- Experience Venture Award Recipient which recognizes and encourages students to engage in experiential learning opportunities that make an impact alongside real-world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements.
High School
2019 - 2020
Tommy Douglas Secondary School, Vaughan, ON
- Founder and President of Bright Horizon: Social Group which aims to foster societal peace, compassion and human dignity through dialogue. Also striving the common values of humanity, such as respect, tolerance, peace and mutual understanding not just to break prejudice that exists between nations but also to bring mutual peace to the world by trying to create a better generation
Professional Experience
Production Application Support Analyst
2023 - Present
CIBC, Toronto, ON
- Assisted with production support of Foreign Exchange applications.
- Developed automated bash, PowerShell and Python scripts for making the internal operations between teams streamlined to help business users and traders.
- Automated server processes to monitor system logs constantly looking for errors and managing them through kdb.
- Overviewed Jira and Confluence in day-to-day tasks and updated them to reflect works on projects and small capacities.
- Reviewed and analyzed real-time memSQL and InfluxDB data using Grafana to find innovative opportunities and share with partners.
Technology & Administrative Support
2022 - 2023
Schulich Centre for Career Design (York University), Toronto, ON
- Contributed to the efficient functioning of the office by delivering general administrative support, including responding to and forwarding emails and phone calls, resulting in a reduction of workload for advisors by 20%
- Reduced student-reported technical issue tickets by 30% through providing support, guidance, and instruction in resolution on internal systems.
- Answered an average of 25 phone calls and 140 emails per day, providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collected and organized data on over 600 Schulich School of Business alumni working in management positions at approximately 200 companies, creating a comprehensive database of professional contacts.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to me for cybersecurity consultations, collaboration opportunities, or any questions you might have.
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