Summary
Brandon Downs is a US Army veteran transitioning into cybersecurity and software engineering, currently pursuing a B.S. in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. With eight years of diverse military experience—from logistics and ammunition distribution to human resources—he brings disciplined problem-solving and operational rigor to technical work. He completed an intensive 19-week Galvanize software engineering immersive, building full-stack skills in JavaScript, Python, Django, React/Redux, and SQL/NoSQL databases within Agile teams. Passionate about defensive cybersecurity, he pairs hands-on development experience with a growing focus on secure systems design and incident awareness. Based in Colorado Springs, he’s eager to apply military-honed leadership and a strong technical foundation to roles that bridge engineering and security. An uncommon strength is his practical logistics background, which informs pragmatic, scalable approaches to system reliability and asset protection.
8 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Grapevine High School
Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at University of Colorado Colorado Springs