TRISTAN BARNHOUSE

STUDENT | ETHICAL HACKER | DEVELOPER

Heyo, I'm Tristan Barnhouse!
I am a student currently at Kent State University pursuing my Master's of Science! I am in the program for Computer Science with a concentration in Cybersecurity. I obtained my Bachelor's of Science in both Computer Science and Mathematics with a double minor in Computer and Network Security and Criminal Justice at the University of Mount Union. My future plan with my degrees are to join the field of cybersecurity more specifically, my dream is to be an ethical hacker. Ever since I was a child, I have been fond of technology. As I grew older, my interests leaned towards the concept of developing and hacking. As a result, I decided to explore these interests in my personal time and college. When it comes to developing, I love being able to create something I have a massive interest in. I love the idea of being able to come up with an idea and watch it come alive. This has led me to create many side projects on my own that are presented in my portfolio. One of these specifically was my mod menu, Unleash the Beast, for the game Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. This is where my interest of hacking came alive. This mod menu allowed me to manipulate files which was not intended. Although I do love developing, I became more fond over the idea of ethical hacking when I discovered this was a real career path. The idea of being able to do something 'illegal' legally amazes me. I love challenges and when presented one, I put all my devotion in an effort to complete the desired task; when it comes to pentesting, it is most definitely a major challenge. By being assigned a task to ethically break into a company and discover any vulnerabilities associated with it fascinates me. Thus, it has brought me to where I am today. A student with the dream to pusure my interest in the field of cybersecurity and to complete one of my life goals, an ethical hacker.

Mini-Beastie


 Mini-Beastie

WHAT IS IT?

This is a Javascript project for Discord. It uses the Discord Developer tools to allow outside applications to be used within a server on Discord. This project is bot that will follow commands coded for it.

WHY?

I have a Discord server amongst friends and other acquaintances I have found online through gaming. As a result, I have used many third-party bots for my own server. I ended up deciding to code my own to do simple commands I only need for my own community. I plan to develop more to it as I need with new commands and features.

Mini-DJ-Beastie


 Mini-DJ-Beastie

WHAT IS IT?

This is a Typescript project for Discord. It uses the Discord Developer tools to allow outside applications to be used within a server on Discord. This project is bot that will follow commands coded for it.

WHY?

Similar to Mini-Beastie, this is yet another bot I decided to develop, but give it one single purpose. My friends and I have always played music in our servers to listen together, but those bots were shutdown. In order to get music back running in my server, I decided to get my own bot running. Due to the application being very demanding and consistently having commands being used, I separated it from my original bot to keep the load off and allow both bots to run without any issues.

Port Scanner


 Port-Scanner

WHAT IS IT?

This is a simple Python program to run locally. It utilizes the Python Nmap library to scan specified targets.

WHY?

I decided to code this to give myself more experience with port scanning, but instead doing it locally. It also gives me a tiny understanding of what is happening behind the scenes.

Unleash the Beast


 Unleash the Beast

WHAT IS IT?

This is a GSC project for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. When this project is injected into the gaming console of your choice, it will manipulate the game with whatever option you choose throughout the menu.

WHY?

This was my first project when it came to developing. It was never completed because by the time I got into coding, the scene for modding and in general, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, was nonexistent. As a result, I decided to give up on the project, but it would not be hard to complete. The base of the project is done and just needs the little details for each menu so perhaps one day I may go back and finish it.

Website


 Website

WHAT IS IT?

This is a HTML, Javasript, and CSS project for the web. It is exactly what you are currently browsing through.

WHY?

Instead of having a simple resume printed off to give to employers, I decided to be a little unique by having my own website. I made the decision to make my portfolio online for a variety of reasons. Besides helping me stand out more, I think it also allows the employer to be more interested and connected with me because they have to go through the entire website rather than just reading a piece of paper. Although I would still be supplying a physical copy, I think a website version is more enjoyable for everyone including myself.

WHOIS Lookup


 WHOIS-Lookup

WHAT IS IT?

This is a another simple Python program to run locally. It utilizes the IANA WHOIS Service to lookup specified targets.

WHY?

Similar to the Port Scanner, I decided to code this to give myself more experience with the WHOIS command, but instead doing it locally. It also gives me more of an understanding of what is happening behind the scenes like the scanner.