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OLHA SHCHERBYNA

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[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Motivated software engineer with a passion for programming
and cybersecurity with a particular focus on software security.
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University Projects
EDUCATION
Website Development for Admission Exams Preparation
03.2024 - 06.2024
BSE in Applications Program to help students with exam preparation.
Goal: To develop a website that will give students a real life
Development & Analysis
experience of writing exams.
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic Gained skills: Python, framework Flask, PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS
National University, Ukraine
Antivirus Analysis
09.2021 - 06.2025
09.2023 - 12.2023
MA in cybersecurity and Goal: To develop antivirus software based on an empirical analysis.
information protection Gained skills:
- Detecting signature of the virus file.
National Technical University of - Utilities: IDA Freeware, CFF Explorer VII, PE Detective, Signature Explorer II
Ukraine - Hard Skills: C# with WPF framework and Access as database.

09.2025 - present Website Development for Bicycle Store
04.2023 - 06.2023
Goal: To develop a website for bicycle store and protect from SQL-
SKILLS Injection by using sanitizing inputs and parameterized query.
Collect and save suspicious query on the website.
Gained skills: C#, framework ASP.NET & Access database, sqlmap
Proficient in: C++, C#,
Simulation of Brain Function
Frameworks: WPF, FLASK
09.2022 - 12.2022
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Team project of developing a brain’s prototype.
Access (ASP.NET) Goal: Project the path of a brain functioning from programming
perspective by developing an app, which demonstrated brain area
Git, GitHub
used in each situation.
Docker, render, Gained skills: C#, WPF, git, github
DigitalOcean Project link: simulation of brain function

Basic skills in
Cybersecurity Research Projects at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic
IDA Freeware, CFF
Explorer VII, PE Detective, Investigating Phishing Attacks & Creating Suggestions How
Messengers Can Refrain from them
Signature Explorer II
11.2024
Strong Skills in Published scientific work for international student competition.
Mathematics Goal: To identify phishing attacks; to discover dynamic ways to protect
messengers from them.
Proficiency in MS Office
Time management & Study of Heuristic Analysis of Anti-Viruses & Methods for
Improvement
multitasking 04.2024
Communication & problem- Published an article with results of development of an antivirus.
solving Goal: To identify anti-virus methods and provide recommendations for
their improvement.

LANGUAGES Overview of Protection Methods Against SQL Injections
04.2023
Published results of secure website development for bicycle shop.
English: Intermediate Goal: To investigate methods of SQL injection attacks. Show paths for
protecting apps from attacks.
Ukrainian: Native
Cybersecurity Projects

VonaTech
06.2024 - 09.2024
Project in Cyber Security under the supervision from an experienced specialist.
Completed courses: NDG LINUX SERIES, linux by website bandit; Network Defense from
CISCO, basics of cyber security, 9 courses on dia.education; Try Hack Me course -
completed 60 rooms.
Gained skills: basics of an assembler; networks; wireshark, basic skills of virus analysis.
link for certificate

Internship at Cyber Police
10.06.2024 - 30.06.2024
Gained skills: OSINT, detecting vulnerability on online voting platform; using different
methods for falsifying voting.
12.2023 - 01.2024
Goal: To gain remote access to web cameras.
Gained skills: cve-2017-7921, cve-2020-25078, CVE-2017-7922, CVE-2021-36260
08.2023
Attended master class from Cyber.Anarchy.Squad organized by Cyber police
Goal: gaining remote access to web-site
Gained skills in exploitation: Ffuf, sqlmap, masscan, nmap, censys, shodan, CyberShef

Passing the course Cybersecurity from Wildau-Kharkiv IT Bridge II
02.2024 - 05.2024, 02.2023 - 05.2023
Gained skills: searching for vulnerabilities in modern computer networks.
Goal: To understand the principles of computer viruses & how to protect against them.
To study the basic elements of the theory of information security.

Volunteering Projects

BootCamp 2024 from Kharkiv IT Cluster
03.2024 - 05.2024
Took part in the project as a DevOps mentored by Mykhailo Maksimov.
Responsibilities: technically organize work for the team; create a working MVP
architecture;
Gained skills: AWS, docker, render, DigitalOcean, PostgreSQL
link for certificate

Shebuilds Ukraine Hackaton
21.02.2023 - 24.02.2023
Gained skills: relationship building; collaborating with people; problem solving &
efficient team work.
Goal: To design earthquake-resistant buildings; to combine IT technologies and
architecture in one project.
link for certificate

Hack4Good: How to get girls interested in technology
3.11.2021 - 5.11.2021
Gained skills: interpersonal skills; critical thinking; creativity
Goal: To encourage girls to join STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math)
Gained skills: Learned methods that help to solve comprehensive problems
Result: Based on our idea a Telegram-bot was implemented to match individuals with
a career in STEM field based on received answers. Questions for the bot were created
by a counseling psychologist (TG link: @divchatastembot).
link for certificate