Welcome to Michael’s Cybersecurity Portfolio
Email: michaelaaron.nolk@gmail.com
Location: Toronto, Canada
Linkedin: Michael N.
Blogger: MichaelNolk-Cybersecurity-Blog
Profile
As a dedicated Cybersecurity student at Sheridan College, I am gearing up for an exciting work study role at the Centre for Applied AI in January 2024, a position that reflects the trust my mentors have in my potential and underscores my commitment to advancing in the field. Committed to continual learning, I recently earned the Google Cybersecurity Certificate to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam, further solidifying my expertise and readiness to tackle new challenges.
Education
Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences (CyberSecurity)
Sheridan College 2022 – 2026 | Oakville, Canada
- GPA: 3.8/4
- Entrance Scholarship recipient
Certificates
- BurpSuite Certified Practioner (BSCP)
- Google Cybersecurity
- Google Technical Support Fundamentals
- Google The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
- ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems Awareness On-demand Training Course
- Actively working towards completing my Security+ certification
- Cisco Hardware Basics ~ 2023
- Cisco Python ~ 2023
Professional Experience
Centre for Applied AI
Student Researcher Internship
01/2024 - 09/2024 | Oakville, Canada
Centre for Applied AI (formerly known as the Centre for Mobile Innovation)
- Collaborated with fellow students on the research project called: “Clinic of the Future” in partnership with Cloud DX.
- Conducted research on Computer Vision with machine Learning algorithms to implement pose estimation for the tracking of body movements and perform body tracking.
- Collaborated on face tracking with machine learning using the openface package in Python to conduct research on identifying pain based on facial expressions.
CTF Developer Lead 2025 || Club Executive (Volunteering 2022 ~ Present)
ISSessions Club with over 1000 members
- As a CTF Developer and Club Executive in 2024, I had the unique opportunity to craft diverse CTF challenges alongside a talented team for a competition backed by sponsors like Bell, KPMG, Trend Micro, Air Canada, and more.
- Designed and developed Cryptography, Programming, and reverse engineering challenges.