About Me

I'm Ivy Fan-Chiang (they/them), an undergraduate student from Toronto, Ontario studying Computer Science (Co-op) at the University of Waterloo. I specialize in backend development and SecOps and am interested in information security, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and music.

I previously worked as a backend and security developer at Dropbase and a DevSecOps engineer at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan.

The languages, tools, and frameworks I'm comfortable with are:

Programming/Scripting Languages: Python, C++, Java, SQL, Bash
Frameworks and Libraries: FastAPI, Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy, NumPy, Pandas
Web/Markup: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Jinja, LaTeX
CAD Software: Autodesk Fusion 360, SolidWorks, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Blender
Hardware and Integrated Development: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Pico, CircuitPython
Infrastructure and DevOps: Linux Administration, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, Ansible, NGINX, PostgreSQL

Some of my achievements and certifications:

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701, December 2023)
Participated in CyberSci 2023 Regionals in Toronto with one of the UWaterloo teams and got 3rd place
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-02, October 2023)
3x CyberTitan National Finalist
- 2022 and 2021 National Champion (teams Unavailable for Legal Reasons & Teapot)
- 2020 3rd Place National Finalist (team 404:Team_not_found)
2022 CyberPatriot Finalist - 5th place
2x picoCTF Top 10 Globally
- 2022: 1st in Canada, 3rd Globally (team Parity)
- 2021: 2nd in Canada, 7th Globally (team Severance)
Transport Canada Pilot Certificate - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, VLOS - Basic Operations

Member of the sillysec CTF team specializing in reverse engineering and forensics

I also play the piccolo, flute, and piano and like to mess around with Ableton Live!