{"id":120,"date":"2025-01-03T16:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:05:42","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/sample-page-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;width:198px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/WIN_20250123_12_22_47_Pro.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Matthew Burd, and I am currently pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University (ODU). I began my academic journey at Central Virginia Community College (CVCC), where I dual-enrolled during high school to study Cybersecurity Fundamentals. While at CVCC, I completed coursework in programming and computer science, including C++ and Python. After earning my Associate\u2019s degree in General Education, I transferred to ODU to further my education in Cybersecurity, with plans to possibly pursue a Master\u2019s degree in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.linkedin.com\/in\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/code-coder-coding-coffee-computer-copy-hands-js-keyboard-laptop-note-php-programmer-programming-writing-work-office-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" style=\"width:514px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/code-coder-coding-coffee-computer-copy-hands-js-keyboard-laptop-note-php-programmer-programming-writing-work-office-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/code-coder-coding-coffee-computer-copy-hands-js-keyboard-laptop-note-php-programmer-programming-writing-work-office-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/code-coder-coding-coffee-computer-copy-hands-js-keyboard-laptop-note-php-programmer-programming-writing-work-office-1-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37981\/2025\/01\/code-coder-coding-coffee-computer-copy-hands-js-keyboard-laptop-note-php-programmer-programming-writing-work-office-1-511x300.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My passion for technology started at a young age, as I developed a strong interest in computers. Alongside my academic pursuits, I have always been active in physical activities. Growing up, I played soccer and transitioned to track and cross-country during high school, focusing on endurance and leg-intensive sports. More recently, I have taken up kickboxing and airsoft. Kickboxing, in particular, has been a transformative activity for me. It has not only improved my physical fitness but also instilled discipline, confidence, and focus\u2014qualities that have significantly contributed to my academic and personal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I look forward to applying my skills and experiences to contribute meaningfully to the field of cybersecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Matthew Burd, and I am currently pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University (ODU). I began my academic journey at Central Virginia Community College (CVCC), where I dual-enrolled during high school to study Cybersecurity Fundamentals. While at CVCC, I completed coursework in programming and computer science, including C++ and&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/sample-page-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30247,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":450,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/matthewburd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}