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"name": "william rosenthal",

"study": "computer security",

"likes": ["backpacking", "thai cuisine"],

}

About Me

I'm an aspiring cybersecurity strategist and engineer, passionate about securing all digital data—mine and yours. I am proficient in several technologies, including Python, Java, SQL, etc. Whenever I'm not discovering vulnerabilities, I volunteer for local causes, challenge myself with complex work, and thrive in collaborative environments at Cornell University.

Portfolio

As a freshman, I revamped and was voted President of the Cornell Cybersecurity Club, bringing together 50+ students with a shared interest in cybersecurity. Last year, I also helped kickstart the volunteering search engine Samaritan Scout, a project that hits close to home as a volunteer. I volunteered at the Shining Stars Network throughout high school, where I mentored the stars through rehearsals and helped them perform on stage.

Before college, I attended and worked at the leading Academy for Information Technology in Union County, NJ, a two-time recipient of the National Blue Ribbon School award. I solved emergency technology issues across the district and eliminated malware threats on school technology. This journey began when little 8-year-old me inadvertently installed a virus on my dad's computer, after which I vowed never to let it happen again.

My Trek

Cornell Cybersecurity Club

Cornell Data Journal

Will's Portfolio

President of the Cybersecurity Club at Cornell University
I lead lessons and initiatives on diverse topics
Host collaborative workshops for members to apply skills
Lead CTFs—security competitions—at different technical levels
Organize member socials, meetups, and hangouts

Vice President of Internal Affairs of the Cornell Data Journal
Responsible for internal communications, budgeting, funding, event coordination, and club records
Fall 2023 Project Lead
Conducted a study on the success of Cornell-born and incubated startups.
Worked with a team of 4 analysts to gather and interpret applicable data
Practiced data cleansing and visualization

Co-founder, Tech Lead of Samaritan Scout, an up-and-coming search engine aimed at matching people’s passions with volunteer opportunities.
Assembled back-end and front-end teams for Agile software development.
Built a web crawler to discover and analyze the content of nonprofit organizations.
Researched ethical web scraping methodologies to compile a database of volunteer opportunities.