I'M
Steve
Jesso.
Professional Cybersecurity Penetration Tester & Red Team Operator
01 PROFESSIONAL
CYBERSECURITY SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Hands on & Technical Experience with the following progams and tools:
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Aircrack-ng, Bloodhound/Sharphound, Burpsuite, Cobalt Strike, Hashcat, Hydra, Ingram, John the Ripper, Metasploit Framework, Mimikatz, RTSPBruter, Rubeus, Nikto, Nmap, Shodan, Wireshark
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Practical Experience:
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Gained hands-on experience in Active Directory exploitation, privilege escalation, lateral traversal, Bloodhound usage, and post-exploitation tactics.
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Practical experience with red team (insert red team stuff here)
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Successfully compromised multiple Windows and Linux machines using the tools mentioned above.
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Completed the Pro Labs () and compromised X machines in the X levels
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Ranked Top 5%X globally on TryHackMe and Pro Hacker rank on Hack The Box
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As an aspiring cybersecurity professional, I have a strong interest in red teaming, ethical hacking, penetration testing, incident response, malware analysis, and strategy regarding in both offensive and defensive realms.
I am highly motivated and independent, utilizing various industry tools and platforms to achieve my goals. My passion for this work drives me to constantly improve and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the world of penetration testing, malware and vulnerability management, ethical hacking, zero-day exploitation and understanding and navigating current world events that shape the ever changing and dynamic nature of the cyberscape.
02 CERTIFICATIONS
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2025 - Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) - Altered Security
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2025 - CompTia Security+ Certified
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2024 - Red Team Operator Certificate - TryHackMe
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2024 - Jr. Penetration Tester Certificate - TryHackme
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2022-2024 - Network Security Associate Degree - University of Ottawa
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2022-2024 - Cisco Related - Cyber Essentials, Switching, Routing & Wireless, Python Coding Essentials, Linux OS Essentials and IT Essentials
Education, certificates, learning and achievements
03 PORTFOLIO
MY LATEST PROJECTS. SEE MORE >
04 Experience
2024 - Present
Certification & Development
Educational upgrading and training on various certificates and industry courses ranging from: TryHackMe's Red Team Operator and Junior Penetration Tester Certificates to the Security Plus certificate and more.
2022-2024
University of Ottawa
Network Security Associate
Associates degree focusing upon network security fundamentals, IP connectivity and services, IT essentials, Linux training, defensive and offensive fundamentals, OPSec, beginner Python, and familiarity with Cisco architecture.
2018-2022
District of North Saanich
Planning & Development Administrator
I'm a results-driven cybersecurity manager focused on developing and implementing security strategies. Click to learn more about my contributions at 123 Tech.
2013-2017
Athabasca University
Bachelor Degree of General Science
2003-2012
Canadian Armed Forces - Army
Resource Management & Logistics
Corporate and military logistics, financial management, personnel administration, operational theatre logistical & administration management
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CONTACT
Dedication to ethical hacking and red team operations is crucial in today's digital landscape. As a professional in this field, I understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest and technologies to ensure the security of our clients' systems. If you're looking for a dedicated and motivated penetration tester to add to your team, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.