{"id":218,"date":"2024-01-14T21:24:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/cyberimpact-template\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:04:37","slug":"skills-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/skills-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Skill 1: Leadership<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 1:<\/strong>&nbsp; \u2013 Business Plan Development&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>\u00a0I created a business plan for an idea about AI chatbots for small <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/Business-Plan-BoostBot-Alex-Brown-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Landscaping Team<a href=\"https:\/\/ymelandscapes.com\/monument-avenue-project\/\"> Supervision\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Supervised a landscaping team, guiding members to ensure plants and flowers were placed correctly according to the infrastructure map. Demonstrated leadership by providing direction,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0organization, and ensuring that project goals were met efficiently and accurately.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254-507x300.png 507w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_113043254.png 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Supporting Artifact 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Section Leader \u2013 Low Brass, MMB\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Served as a low brass section leader for the MMB over three seasons. Provided mentorship, coordinated rehearsals, and supported musical and performance development within the section. Demonstrated strong leadership through communication, teamwork, and consistency.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image.png 503w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-422x300.png 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skill 2: Linux System \/ Cybersecurity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 1:<\/strong>\u00a0CYSE \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/annotated-Lab20220Passive20Reconnaissance.pdf\">Passive Reconnaissance<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Practiced passive reconnaissance techniques to collect publicly available information about websites and online assets using Linux tools. Conducted OSINT-style discovery to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;potential vulnerabilities, map infrastructure and origins, and assess strengths and weaknesses while documenting findings and&nbsp;observing&nbsp;ethical\/legal boundaries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Steganography \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/annotated-Lab20520Stegnography.pdf\">\u00a0steghide\u00a0(Kali Linux)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Completed a Kali Linux assignment using&nbsp;steghide&nbsp;to embed and extract hidden messages within image files. Gained hands-on experience in creating&nbsp;stego&nbsp;files, recovering concealed data, inspecting metadata, and&nbsp;validating&nbsp;file integrity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Active Reconnaissance \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/annotated-Lab203.pdf\">Kali Linux\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Performed active reconnaissance exercises on lab targets using Kali Linux tools, learning how to&nbsp;enumerate&nbsp;services, probe hosts, and gather deeper network and service-level information. Emphasized responsible, permissioned testing and clear reporting of findings for remediation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skill 3: Computer Literacy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Research paper on pen testing (<a href=\"http:\/\/This paper about pen testing explores the methodologies and tools used in penetration testing. It delves into the various phases of a penetration test, from reconnaissance and scanning to exploitation and reporting. The objective is to simulate a real-world cyberattack to identify vulnerabilities in an organization's security posture. I use this paper to talk about my future career while demonstrating my skills with word.\">Microsoft Word)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>\u00a0This paper about pen testing explores the methodologies and tools used in penetration testing. It delves into the various phases of a penetration test, from reconnaissance and scanning to exploitation and reporting. The objective is to simulate a real-world cyberattack to identify vulnerabilities in an organization&#8217;s security posture. I use this paper to talk about my future career while demonstrating my skills with Word.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Linux Command Demonstration&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>\u00a0This demonstration showcases the use of common Linux commands to perform basic file management, system navigation, and process monitoring tasks. The commands covered include ls, cd, mkdir, rm, cat, touch, top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-1024x470.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\" style=\"width:578px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-1536x705.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065-600x275.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image_2025-12-05_130401065.png 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-1024x476.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-376\" style=\"width:609px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1-600x279.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/abrown201\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35357\/2025\/12\/image-1.png 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Artifact 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Interactive \u201cFamily Feud\u201d Game <a href=\"https:\/\/olddominion-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/abrow201_odu_edu\/IQCl2Z_A0OxwRpfj_irmLORzAd8peO54_eh5tRkI-ZOmB3E?email=candrews%40odu.edu&amp;e=qClwNk\">(Microsoft PowerPoint)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brief Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Designed and developed an interactive \u201cFamily Feud\u201d game for my fraternity using PowerPoint. Incorporated custom animations, transitions, and user-friendly navigation to create an engaging and polished presentation. Demonstrated creativity, technical&nbsp;proficiency, and the ability to use digital tools for entertainment and&nbsp;team building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skill 1: Leadership&nbsp; Supporting Artifact 1:&nbsp; \u2013 Business Plan Development&nbsp; Brief Description:\u00a0I created a business plan for an idea about AI chatbots for small businesses Supporting Artifact 2:\u00a0Landscaping Team Supervision\u00a0 Brief Description:\u00a0Supervised a landscaping team, guiding members to ensure plants and flowers were placed correctly according to the infrastructure map. 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