Isaac Shin
Aspiring Cloud Security Engineer
Cybersecurity student @ DePaul University with a passion for cloud security solutions.
Projects
AWS Cloud Resume
• Configuring IAM roles and policies to enforce least-privilege access and controlled execution of AWS services, enhancing security posture and reducing risk of unauthorized access
• Developing a static resume website using S3, CloudFront, and Route 53, providing secure and encrypted access through global distribution
• Implementing a serverless backend through DynamoDB, REST API Gateway, and Lambda with Python to track visitor count and JavaScript to fetch and display them dynamically
• Automating full-stack deployments with Terraform and GitHub Actions for CI/CD
Exploit Response
• Performed OSINT while seeding decoy scripts on exploit forums that routed directly to honeypots, logging 100+ non-PII user data instances for ban waves and attacker profiling
• Reviewed 3,000+ automated detection events via Webhook integrations while prioritizing critical incidents for human review, improving threat visibility by ∼98%
• Patched 7+ high-severity zero-day exploits (duplication, datastore corruption, DoS) within 10-30 minutes of discovery, preventing financial loss while maintaining functional gameplay/economy
• Authored a moderation and IRP playbook for a 9-person moderation team, standardizing triage workflows
Experience
Security & Gameplay Systems Engineer
West Corner
• Implemented anti-exploit security schemas through obfuscation, audit trails, and server checks, ensuring fair gameplay and preventing exploit attempts by ∼87%
• Led a 7-person development team to implement 120+ unique in-game interactions and mechanics, contributing to a beta release tested by 400+ concurrent players
• Optimized memory and asset usage, reducing latency and improving in-game performance by ∼92%