01. About
I'm a 17-year-old infrastructure and cybersecurity engineer from Naples, Florida, with real production experience building DDoS mitigation systems, provisioning VPS infrastructure, and performing hands-on work at enterprise data centers including Equinix Miami and multiple 365 facilities.
As the founder of Layer7 and Corerack, I operate my own autonomous system (AS40662) with 1Tb+ of on-site network capacity. I've been a Cloudflare enterprise partner since age 14 and am currently contributing threat intelligence to an active federal investigation in collaboration with Brian Krebs.
Comfortable with everything from eBPF filter development to physical server rack work—I focus on pushing the boundaries of what's possible in traffic analysis, real-time adaptive protection, and scalable infrastructure.
$ whoami
ethan_resnick
$ cat role.txt
Infra_Engineer
DDoS_Mitigation
DC_Technician
$ asn
AS40662
$ status
● Online
02. Experience
Data Center Technician
2024 – Present · East Coast Facilities
Hands-on infrastructure work at enterprise-grade data centers. Tasks include hardware installation, cabling, server provisioning, and physical infrastructure support.
Facilities
Education
Dual Enrollment · 4.0 GPA
Florida SouthWestern State College
Dual Enrollment — College-level coursework while in high school
Florida Virtual School (FLVS)
Cybersecurity & IT foundations · Accelerated coursework · 4.0 GPA
"What stood out was Ethan's tenacity — he did not just notice an issue and move on. He took the time to investigate, lay out the details clearly, and offer help. That kind of follow-through is sometimes rare and speaks to both his interest and his commitment to doing things the right way."
John Rappleye
President, Advance Turning & Manufacturing, Inc.
03. Projects
Layer7
Founder · February 2024 – Present
Advanced DDoS mitigation platform operating on own autonomous system (AS40662) with 1Tb+ on-site network capacity. Proprietary eBPF/XDP mitigation filters deployed in production against real-world botnets including Meris, Gorilla, and Mirai variants. PoW admission / challenge flow rated at 275M+ RPS capacity.
PPS Mitigated
Peak L4 attack — 1.4 Tbps, zero packet loss (May 2025)
RPS Capacity
Application-layer flood protection
Sustained Defense
16 consecutive minutes, zero disruption (April 2025)
Corerack
Founder · August 2025 – Present
VPS hosting infrastructure company provisioning nodes, managing OS-level configuration, and optimizing network path efficiency. Currently operating in Fairfax with expansion into Miami and Boston.
Trillium Host
VPS hosting company I founded in August 2022. Provisioned instances, managed customer deployments, and worked with production servers and real paying clients. Sold at a profit in November 2024.
Exited · Sold at profitVulnerability Disclosure
Independently identified serious website security vulnerabilities at Advance Turning & Manufacturing. Provided detailed risk analysis and remediation guidance, receiving a formal letter of recognition from company president John Rappleye.
View Reference Letter04. Skills
// Core Competencies
// Additional Interests
Cloudflare Enterprise
Juniper Networking
Behavior-Based Detection
Secure Email (SPF/DKIM/DMARC)
const focus = "efficiency";
const goal = "scalability";
return buildSecureInfrastructure();
05. Certifications
CompTIA A+
CompTIA · August 2024
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA · August 2024
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA · September 2024
Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
ISC2
Certified Data Center Technician
Schneider Electric
Cyber Threat Management
Cisco · October 2024
Network Defense
Cisco · October 2024
Endpoint Security
Cisco · October 2024
Ethical Hacking (Intro)
Cisco · October 2024
Networking Basics
Cisco · October 2024
Networking Devices & Config
Cisco · October 2024
Cyber Security Awareness (CSAP)
CertiProf · December 2024
06. Martial Arts
Taekwondo
ATA Legacy Specialist Instructor
Beyond the digital realm, I channel the same discipline and precision into martial arts. As an ATA Legacy Specialist Instructor at Integrity ATA, I've judged tournaments and national-level competitive events alongside Grand Master Tony Isaacs, while teaching classes and mentoring the next generation of students.
Legacy Specialist
ATA Instructor Rank
Tournament Judge
National-Level Events
Class Instructor
Teaching & Mentorship
07. Hobbies
Homelab & Infrastructure
Running my own servers at home to experiment with virtualization, networking setups, and system architecture. It's a hands-on way to push hardware limits and learn what actually works under pressure.
Traffic Filtering & Packet Analysis
Digging into raw network data to spot unusual patterns and build smarter filtering rules. The goal is stopping bad traffic before it becomes a problem, especially when dealing with massive request volumes.
High-Fidelity Audio
Chasing perfect sound through quality headphones, DACs, and lossless formats. There's something satisfying about hearing music the way it was meant to be heard, with every detail intact.
Infrastructure Experimentation
Breaking things on purpose to see how they fail. Testing load balancers, routing configs, and system designs helps me understand where the weak points are and how to build something more resilient.
XDP / eBPF Development
Writing low-level code that processes packets at wire speed. It's about getting as close to the metal as possible for lightning-fast filtering without burning through resources.
Martial Arts Training & Mentorship
Training in Taekwondo and helping teach the next generation of students. Beyond the physical aspect, it's about discipline, leading by example, and giving back to the community that shaped me.