About Me

👋 Hey, I’m sh0rtrange!

I’m passionate about where cybersecurity meets the physical world - in other words, Hacking the Planet! RFID, Access Control Systems, Radio, Alarm Systems… you name it.

My handle sh0rtrange was penned by two legendaries, Iceman and Woody at SaintCon 2024. I was competing in the RFID CTF… and couldn’t solve the long-range radio challenges for the life of me. Woody noted that I was only really good at the “short range” stuff, and that’s how I got my name: sh0rtrange. Bearing that handle, I won my first ever RFID CTF - and it’s stuck since.

When not competing, I work as a Researcher, Consultant, and RFID Instructor in various contexts.

Interests

• Access Control Hacking
• Radio Signal Identification
• IoT Hacking
• RF Research and Exploitation (LF, HF, NFC, UHF, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi)
• 3D Modeling and Design for Custom Applications
• Web Exploitation
• Reverse Engineering
• Covert Entry Methods
• Heist Movies
• Rugby
• Camping, Roadtrips, and National Parks
• Good Tacos

Achievements

🥇 1st Place - SaintCon RFID CTF 2024 [Individual]
🥇 1st Place (U.S.) - HackTheBox University CTF 2024 [Team]
🥇 1st Place - BYU EOS CTF 2024 [Individual]
🥇 1st Place - DEFCON Embedded Systems Village CTF 2025 [Team]
🥈 2nd Place - DEFCON Embedded Systems Village CTF 2024 [Team]

🚀 Created 35+ CTF challenges for competitions I’ve hosted or helped host

Education

🎓 Brigham Young University [April 2026]

• Bachelors in Cybersecurity
• Minor in Computer Science

Experience

🚀 Cyber Security Analyst - BAE Systems [01/25 - 07/25]

• Supported MMIII ICBMs

🔍 SOC Security Analyst - CES Security Operations Center [05/24 - 02/25]

• Defended 3 in-person and 1 online campus from threats
• Responded to critical incidents and triage alerts
• Exploited smart-card systems, identified vulnerabilities and provided solutions to improve security.

🔬 Quantum Research Programmer - Quantum Photonics Lab, BYU [03/24 - 05/25]

• Scripted Python to filter classical noise from FPGA quantum particle data to obtain true-random data (for future use in QKD for secure communications)
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-discipline as first Cyber student in lab, taking mathematical concepts and FPGA-generated binary data to code

Certifications

🪪 CompTIA Security+
📻 Ham Radio Technician License

Contact Me

Find me on Discord or in person at SAINTCON or DEFCON.