Nathaniel Sauer

Cybersecurity and software engineer

Résumé

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Sched. A Experience

  1. Mar 2026 – Present

    Processing Specialist

    Carvana · Tempe, AZ

    • Manage end-to-end vehicle title transfers into Carvana ownership, keeping documentation accurate and compliant across state DMV systems.
    • Coordinate across departments to resolve titling discrepancies while working high-volume queues with strict accuracy SLAs.
    • Keep the customer experience smooth while each title transfer is in progress.
  2. May 2025 – Dec 2025

    Software Developer (Capstone)

    MyEdMaster · Phoenix, AZ

    • Co-built a real-time multiplayer SAT-prep game on a team of 4 engineers over 11 sprints, shipped to a paying client.
    • Implemented authoritative server-side game logic over WebSocket (round timers, scoring and fold, match or raise wagers) so clients cannot tamper with game state.
    • Built a Django REST API for room metadata, per-question event storage and emailed PDF post-game reports.
    • Worked on both the Python/Django backend and the React frontend, and wrote sprint reports, test plans and the architecture talk.

    Tools: Python, Django REST Framework, React, WebSocket

Sched. B Education

  1. 2023 – Aug 2026

    B.S. in Computer Science · Cybersecurity emphasis

    Arizona State University · Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering · Tempe, AZ

    Coursework: CSE 365 Information Assurance, CSE 466 Computer Systems Security, CSE 468 Computer Network Security, CSE 469 Computer and Network Forensics, CSE 330 Operating Systems, CSE 340 Principles of Programming Languages, CSE 320 Digital Systems Design, CSE 445 Distributed Software Development, CSE 471 Intro to Artificial Intelligence, CSE 310 Data Structures and Algorithms, CSE 355 Theoretical Computer Science, CSE 360 Introduction to Software Engineering, CSE 485/486 Senior Capstone I and II, MAT 343 Applied Linear Algebra

  2. 2021 – 2022

    Computer Science

    Chandler-Gilbert Community College · Chandler, AZ

    Completed about half of an associate degree, then transferred the credits to ASU.

Sched. C Skills

Security
Digital forensics · Memory forensics · Shellcode and exploitation · Network security · Cryptography (AES, RSA, SHA-256) · Packet crafting and OS fingerprinting
Security tools
Autopsy · FTK Imager · ProDiscover · Volatility · iLEAPP · aLEAPP · Wireshark · Scapy
Languages
Python · C · C++ · C# · JavaScript · Bash · x86-64 assembly · Verilog
Web and backend
Django REST Framework · React · Node.js · WebSocket · ASP.NET · SOAP and XML/XSD · SQLite
Systems and infrastructure
Linux (Kali · Ubuntu · Debian) · Linux kernel modules · Proxmox VE · TrueNAS · LXC · NFS · VMware · VirtualBox
Tools
Git · GitHub · GDB · pwntools · Nmap · tcpdump · Vivado · Make

Projects are on the work sheet.