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Richard John Pecson Jr.

Richard John Pecson Jr.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Network and Information Security Student at DLSU | ISC2 CC | CNSP | CAP | DevSecOps

  • Education

    • Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus

      2015 - 2021
      High School Diploma Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

      Activities and Societies: Computer Science Elective, Robotics Club, Innovators Club, Ultimate Frisbee Team

    • De La Salle University

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science Major in Network and Information Security

      Activities and Societies: La Salle Computer Society (LSCS), Society of Proactive Role Models Inspiring Total Development (SPRINT), CATCH2T25, Computer Studies Government The Network and Information Security program focuses on the interconnection of various devices over a network in relation to the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), while at the same time, understanding the vulnerability of these devices and the methods by which they can be secured.

  • Experience

    • Ingenuity

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Student Intern

      Applied as a student intern as part of PSHS-SMC's Science Immersion Program and developed a mobile game called "Lane Switch" using Unity.

    • La Salle Computer Society

      Sept 2022 - Sept 2024

      - Lead a team of 7 officers under the committee- Collaborated with other organizations for technical services- Created websites for other organizations - Planned and hosted academic-related workshops for members of the organization- Workshops: Verilog Workshop, Let's Git Ready (Git and GitHub Workshop), NodeJS 101, Cloud Computing Workshop, Unity 101

      • Vice President for Research and Development

        Sept 2023 - Sept 2024

      • Associate Vice President for Academics

        Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

    • Center for Networking and Information Security

      Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
      Research Assistant

      Create, develop, and troubleshoot sensor nodes for the project titled "Intelligent Structural Health Monitoring via Mesh of Tremor Sensors (meSHM)" which is a project in collaboration with the DOST-PCIEERD team.

    • Information Security Organization

      Apr 2024 - now
      Executive Vice President for Development

      Co-founded the first cybersecurity-focused organization within DLSU.As the EVP for Development, I lead the Research and Training teams and oversee the development and execution of training programs for both general members and CTF team, focusing on enhancing cybersecurity skills at all levels. The R&T team is in charge of creating educational content, organizing hands-on workshops, and guiding members through their learning journey.

    • ING Hubs Philippines

      Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
      Local IT Intern

      Deployed to the IT Workplace Services team to aid in providing technical support to more than 5000 employees within the company.

    • Procter & Gamble

      Jan 2025 - May 2025
      DevX Intern

      - Automated the SonarQube scanning setup process for existing GitHub repositories using Backstage, TypeScript, GitHub REST API, SonarQube Web API, and reduced the setup time to < 10 seconds- Created Python script that uses the SonarQube Web API and GitHub REST API search endpoint to automate linkage of GH repos to their respective SQ projects to remain in compliance with company’s SDLC policy

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      Top 3 Finalist Trend Micro University CTF 2025 Trend Micro Sep 2025 - Placed Top 3 in the prelims and got a spot in the Trend UCTF Finals at DECODE 2025- Competed against 198 other teams all over the Philippines
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      9th Place Trend Micro Trend CTF 2024 Trend Micro Sep 2024 - Placed Top 4 in the prelims, finished Top 9 out of 187 teams overall.- Utilized tools such as Ghidra, Wireshark, Cyberchef, and more to solve various challenges.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      Top 7% HTB Cyber Apocalypse 2024 HackTheBox Mar 2024 - Placed 419th out of 5694 teams worldwide. - Solved medium difficulty web challenge using server-side template injection attack and used a payload to exploit Java Velocity.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      31st Place BITSCTF 2024 BITSkrieg Feb 2024 Ranked 31st out of 921 international teams (top 4%) for the annual BITSCTF hosted by BITSkrieg.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      2nd Place Trend Micro Trend University Capture the Flag Trend Micro Nov 2023 Ranked 2nd out of 120 teams nationwide in the Philippines in a capture-the-flag event hosted by Trend Micro for university-level students. The team comprised of four third-year students and one fourth-year student.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      3rd Place Starlink BridgeTech: Solution for Digital Inclusion Brainsparks Nov 2023 Developed a web application with four other members, called “Kitamo” in one day using React, Tailwind, Node.js, that integrated OpenAI’s API to create an AI chatbot to help people in rural areas upscale their businesses, beating out 20 other participating teams for the third prize.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      8th Place YSES Capture The Flag Young Software Engineers' Society Apr 2022 Participated in YSES' annual capture-the-flag contest and garnered 8th place out of 20 students from high school to college.
    • Awarded to Richard John Pecson Jr.
      1st Place Salinlahi Evolution Game Development Competition V3.0 National Academy of Science and Technology Aug 2020 Developed a mobile game called "Alumpihit," which is a mobile platform game with an 8-bit or retro theme. To complete the game, the player must undergo five different stages, each with their own minigames that implement the inventions of some notable Filipino scientists.