Curriculum - David Rillh

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Cybersecurity Engineer – Graduate of Centrale Marseille
Passionate about both offensive and defensive cybersecurity, I am looking to join a dynamic team where I can further strengthen my expertise in information security. I am based in Île-de-France.

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E-mail: recrutement@davreal.fr | Website: davreal.fr | LinkedIn: David Rillh
GitHub: Dave Real

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HackTheBox Academy – Pentester Path (2024 – Present)

  • Hands-on exercises covering web, network and Active Directory pentesting.
  • Techniques: injection (SQLi, XSS), privilege escalation, brute-forcing, fuzzing, pivoting.
  • Writing audit reports that meet professional standards.

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Thales SIX – IT-Security Apprentice (09/2023 – 09/2024)

  • Designed and developed Python tools for radio-signal processing.
  • Worked with software-defined radios (HackRF One, USRP) and GNU Radio Companion to simulate and analyze attack scenarios.
  • Performed functional demos, protocol analysis, and internal documentation.

CEA Cadarache – Optical-Simulation Intern (06/2023 – 08/2023)

  • Conducted material-physics research applied to nuclear energy.
  • Performed simulations and developed related software.

Polytechnique Montréal – Physics Intern (09/2022 – 01/2023)

  • Interdisciplinary project on bio-transistors with an international team.
  • Carried out experiments, measurements and data analysis using Python.

Alexander Thamm – Data-Engineering Intern (03/2022 – 08/2022)

  • Contributed to machine-learning pipelines development and tests in the context of the Open GPT-X project.

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Engineering School, Centrale Méditerranée – ECM (2020 – 2024)
Specialization: Computer Science, Telecommunications, Statistics.

Preparatory Classes for Engineering Schools, Lycée Vaucanson (2018 – 2020)
CPGE – PTSI track (Physics – Technology – Engineering Sciences).

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  • Operating Systems: Linux (Arch, Debian), Windows
  • Programming Languages: Python, C, SQL, Bash
  • Networking: Wireshark, Nmap, ZAP Proxy, Metasploit
  • Brute-Force / Fuzzing: John the Ripper, Hydra, NetExec, ffuf
  • Radio: GNU Radio, SDR (HackRF One, USRP)
  • Other Tools: Docker, VirtualBox, VMware, Git
  • Cross-functional Skills: Pedagogy, Teamwork, Team management

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  • French – native
  • English – fluent (TOEIC 965/990)
  • Spanish – B2

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Christopher.ai (2020 – 2022)
Delivered deep-learning courses at ECM, worked on computer-vision projects, organized conferences.

Échanges Phocéens (2021 – 2022)
Managed a team of tutors for scientific sessions aimed at high-school students preparing for national exams.

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Piano, guitar | Climbing, running, hiking | DIY, computing, mathematics