Riley Herradura

Computer Science Student | Cybersecurity Intern

Computer Science student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa pursuing the Security Science track with experience in cybersecurity, IT support, Agile project coordination, and software engineering. Expected graduation: Spring 2028.


Interests: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), Artificial Intelligence, Fishing, Fashion, Fitness


Projects

Drone Initiative Project Coordination Summer 2025

A summer internship project focused on coordinating tasks and team communication for an MC3 drone initiative using MS Planner and Agile workflows.

Agile Project Management MS Planner

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MC3 Technologies Cyber Assistant Summer 2024

A custom GPT that was embedded into MC3 Technologies’ Governance, Risk, and Compliance website to provide instant assistance with CMMC compliance and cyber hygiene.

AI GRC CMMC Prompt Engineering

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Cycle5ense 2026

Built a web app for UH Mānoa students featuring the campus map with recycling bin locations, as well as recycling guidance and statistics.

TypeScript React CSS Frontend Development UI/UX Design

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Essays

Controlled Chaos

30 Apr 2026

Where the Chaos Started Throughout ICS 314, I didn’t really think much about how code was organized. I would just follow the steps of the WODs and implement my solutions based on whatever the prompt was asking. As long as...

Final Project Design Patterns React Bits TypeScript

There's No Such Thing as a Dumb Question?

29 Jan 2026

Why Smart Questions Matter in Software Engineering Eric Raymond’s essay How to Ask Questions the Smart Way made me realize that getting good help online depends a lot on how you ask. In software engineering, communication matters just as much...

Communication Stack Overflow

There's a Snake in my Boot(strap)

26 Feb 2026

Is Bootstrap Even Worth Learning? Getting into Bootstrap 5 is easy to get lost in, kind of like following a slithering snake. You already put in all this time learning HTML and CSS, and now there’s a whole new set...

Bootstrap 5 Web Development

The Human Side of Software Engineering

13 May 2026

A Different Perspective on Software Engineering Throughout this course, I learned that software engineering is much more than just building web applications. Even though we spent most of the semester developing web-based assignments and projects, the class also taught important...

Agile Project Management Ethics Software Engineering Reflection

From “Good Enough” to Actually Clean

12 Feb 2026

When “It Compiles” Was Enough Before taking ICS 314, my standard for code was simple: if it compiled and ran, I was done. I didn’t really care about formatting rules or style warnings. In past classes, I would see Checkstyle...

Coding Standards ESLint