CYBERSECURITY · AI + EDUCATION · SYSTEMS
Andrew Strachan / 2026 portfolio
I am a CyberCorps SFS Fellow and UAB cybersecurity graduate student. I build secure software, learning tools, and interactive ways to explain complex ideas.
A five district study world connects cryptography concepts to hands-on interaction.
Original concept artwork for this portfolio. The Godot game is a separate prototype.
01 / WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
Start with a working interaction, follow the engineering decisions, then review my contribution and how each system was designed.
02 / SELECTED PROJECTS
Curated project families plus a how-this-site-was-built case study. Each record shows what works today and what I built.
03 / EXPERIENCE + LEADERSHIP
Full professional and volunteer timeline from my resume.
Python Coding Summer Camp Teaching Assistant. Instructed middle school students in Python, data structures, and algorithmic logic through STEM projects with BBC micro:bit hardware; mentored students writing Python for aerial drone flight trajectories.
CTE Teacher: Business, Marketing, and Finance. Taught business finance and customer service & sales in the National Academy of Finance; coached the E-Sports team; advised the state’s largest Future Business Leaders of America chapter; maintained TAPE compliance.
CTE Teacher: Business, Marketing, and Finance. Established and advised a new DECA chapter; coached students who earned first and second place at the 2024 Alabama DECA Career Development Conference; maintained TAPE compliance.
Operational Director. Built a licensed medical processing facility, procured state and federal licensing, authored SOPs, and ran process analysis in a cGMP-regulated manufacturing environment with SME teams.
Sales Development Specialist. Developed and delivered a training program for new sales representatives; reduced customer complaints through targeted modules with cross-functional teams.
Human Anatomy Prosector. Delivered educational presentations to a class of about 100 students; assisted with and demonstrated dissection procedures for medical coursework.
Founder & Technologist. Operational consulting across FDA, ISO, and employee training; build websites, advertising, sales, licensure, and technology foundations for startups; facilitate work-study and data-annotation internships supporting biomedical research and zero-trust training paths.
Explore the product family ↗Human Gross Anatomy Teacher Assistant. Evaluated student work, supervised lab experiments, and maintained a secure learning environment across two semesters.
Assistant Youth Leader. Mentored youth facing academic challenges; organized team-building for groups of about 30 students.
Medical Intern. Led health education workshops and collaborated with local leaders; helped establish two mobile clinics serving over 1,000 patients annually and workshops reaching over 500 community members.
Classroom Travel Correspondent (Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship fellow). Shared experiences with New York elementary students via video and live Skype; medical intern at B.G. Hospital & Research Center; community educator with Machapuchre Development Organization teaching organic farming to over 50 farmers.
Volunteer Youth Mentor. Mentored at-risk youth; guided long-term goals and life skills in a supportive learning environment.
03B / HONORS, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Selected recognitions and leadership roles alongside teaching and community work.
04 / EDUCATION
Cybersecurity, science, teaching, business, and music all inform how I build and explain technology.
M.S. Cybersecurity · expected December 2027 · GPA 3.75/4.0 · CyberCorps SFS Fellow
B.S. ACS Biochemistry, Biology Medical Sciences, Music (minor) · Graduated with Honors, May 2016 · GPA 3.5/4.0
Provisional Certificate in a Teaching Field, Business, Marketing, and Finance · 2024 to 2025 · coursework GPA 3.75/4.0
Doctor of Medicine (incomplete) · 2016 to 2020
05 / CREDENTIALS + RECOGNITION
Public verification links appear where available.
Issued May 16, 2025. Public Credly badge available for direct review.
Verify badge on Credly ↗Thirty LinkedIn Learning certificate pages list my name, course, and completion date.
Review LinkedIn listing ↗PCTF Business; First Aid / CPR / ACLS / BLS.
Direct certificate pages were checked on September 28, 2026. A LinkedIn sign-in may be needed to open them. The PL-900 Cert Prep entry confirms course completion, not a Microsoft PL-900 exam certification.
06 / RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT
I am developing a research direction around local models, instructor-supplied materials, and behavior tuned to a course’s teaching approach. Maqkrs Tutor 2 and Study Cockpit offer the application groundwork; a reproducible evaluation and independent publication are next.
Inspect related prototypes07 / START A CONVERSATION
Open a working concept, review the contribution, then ask how the system was designed, tested, and improved.