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Dane Vallrugo

Cybersecurity, Systems Software, Data Structures & Algorithms

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About Me

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." - Edsger W. Dijkstra

I am a Computer Science student at the University of Central Florida with a minor in Mathematics, on the cybersecurity track.

Applying strong engineering fundamentals to security, I design automated systems and LLM workflows that simplify vulnerability scanning and threat analysis.

Resume

Skills, Education, & Experience

Education Orlando, FL

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Minor in Mathematics

Current Enrollment
Aug 2023 - May 2028
Scholarship
Bright Futures Scholar
Algorithms Systems Discrete Math Security Software Engineering

Skills

Python Java C/C++ SQL JavaScript HTML/CSS Linux Git Docker React Next.js FastAPI Node.js PostgreSQL Firebase AWS Boto3 OpenAI API LangChain
Experience

Product engineering with AI systems

Dec. 2025 - Present

Junior Development Lead

Recruit Athena LLC

Developed an AI-driven recruitment platform for campus organizations, replacing manual tracking with a centralized system for recruitment pipelines and candidate interactions

  • Created interactive frontends for recruitment chairs meant to deal with a high volume of users.
  • Implemented LLM-driven assistants for candidate evaluation and correspondence using prompt engineering and system architecture.
  • Built full-stack AI features with React.js/Next.js, FastAPI/Node.js, LangChain, OpenAI API, PostgreSQL, and Firebase.
Projects

Cybersecurity Applications & Utilities

Cloud Security 2026

CloudGuard Lite

Python CLI security auditor using Boto3 to inspect AWS settings for public S3 buckets, privileged IAM roles, outdated access keys, and missing CloudTrail logging.

Risk Engine 2026

AWS Risk Scoring

Tailored severity engine that classifies AWS findings, explains operational risk, and produces actionable remediation steps for reducing cloud attack surface.

Reporting 2026

Markdown Audit Reports

Automated reporting that translates complex AWS API responses into organized terminal output and persistent Markdown documentation using CLI tooling and Jinja2 templates.

Organizations

Involvement & Leadership

KnightHacks @ UCF

Practice

Hack @ UCF

Service

Phi Delta Theta

Growth
Contact
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