Chris C. Russo
Backend & Applied Ai @Codefend
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WORK HISTORY
Backend & Applied Ai @Codefend
AR
Architected backend systems in PHP, Python, and Rust, along with custom REST APIs, to streamline marketplace interactions between security researchers and enterprise pentesting clients- Engineered Rust-based services for vulnerability discovery, outdated software detection, and automated security risk classification- Integrated LLM inference pipelines into production workflows, including context enrichment, prompt routing, structured output processing, and external tool integrations- Conducted applied experimentation with self-hosted LLM systems using LM Studio, Ollama, and vLLM, focusing on privacy, deployment performance, and practical backend integration- Researched retrieval workflows, long-context ingestion, MCP-driven tool orchestration, and database-backed identity and context persistence to improve response consistency.
EDUCATION
Coderhouse
Blockchain developer, Blockchain programming
UADE Business School
Computer Software Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS C. RUSSO
ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ • ᴅᴀᴛᴀʟᴇᴀᴋs ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ • ᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ • ғʀᴇᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅ.ᴄᴏᴍʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ @ ᴄᴏᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅ — ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴄʏʙᴇʀsᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪ ᴊᴏɪɴ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴇ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴅᴏ.ɪ\'ᴍ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜʟʟ-sᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ 15+ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss:• ᴘᴇɴᴇᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇsᴛɪɴɢ & ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ • ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴋs, sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ & ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ sɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ • ᴄʀᴀᴡʟᴇʀs, ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴍɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ • ʜᴀʀᴅᴡᴀʀᴇ & ʀғ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴍᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʙɪʟᴇs, ᴄᴀʙʟᴇᴍᴏᴅᴇᴍs, ᴇᴛᴄ.)ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇs ᴏɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʏʙᴇʀsᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ — ᴇxᴘᴏsɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.ᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅ, ᴡᴇ ᴏғғᴇʀ: ʀᴇᴀʟ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴀʟʏsɪs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴀɪ-ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ sᴄᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴅᴀᴛᴀʟᴇᴀᴋ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 190ʙ ʟᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅsɪ’ᴍ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ, ʟʟᴍs (ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴛʏᴘᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ɪɴ ʟᴍ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ), ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴛᴇᴄʜ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀsᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀɪ, ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.ʟᴇᴛ’s ᴛᴀʟᴋ
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