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Paul Harrison

Hey there — I'm Paul.

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Hi! My name's Paul. I was born in France, grew up in Chicago and now I'm studying Computer Science at the University of Michigan. I have huge interests in Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, and all things data.

About Me

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Hey! I’m Paul Harrison. I’m exploring both Cybersecurity and Software Engineering through hands-on projects, coursework, and internships alike.

I love building things, ethically breaking things, and learning how systems work under the hood. Whether it be writing code, analyzing vulnerabilities, or just optimizations, I’m always trying to make systems cleaner, faster, or more secure.
Feel free to contact me here.

My Skills

C++
Python
SQL
GIT
HTML
CSS

Projects

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PassSec

PassSec is my current project and most ambitious yet: a full-stack web application combining PostgreSQL for data storage, a Flask backend, and a React + Tailwind CSS frontend. It gives users a dynamic, trackable study experience for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam.

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Simon Smiles

A webcam game using real-time facial emotion recognition. Captures frames via OpenCV, runs inference with TensorFlow + FER, and serves results through a Flask API. Deployed on Cloud Run (Docker).

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SecVault

End-to-end encryption done in your browser. SecVault makes sure your files stay private, with AES-256 encryption applied before uploading, so not even the server ever sees your data.

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Notes, Bonus Projects, Labs, Certs, & Misc Hands-on labs, mini-projects, and exercises exploring cybersecurity concepts, risk assessments, and security tooling.

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Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate: Mini-projects, labs, notes

Comprehensive notes, detailed lab write-ups, and mini-projects covering risk management, network security, system hardening, SIEM analysis, incident response, and digital forensics.

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Passive Recon – [REDACTED]

Performed passive reconnaissance on a live domain of using DNS, WHOIS, Shodan, and DNSDumpster. Created a detailed PDF report including findings and security recommendations. Attached is a redacted version.

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Passive Recon Overview
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Anonymized Home Network Topology

A scan & diagram of my home LAN (192.168.1.0/24) created with Nmap and manually anonymized for this portfolio. Highlights device roles, IPs, and network flow from WAN→Firewall→Router→Switch→Clients.

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