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Samuel L. McClanahan
san francisco, ca · 415-529-0294 · porkbuns1964@gmail.com · github.com/ItzCopiouz
EDUCATION
Lowell High School
GPA: 3.86 UW · 1480 PSAT · AP Physics 1 & 2, AP Calculus BC, Multivariable Calculus (West Valley College)
expected '27
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DoseNet Radwatch, UC Berkeley — Engineering Intern
Designed custom 3D-printed enclosures for air-quality and radiation monitoring systems using SolidWorks.
Summer 2023–24
YuppAI — Intern
GTM and market analyses; built a Discord bot for an a16z-backed AI startup; supported operations and logistics.
Summer 2024–25
Math & SAT Tutor
Individual math and SAT/PSAT 10/9 tutoring for middle and high school students.
2024 —
PROJECTS
RAG-Based Cisco Semantic Search API
Python/FastAPI + local embeddings for natural-language search across 900+ Cisco CLI commands. Deployed on OpenWebUI.
2025
ESP32-CAM Portable Vision Device
Firmware in C, custom 3D-printed enclosure, hand-soldered wiring. Streams to Python backend for LLM vision + SMS alerts.
2025
Self-Hosted Ubuntu SBC Server
AdGuard DNS filtering, NAS storage, multiple local AI inference backends (Ollama, OpenWebUI).
2025
ROBOTICS
Captain — Highlander Robotics (FRC)
Top ~50 worldwide. Lead mechanical design of 150-lb competition robots in PTC Onshape; manage ~$100k budget and full-team integration.
2024 —
Mentor — FRC Team 10221
Teach CAD, mechanical design, and electrical fundamentals; support design reviews and build cycles.
2024–26
CYBERSECURITY
Co-Founder — AFA CyberPatriot Team
Ranked 3/4787 nationally. Cisco Packet Tracer, network hardening, agentic search tooling.
2025–26
SuperDiceCodeLovers — DEF CON CTF
1st overall in qualifiers; highest LiveCTF score on team.
2026
Cosmic Bit Flip — CMU PicoCTF
5th nationally; 17/1551 internationally in UofTCTF.
2026
Team 10221 — VanderbiltU SquirrelCTF
1st place overall.
2026
SKILLS
CAD & Mechanical
PTC Onshape, SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion 360, CAM, manual machining, 3D printing
Programming
C, C++, Python
Networking & Security
Cisco (EIGRP, OSPF, VLANs, ACLs, NAT, DHCP/DNS), Packet Tracer, Windows hardening
Embedded
ESP32, soldering & wiring
Languages
Spanish (Seal of Biliteracy)
AWARDS
AP Scholar
MTAC State Honors (Piano, 4×) · Branch Honors (3×)
SF All-City Jazz Band, 1st Trumpet (2×)