About Me
Hello! My name is Franz Gregor Ignacio, a professional with ACE and BSIS Guard certifications and a focused career trajectory toward roles such as Security Analyst, Network Engineer, or Red Team Penetration Tester. I am deeply committed to the protection and integrity of digital infrastructure, drawing from a strong foundation in physical security and a methodical, detail-oriented mindset.
My career to date includes direct experience in security operations, where I cultivated skills in threat assessment, incident response, and situational awareness in high-stakes environments. These capabilities, combined with my academic background and technical projects which includes a developed Python-based game and a computer graphics visualization built using OpenGL and C++—demonstrate my readiness to navigate and contribute to the evolving cybersecurity landscape through industry standard practices.
In addition to my technical credentials, I have held leadership roles, including serving as the president of the Chess Club, which fostered my ability to think strategically and manage complex challenges. Outside of professional pursuits, I am an avid gamer and creative writer, actively developing a game that merges narrative design, gameplay mechanics, and modular system architecture.
This portfolio showcases selected projects that reflect both my technical proficiency and creative aspirations. I invite you to explore the work presented here and welcome opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, or professional engagement within the cybersecurity field.
Projects
Professional Self-Assessment
During my journey through the Computer Science program at Southern New Hampshire University and while developing my ePortfolio, I realize the depth of growth I’ve had in both technical skills as well as professional growth. This program has taught me to become more than just a proficient programmer. It has also taught me how to be a collaborative developer, a systems thinker, and a security-conscious problem solver.
Throughout the program, I have worked on a wide variety of projects such as websites and configuring networks besides the ones I used as artifacts for my ePortfolio. The major project outside of my artifacts that I believe helped bring all of my core computer science principles together was the creation of the Travlr website. This website was created for a full stack development class and really helped me understand and showcase both front-end and back-end skills that I’ve learned throughout my journey. It uses MongoDB and RESTful APIs, session-based authentication, and the full-stack deployment process to create the website. Through this, and the creation of the design document, I had ended up engaging in a collaborative environment with my professor through version-controlled databases, ensuring that the design document was written in layman terms for non-technical users, and how to properly communicate issues with my peers.
In other classes, I experienced simulated team environments where I learned how to balance different roles, provide constructive feedback, and adapt to ensure project goals were met. Finally, the last major principle that I learned was the security-conscious development mindset. It became a priority in my work as I tended to implement cybersecurity principles, the CIA triad, and ensured that I tried to mitigate attack vectors ahead of time instead of reacting to them.
The artifacts that I had chosen in my portfolio represented two of my works that I believe showcased my strengths the best. The text-based game shows my ability to redesign legacy code from scratch with a focus on industry standards and principles. I focused on maintainability, scalability, and security. It includes a fully implemented crafting system, user-authentication and saves, as well as database-driven game logic which are tied across multiple modular files. And while this artifact showcased my overall growth, the other artifact showcased my mathematical reasoning, algorithm design, and 3D visualization. This artifact was a 3D scene created in OpenGL using C++. It displays a Japanese-style shrine and dock in a symbolic scene of passing from one realm to the next. Initially, it was just the scene hardcoded to display each individual shape. It was not very modular and was very inefficient. I designed a SceneNode class to efficiently create and display each shape as children of a parent node. As a result, I encapsulated the transformations and scaling needed to add more to the scene easier. This was done through ray-casting algorithms being implemented and adding in texture feedback and console diagnostics to validate the rays hitting an object.
Together, I am able to showcase the full breadth of my skills and talents with these two artifacts alone. In conclusion, this ePortfolio is more than a showcase of academic work. It is a journal and a testament to the growth and discipline that I’ve learned through this program. I am entering the professional world not only with the knowledge of how to succeed, but with experience, confidence, and clarity in my goals. No matter what my line of work is, I am equipped with technical and professional skills to contribute meaningfully to any team or project.
Code Review
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Python Game Artifact (Enhancement 3):
View on GitHub
A Python-based game with database integration and customizable gameplay systems, to further showcase algorithms and data structures on top of database integration.
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Computer Graphics Project (Enhancement 1 and 2):
View on GitHub
A C++ OpenGL project demonstrating 3D rendering techniques with a scene graph and shader-based enhancements, including procedural generation and scene management. This was further enhanced with ray-tracing and hit-detection elements.
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Contact
Personal Email: ignaciofranz9@gmail.com
Business Email: kiriseentertainment@gmail.com
Resume
Professional Summary
Detail-oriented cybersecurity professional with ACE and BSIS Guard certifications, a background in physical security, and a passion for protecting systems and users. Strong foundation in incident response backed by real-world experience in healthcare security operations.
Certifications
- Alarm Company Employee (ACE) Certification – California
- BSIS Guard Card – California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
Technical Skills
- Languages: Python, C++, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
- Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, Git/GitHub, MongoDB, Unity, OpenGL
- Concepts: Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Secure Network Architecture, Game Systems Design
Work Experience
Customer Care Representative – Rapid Response Monitoring
Corona, CA · 2024–Present
Serve as a frontline support specialist within a national security monitoring company, providing assistance to clients regarding alarm events, account inquiries, and service continuity. This role demands a strong sense of urgency, excellent communication skills, and the ability to multitask across proprietary systems while maintaining accuracy and empathy. Demonstrated resilience under pressure, conflict de-escalation ability, and active collaboration with dispatch and technical teams to ensure rapid, precise responses to high-stakes scenarios.
Security Officer – Corona Regional Medical Center (Securitas)
Corona, CA · 2022–2024
Monitored hospital surveillance systems and enforced safety protocols across high-traffic medical environments. Consistently remained calm and observant during emergencies, prioritizing patient and staff safety with a professional and composed demeanor. Gained deep experience in situational awareness, clear reporting, and adaptive decision-making. Developed empathy, discretion, and conflict resolution skills while navigating emotionally charged situations with professionalism.
Education
B.S. in Information Security
Southern New Hampshire University
Riverside, CA
Expected Graduation: Summer 2025
Honors:
- President’s List: Spring 2024
- Dean’s List: Fall 2023, Summer 2024
- Honor Roll: Fall 2023 (23EW1, 23EW2), Spring 2024 (24EW3, 24EW4), Summer 2024 (24C-4, 24C-5), 2025 (25C-1, 25C-2)
Relevant Coursework:
- Cybersecurity & Policy: Cybersecurity Foundations, Computer Systems Security, Software Security, Network Security
- Network & Infrastructure: Computer Networking, Intro to Computer Networks, Client/Server Systems
- Software Engineering: Software Development Lifecycle, Software QA & Automation, Full Stack Development, Mobile Architecture
- Computer Science Core: Data Structures, Discrete Structures, Operating Systems, Assembly & Machine Organization
- Graphics & Visualization: Computer Graphics, Visualization Systems
- Mathematics: Applied Linear Algebra, Calculus I–III, Differential Equations, Statistics
Computer Engineering Coursework
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
August 2018 – September 2021
Completed foundational coursework in embedded systems, logic design, operating systems, engineering analysis with MATLAB, assembly language, and data structures. Developed a strong grounding in low-level software and system-level hardware interfacing.