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Armaan McCoy · secure systems and automation

Cybersecurity Networking Programming

Systems built to stay secure

Cybersecurity student and developer focused on Linux systems, secure automation, network-aware tooling, and practical software engineering.

Selected Work

Security-minded projects

Scraping · Analytics · High-Volume Processing

Market Signal Scanner

Developed a personal-use engine that scraped sources including Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, NASDAQ, CNN, and Fox News, ranked the most mentioned stocks, then scored equities and options contracts using technical analysis at scale.

Inputs News + finance sites + sentiment feeds
Output Ranked recommendations with indicator pass/fail detail
Self-Hosting · AI Infrastructure · Secure Access

Self-Hosted AI Assistant

Maintained a private chatbot environment on a home PC using OpenWebUI with local models, plus controlled access to personal files and Obsidian notes without broad public exposure.

local models private notes access secure remote reachability
Networking · Remote Access · Linux

Remote Access Hardening

Troubleshot and hardened remote desktop access across Linux and network tooling while balancing usability, service reliability, and a smaller external attack surface.

Focus Connectivity, service state, and safer exposure boundaries
Environment Fedora, remote desktop tooling, secure routing
Web Development · Client Delivery

Client Website Builds

Built and customized websites for real client needs, translating technical implementation into clean, usable web delivery.

AI Tooling · Local Workflows

Local AI Tooling

Worked with Automatic1111, ComfyUI, and local chatbot setups to create private, local-first AI workflows without unnecessary cloud dependencies.

Core Strengths

Where I’m strongest

Cybersecurity

Secure access patterns, exposure reduction, credential awareness, and a growing academic base in applied security.

least privilege API credential handling private infrastructure

Networking

Comfortable working through connectivity, routing, remote access, and safer ways to expose systems selectively.

Fedora remote access service debugging network reachability

Programming

Strongest in Python, with hands-on experience in automation, scraping, integrations, and practical web development.

Python automation Discord bots web tooling

Background

Experience behind the work

2018 — 2025

Freelance Development Projects

Built automation, Discord tooling, AI systems, scraping pipelines, and market-analysis software for personal and freelance use.

In Progress

Arizona State University

Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity.

Languages Python, C++, Java
Systems Linux, networking, automation, AI tooling
Communication Debate champion with strong presentation and analysis skills

Contact

Open to new work

If you need someone who likes secure automation, debugging, and infrastructure-aware software, let’s talk.