Antonio Acosta
Antonio Acosta professional portrait
About

A story about solving problems and explaining them clearly.

I'm Antonio Acosta — a United States Marine Corps veteran and USC graduate building toward a career in Systems Engineering. My background combines business analytics, cybersecurity education, stakeholder support, technical presentations, and leadership under pressure.

My career has taken me through military operations, university support services, enterprise financial analysis, and hands-on cybersecurity study. I am most effective when I can understand a difficult problem, structure the relevant information, and explain a practical solution clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Contact me Download resume
Path

Marine Corps → USC → Raytheon → Cybersecurity → Systems Engineering.

  1. Sep 2014 — Dec 2018

    United States Marine Corps

    Operations lead. Learned to think in missions, lead small teams, and separate activity from progress.

  2. 2018 — 2026

    University of Southern California

    Marshall School of Business — B.S. Business Analytics, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics. Graduation May 2026.

  3. May 2022 — Present

    USC Veterans Resource Center

    Operations lead supporting student-veteran stakeholders, designing programs, and presenting outcomes to university leadership.

  4. May 2024 — Present

    Raytheon Technologies

    Financial Analyst. Built and presented data-driven briefings using Power BI and BLUF communication to technical and nontechnical senior managers.

  5. Ongoing

    Cybersecurity and Systems Engineering Development

    Hands-on study across Hack The Box, web application security assessments, SIEM detection, and Systems Engineering fundamentals.

What I Bring

Five strengths I carry into every room.

Customer Communication

Translating technical trade-offs into decisions a customer can defend to their board.

Structured Problem Solving

A mission-first habit for breaking ambiguous problems into what actually moves the needle.

Business Analytics

Turning telemetry, spend, and outcomes into a story leaders can act on.

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Detection, hardening, and secure architecture rooted in real threat models.

Leadership Under Pressure

Building trust with teams and stakeholders under pressure, then keeping it in quieter rooms.

Want to work together?

I'm actively pursuing Systems Engineering, Solutions Engineering, and Associate Sales Engineering opportunities.

Contact me Download resume