$ whoami
EMIR FERZAN
Computer Science & Psychology Student — Interested in Cybersecurity AI, and Psychology, and how the two intersect.
visitor@public:~$ ▍
[01] $ cat subject.dossier
ID CARD
- NAME
- Emir Ferzan
- PROGRAM
- B.S. Computer Science & B.S. Psychology
- INSTITUTION
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- GRADUATING
- May 2027
- LOCATION
- Lincoln, NE
- CLEARANCE
- PUBLIC
- STATUS
- STATUS: OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES
PRIOR ALIAS: redacted by request
Psychology gives me a useful lens on the human side of security — social engineering, decision-making under uncertainty — while my CS coursework and internships have let me work across a real range of technical ground: voice engineering at Union Pacific, cybersecurity and AI at Fiserv, cybersecurity work with the University of Nebraska system, and leading full-stack development at Aulick Industries. Cybersecurity specifically is also where a lot of my own time goes outside of class and work — I've set up DNS-level network defenses, broken classical ciphers by hand-rolled cryptanalysis, and gone through blue-team training with Cloud Range.
- // still deciding between red team and blue team — currently leaning red.
[02] $ tail -f activity.log
INFO – [2026.08 / PRESENT]Union Pacific— Voice Engineering Intern
[Omaha, NE / In-Office]
Developing an alerting and monitoring system to detect missing or interrupted voice recordings between train conductors and dispatchers, helping identify communication issues for faster troubleshooting.
INFO – [2026.06 / 2026.08]Fiserv— Cybersecurity and AI Engineering Intern
[Omaha, NE / In-Office]
- ›Supported a cybersecurity automation project using AI-driven tools to streamline assessment workflows and improve identification of potential security control gaps
- ›Completed hands-on Immersive Labs training in cybersecurity fundamentals, with additional focus on offensive security, ethical hacking, and vulnerability analysis.
- ›Shadowed analysts across Application Security, GSOC, Insider Threat, Cyber Tech Ops, and Data Protection to gain exposure to enterprise cyber defense operations.
OK – [2025.08 / 2026.05]Aulick Industries— Full Stack Development Lead & Product Manager
[Lincoln, NE]
Led an 11-member team in a university-sponsored partnership with Aulick Industries, managing project scope and sprint planning with sponsors to ensure technical alignment and timely delivery of a production-grade business system
INFO – [2025.01 / 2025.08]University of Nebraska System— Cybersecurity Intern
[Lincoln, NE]
- ›Enhanced cybersecurity documentation processes by contributing to the development of a proof of concept LLM-based AI assistant, leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Microsoft Teams to reduce information retrieval time by 35%
- ›Analyzed 200+ phishing reports monthly, uncovering attack patterns and reducing successful attempts
- ›Monitored thousands of real-time logs in Splunk and Cortex XSIAM, improving detection of anomalous behaviors.
WARN[2025.06]Cloud Range— Blue Team Participant
[Lincoln, NE ]
Defended a live cyber range as a Blue Team analyst, detecting and responding to simulated hacker and cybercriminal activity across enterprise systems.
OK – [2023.01 / 2024.12]University of Nebraska–Lincoln— IT Assistant
Lincoln, NE
Delivered technical support to a user base of 20,000+ students, faculty, and staff, resolving hardware, software, and network issues while reducing average resolution time.
[03] $ ls -la /archive
[04] $ diag --run capabilities
LANGUAGES
FRAMEWORKS / TOOLS
DOMAINS
[05] $ cat ~/notes/*.txt
// even a monitored system logs something human now and then.
note_01.txt
Cybersecurity & CTFs
Building and breaking small systems for fun — home-lab network defense, cracking classical ciphers.
note_02.txt
Artificial Intelligence
Curious how AI systems get built, secured, and occasionally broken.
[06] $ ./establish-channel.sh
open to full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities.