Aydon Fauscett

Professional Summary

Entry-level IT and cybersecurity specialist with hands-on experience deploying Cisco-based enterprise networks (VLANs, OSPF, DHCP, and physical rack/cabling infrastructure) and building secure web applications. CompTIA Security+ certified with SkillsUSA Virginia State Internetworking recognition, plus AWS Academy training in Cloud Foundations and Machine Learning.

Certifications & Awards

Core Certs:

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) • CompTIA ITF+ (FC0-U61)

SkillsUSA:

1st Place (2026 District) • 3rd Place (2026 Virginia State Internetworking) - Timed network troubleshooting, configuration, and infrastructure challenges.

Academic:

CHHS Excellence in Data Science Award • National Technical Honor Society • AP Computer Science A (5) • AP CSP (3)

Training:

TestOut Pro: Network Pro, Security Pro, IT Fundamentals Pro • AWS Academy: Cloud Foundations, Machine Learning

Technical Skills

Networking/IT:

Cisco IOS CLI (routers/switches), VLANs, sub-interfaces, OSPF, DHCP, subnetting, Wireshark, rack & structured cabling, physical infrastructure deployment

Software Dev:

Python, Java, C++, HTML/CSS, Google Firebase, Git/GitHub, Cloudflare Pages, applied cryptography (AES, ECC, ChaCha20)

Cloud/Data:

Python data analysis, statistical analysis, data visualization, AWS Academy Cloud Foundations, AWS Academy Machine Learning

Technical Projects

ISP Simulation | Spotsylvania Career & Technical Center

Fall 2024 – Spring 2026

Built physical ISP lab infrastructure end-to-end: enterprise rack layout, structured cabling, and Cisco router/switch hardware to simulate multi-segment provider networks.
Configured Cisco IOS CLI services including VLANs, router sub-interfaces, OSPF routing, and DHCP; applied subnetting and Layer 2/3 addressing across the topology.
Validated connectivity and traffic behavior with Wireshark across 4 VLANs (2 hosts each), troubleshooting Layer 2/3 issues during deployment.

Capture The Flag (CTF) Website (ACTFC) | Aurora-ops.com

Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

Developed and managed a fully functional cybersecurity training platform using Cloudflare and GitHub Pages.
Integrated Google Firebase to securely handle backend logic, user profiles, and real-time database storage for challenge scoring.
Implemented custom cryptography modules within the web application to serve as security hurdles for users.

Cryptography & Security Tools | github.com/aydon14

Fall 2023 – Present

Python-Encryptor: Pure-Python CLI with pluggable AES/Rijndael modes, ChaCha20-Poly1305, and encoding codecs (iterative + authenticated encryption).
Blackbox: Electron desktop chat app demonstrating AES-256-CBC payloads with ECC key exchange over WebSockets (educational crypto demo).

Congressional Representation Project | CRProject.org

June 2026 – Present

Built a full-stack data science web application analyzing 50 years of U.S. congressional elections (1976–2024) using Python, GeoJSON boundary files, election datasets, and interactive mapping.
Engineered automated Python pipelines to clean, merge, validate, and analyze thousands of election records, producing custom fairness metrics, partisan advantage calculations, competitiveness statistics, and statewide visualizations.
Developed and deployed a production website using HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Firebase, Cloudflare Pages, and GitHub to deliver interactive maps, charts, and historical district analysis.

Education & Involvement

Chancellor High School • Advanced High School Diploma • 4.2 GPA

Graduated June 2026

Coursework: 3 Cybersecurity courses (earned TestOut Network Pro, Security Pro, IT Fundamentals Pro); Data Science (Excellence Award).
Activities: CHHS Competitive Investment Club, SkillsUSA District XI, National Technical Honor Society.