Antonio Acosta
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Antonio Acosta

Systems Engineering Candidate

Systems Engineering candidate combining cybersecurity, business analytics, technical communication, and customer-focused problem solving. Marine Corps veteran and USC graduate with experience presenting data-driven recommendations, supporting diverse stakeholders, and completing hands-on cybersecurity projects.

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Summary

Systems Engineering candidate combining cybersecurity, business analytics, technical communication, and customer-focused problem solving. Marine Corps veteran and USC graduate with experience presenting data-driven recommendations, supporting diverse stakeholders, and completing hands-on cybersecurity projects.

Experience

Financial Analyst

Raytheon Technologies
May 2024 – Present
  • · Built and presented data-driven briefings to technical and nontechnical senior managers using Power BI.
  • · Used BLUF communication and recommended next steps to support decision-making.
  • · Collaborated with program, finance, and IT teams to improve KPI visibility and customer-oriented problem solving.

Operations Lead

University of Southern California, Veterans Resource Center
May 2022 – Present
  • · Served as an operations lead supporting student-veteran stakeholders.
  • · Resolved and de-escalated stakeholder issues.
  • · Designed programs, tracked participation metrics, and presented outcomes to university leadership.

Operations Lead

United States Marine Corps
September 2014 – December 2018
  • · Led teams and managed equipment in high-pressure environments.
  • · Mentored junior Marines in technical and operational skills.
Relevant Projects

Exploitation of Hack The Box Virtual Machines

NmapLinux enumerationPrivilege escalationPython scriptingRemediation reportingExecutive risk summaries

Web Application Security Assessments

Authentication testingInjection testingBroken access controlRemediation roadmapsProof-of-concept validation

SIEM Detection

Linux log collectionHost-based detection rulesAlert workflow designFalse-positive reduction
Education

University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business

Graduation: May 2026

B.S. Business Analytics, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics

Certification
Security+ — In Progress
Technical Skills
Kali LinuxWindowsPythonPower BITableauRNmapMetasploitNetworkingIncident Response
Leadership and Organizations
  • · Latino Student Business Association
  • · CybOrg
  • · Student Veterans Association