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<div class="pretag">▸ Senior Systems Engineer · Title 10 OCO · U.S. Army Veteran</div>
<div class="banner"><span class="cyan">MICHAEL</span> COCHRAN</div>
<div class="banner-sub">Resume · Senior Systems Engineer · Cleared Cyber · Rust Modernization</div>
<div class="who"><strong>Owner & Engineer</strong> · The Cochran Block, LLC · <span class="cyan">CAGE 1CQ66</span> · <span class="cyan">UEI W7X3HAQL9CF9</span></div>
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Dundalk, MD 21222<br>
(443) 900-7903<br>
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13+ years federal cyber operations across <strong>USCYBERCOM</strong>, ARCYBER Combat Mission Teams, National Mission Teams. Now solo Rust engineer. <em>31 public Rust products · 33 crates published · 257+ engaged engineering hours.</em> All non-proprietary work released under the Unlicense.
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Senior Systems Engineer and Title 10 Offensive Cyber Operator with <strong>13+ years of federal cyber operations</strong> supporting mission-critical environments aligned with USCYBERCOM. United States Army Veteran transitioning into <em>Rust-based, AI-piloted development</em>, with a proven record of delivering production-grade software across AI infrastructure, fintech, SaaS, and open-source ecosystems. Operates as a solo engineer specializing in high-performance Rust, local AI/LLM integration, and fully Unlicensed (public domain) software aligned with frictionless procurement. Combines offensive cyber expertise, secure systems architecture, and modern AI-enabled development to support scalable, mission-driven service environments.
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<div><span class="exp-role">Owner & Engineer</span> · <span class="exp-org">The Cochran Block, LLC</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Feb 2026 – Present</div>
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Owned end-to-end architecture, development, and deployment of sovereign, AI-driven Rust systems, delivering production-grade platforms across SaaS, automation, and offline-first applications. Led full-stack engineering from systems design through secure deployment, emphasizing local AI inference, performance optimization, and zero-dependency distribution.
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<li>Architected and deployed <strong>10+ production-grade Rust platforms</strong>, consolidating AI orchestration, SaaS delivery, and secure payment processing — <em>sub-50 ms API latency</em> with fully self-hosted, sovereign AI capability across all systems.</li>
<li>Reengineered legacy automation paradigms into Rust-native frameworks via a <strong>14-crate orchestration system</strong> and lightweight workflow engine — <em>~10 ms cold start vs. 1–3 s industry baseline</em>, runtime overhead reduced >90%.</li>
<li>Developed a distributed AI augment engine with <strong>local LLM inference and agentic tool loops</strong>, enabling autonomous task execution without cloud dependency — <em>data-privacy compliance +100%, external API costs $0</em>.</li>
<li>Engineered a secure <strong>ISO 8583 payment processing system</strong> with AES-256-GCM encryption and append-only ledger, end-to-end transaction integrity and encrypted vaulting — <em>0 data exposure incidents</em>, full audit traceability.</li>
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<div><span class="exp-role">Senior Systems Engineer</span> · <span class="exp-org">MaxisIQ</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Sep 2024 – Feb 2026</div>
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Engineered and maintained mission-critical cyber infrastructure and automation supporting high-availability operations, focused on secure system orchestration, identity management, and scalable tooling. Aligned Python-based automation with emerging Rust-driven, sovereign AI development models.
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<ul class="acc">
<li>Developed custom <strong>Python-based system survey and remediation tools</strong>, automating server health checks and service repair across distributed environments — <em>manual intervention −85%, system uptime 99.9%</em>.</li>
<li>Automated <strong>SSH and Kerberos authentication infrastructure</strong> with secure provisioning and key rotation workflows — <em>credential incidents −70%, access control hardened across 200+ nodes</em>.</li>
<li>Implemented resilient service monitoring and recovery for high-availability mission ops — <em>sub-5-minute incident response</em>, sustained operational readiness.</li>
<li>Modernized legacy automation by introducing modular, Rust-aligned design patterns and lightweight service architectures — <em>execution speed 3×, resource consumption −60%</em>.</li>
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<div><span class="exp-role">Senior Software Engineer</span> · <span class="exp-org">Two Six Technologies</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Sep 2022 – Sep 2024</div>
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<div class="exp-lead">
Designed and delivered secure data integration pipelines and backend tooling for large-scale cyber platforms. Hands-on integrations across the <strong>Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture (JCWA)</strong>: <strong>JCC2</strong>, <strong>JCAP</strong>, <strong>UDP</strong>.
