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Elijah
Olson

Elijah Olson

Graduate student in Cybersecurity Policy at Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Computer Science. I build full-stack automation tools and data engineering solutions in Java, React, and Python, with a focus on writing secure, scalable, and maintainable code.

Where Technology
Meets Purpose

I'm a computer scientist and cybersecurity graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, focused on the policy dimensions of information security. My undergraduate work at the University of Chicago, a B.S. in Computer Science with a specialization in cyber security, gave me a rigorous technical foundation across systems programming and network security. I also minored in astrophysics, which sharpened the analytical and quantitative thinking I bring to security work and gave me a lasting curiosity about how complex systems behave.

As a research assistant at the University of Chicago's MANIAC Lab, I built a Docker-based file scanner in Python and integrated scan results with Elasticsearch through the SOTERIA storage system, improving how security data could be analyzed and visualized. That work shaped my interest in container security and real-time vulnerability detection.

Professionally, I build full-stack automation tools and data engineering solutions. At Kith Precision Services I developed automation across Gusto, Microsoft, and Salesforce platforms, and I've taken on freelance work automating legal case data processing.

Outside of work, I've coached wrestling at Carson City Middle School in Carson City, NV, during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, staying engaged with the kind of team-building and leadership work that's been part of my life since I competed myself.

Cybersecurity

Built container security tooling at UChicago's MANIAC Lab; ran incident response, Suricata IDS rules, and Splunk forensics at Georgia Tech.

Software Dev

Automated Gusto, Microsoft & Salesforce workflows at Kith and built legal data pipelines in Python, React, and Flask.

Policy & Law

Pursuing an M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy at Georgia Tech, working toward the intersection of technology law and security.

Leadership

Coached wrestling at Carson City Middle School and captained varsity teams; carries that team-building into every project.