DANE FORTUN

Dane Fortun,

a Drexel CST student whose path has been shaped by community college, student leadership, technical projects, and discipline.
Building toward work that is careful, reproducible, clearly documented, and grounded in real understanding.
If Dane doesn't know an answer, best believe
he'll work tirelessly to find it for you.

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Dane Fortun in a suit
  • 3.75Drexel GPA
  • 5×Dean's List
  • 2028Expected Grad
  • $35KGrant Secured

Selected Work

web & app development BiteSwipe Worked as a Front-End Engineer for a dietary friendly food/restaurant discovery app, escalating from a class project to a passion project. Full sourcecode is on my github Software Engineering Intealth (MERN, UX, and AI) Collaborating within an Agile/SCRUM development team while expected to contribute to feature development, bug fixes, code refactoring, and technical documentation

Education

Universities, grades, coursework, and honors.

2025 – 2028

Drexel University

B.S. in Computer Information and Security
Concentration: Computing Security

  • Anticipated graduation: May 2028
  • GPA: 3.75 — Pennoni Honors College
  • Drexel Promise Recipient
  • Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Recipient
  • Dean's List, 2026

2022 – 2025

Northampton Community College

A.A.S. in Information Security

  • Graduated with Honors — GPA: 3.63
  • Dean's List, 2024
  • Student Senate President, 2025
  • Club Officer of the Year, 2025
  • Honors Club Vice President, 2025

Relevant Coursework

Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing Computer Forensics I Network Administration II IT Security II IT Security Policies II Open Server II Mobile Applications Social Aspects of Information Systems

PROJECTS

Secure Development

BiteSwipe (under a revamp)

Co-built a full-stack web app — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, the whole thing. Built 12+ user-facing features, then found our own security holes after the fact.

  • Identified and patched SQL injection, XSS, and input validation weaknesses I'd introduced myself — humbling and useful
  • Debugged 30+ issues across the stack; the security fixes weren't glamorous but were the most important
github.com/danefortun/biteswipe
GitHub repository preview for BiteSwipe
SQLi fixed XSS fixed Validation fixed

Infrastructure

Demo Enterprise Network

Led the design and physical build of a segmented network architecture on real Cisco hardware — configured for security, scalability, and resilience.

  • Configured VLANs, ACLs, routing logic, and secure inter-VLAN communication across Catalyst 2960 and 3560 switches
  • Implemented redundancy and high-availability concepts
  • Reduced lateral movement risk through stronger segmentation — each VLAN isolated with controlled communication paths
Cisco network rack with labeled switches: R2_LAN_SW_FL1, R2_LAN_SW_FL2, R2_LAN_MAIN_SW, R1_LAN_SW1 Close-up of Cisco Catalyst 2960 switches with color-coded patch cables R1 router IOS CLI showing routing configuration
Cisco 2960 Series Cisco 3560 Series VLAN 10 / 20 / 30 Real Hardware

SKILLS

Languages

Python, JavaScript, PHP, HTML/CSS

Security Tools

Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, Netcat, Hashcat, John the Ripper

Systems & Platforms

Linux (Kali, Ubuntu), Git, REST APIs, SQL databases

Core Concepts

Penetration testing, privilege escalation, threat modeling, social engineering, VLANs, ACLs, credential exploitation, network segmentation

Leadership & Awards

Execution under pressure, on campus and beyond

$35,000

State Farm grant secured as Student Senate President to improve student life through student-driven initiatives

300%

Increase in student engagement through outreach, restructuring, and more intentional programming

Student Senate President

Led initiatives that improved campus accessibility and drove stronger student participation across the college

Competitive Esports

Top 0.05% in North America in VALORANT and top 2,000 globally in Fortnite — reinforcing communication, pattern recognition, and rapid decision-making

Honors Club Vice President

Organized college tours in collaboration with Ivy League universities and their advisors, including Princeton

Club Officer of the Year

Annual honor recognizing a student leader who demonstrated exceptional dedication, leadership, and impact within a registered student organization

Computer Club Member

Repaired PCs, participated in BYOD LAN parties, and collaborated with other students on technical troubleshooting

President's Award for Educational Excellence

Recognition for strong academic achievement, consistent performance, and commitment to academic success (2022)

Let's connect

Contact Information

Open to Cybersecurity Opportunities

I am interested in internships, entry-level security work, technical student leadership, and collaborative projects around offensive security or secure systems

Email Dane View GitHub