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<ul class="acc">
<li>Engineered <strong>YAML-to-SQL data pipelines</strong> to normalize and ingest heterogeneous datasets into structured environments — <em>processing throughput 4×, ingestion errors −65%</em>.</li>
<li>Built <strong>regex-driven parsing engines</strong> to extract and standardize unstructured data — <em>data accuracy +80%, real-time processing of 1M+ records / day</em>.</li>
<li>Developed <strong>data sanitization and validation tooling</strong> to enforce schema compliance and remove anomalies — <em>100% data integrity</em> across critical workflows.</li>
<li>Integrated modular data services into a unified architecture via Rust-aligned backend components — <em>pipeline latency −50%</em>, seamless interoperability across 10+ system interfaces.</li>
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<div><span class="exp-role">Systems Developer · J38 JMOC-E</span> · <span class="exp-org">USCYBERCOM</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Jun 2020 – Sep 2022</div>
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<div class="exp-lead">
J38 JMOC-E co-dev lead on NDAA-directed offensive cyber operations study. Designed and delivered backend systems, APIs, and deployment pipelines for secure, high-availability environments — emphasizing scalable architecture, data integrity, and automated delivery.
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<ul class="acc">
<li>Developed and deployed <strong>RESTful APIs</strong> supporting secure data exchange across distributed systems — <em>response latency −45%</em>, integration across 8+ platform services.</li>
<li>Designed <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> using GitLab and Docker to automate build, test, and deployment — <em>release cycles −60%, 99.8% deployment success</em>.</li>
<li>Modeled and optimized relational and semi-structured data systems for high-throughput applications — <em>query performance 3×, 500K+ daily transactions without degradation</em>.</li>
<li>Implemented and documented <strong>network protocol interfaces</strong> for reliable system communication and interoperability — <em>transmission errors −70%</em>, standardized integration across 10+ services.</li>
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<div><span class="exp-role">Title 10 Offensive Cyber Operator</span> · <span class="exp-org">ARCYBER 103rd Combat Mission Team</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Feb 2017 – Jun 2020</div>
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<div class="exp-lead">
Executed offensive cyber operations and developed automation tooling to support mission execution across secure, high-stakes environments — emphasizing rapid data exploitation, system disruption, and operational efficiency.
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<ul class="acc">
<li>Executed <strong>100+ high-complexity operational cyber missions</strong> across distributed environments requiring precision and real-time decision support — <em>95% mission success rate</em>, sustained operational readiness.</li>
<li>Developed <strong>Python automation tooling</strong> to streamline mission support and reduce manual operational overhead — <em>execution time −60%</em>, task reliability across 50+ mission cycles.</li>
<li>Built <strong>custom scripting frameworks</strong> for data collection and system interaction — <em>data processing speed 3×</em>, faster decision cycles in time-sensitive environments.</li>
<li>Enhanced mission support efficiency through automated system orchestration with modular, reusable components — <em>repetitive task load −70%</em>, operator throughput up across multiple concurrent operations.</li>
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<div><span class="exp-role">Digital Network Exploitation Analyst</span> · <span class="exp-org">National Mission Team</span></div>
<div class="exp-dates">Jul 2014 – Feb 2017</div>
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<div class="exp-lead">
Network mapping, traffic analysis, and Intelligence Community reporting in support of National Mission Team objectives.
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<h2>Education</h2>
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<strong>M.S. Computer Science</strong><br>
<span class="org">Recursive Academy</span>
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<strong>Offensive Operations Foundation Course</strong><br>
<span class="org">National Security Agency / USCYBERCOM</span>
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<strong>Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC)</strong><br>
<span class="org">Corry Station · 2014</span>
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<h2>Certifications</h2>
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<strong>GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)</strong><br>
<span class="org">Global Information Assurance Certification</span>
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<h2>Specialized Military Training</h2>
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<li>Cyber Operations Specialist (<strong>17C</strong>) Course</li>
<li>Advanced & Basic Leadership Course</li>
<li>JCAC Corry Station 2014</li>
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<h2>Authorizations</h2>
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<strong>U.S. Citizen</strong> · <strong>U.S. Army Veteran</strong> · <strong>30%</strong> service-connected disabled<br>
<strong>SDVOSB</strong> — Certified 2026-05-12, expires 2029-05-12 (SBA VetCert)<br>
<strong>Inactive Top Secret / SCI</strong> · <code>CI Polygraph</code> · reactivation eligible<br>
<strong>U.S. Army MOS 17C</strong> Cyber Operations<br>
All personal output released under the <strong>Unlicense</strong> (public domain)
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<h2>Technical Competencies</h2>
<div class="skill-block"><span class="label">Languages</span><span class="vals">Rust, Python, C, C++, Go, Assembly (x86 / ARM), Bash, PowerShell, SQL, JS / TS, YAML, TOML</span></div>
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<div class="row"><span>Engaged engineering hours</span><span class="v amber">257+</span></div>
<div class="row"><span>Live production domains</span><span class="v">3</span></div>
<div class="row"><span>License posture</span><span class="v">Unlicense · github.com/cochranblock</span></div>
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