Pierre De Abreu
About Pierre De Abreu
Pierre De Abreu is a Software Engineer at Arista Networks with a background in security and extensive project experience from EPITA.
Company
Pierre De Abreu currently works at Arista Networks as a Software Engineer. He has been with the company since 2016, based in the Vancouver, Canada area. Arista Networks is known for its focus on advanced networking solutions, where Pierre likely engages in high-level software development tasks.
Previous Positions
Pierre previously worked at Sogeti as a Security Intern (ESEC) in 2016 for 6 months in Issy-les-Moulineaux. He also served as a Teaching Assistant at EPITA from 2014 to 2016 and had an 11-month role as an Assistant in C#/Objective Caml at the same institution from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, he worked as an Internship C/Java developer at the Ministère de la Défense/ONACVG in 2014.
Education and Expertise
Pierre De Abreu earned an IT Engineering degree from Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch in 2013. He studied at EPITA: Ingénierie Informatique from 2011 to 2016. His skill set includes reverse engineering, IDA, metasploit, and virology. He has substantial experience in security and software engineering.
Major Projects at EPITA
During his time at EPITA, Pierre developed several significant projects. These include a Tiger Language compiler using C++, a micro shell named 42SH using C for UNIX systems, and a frontend/backend SAN infrastructure focused on data replication and integrity checks using C. He also re-implemented the malloc function in C and created a light version of GNU Make. His work extends to big number computing using C++.
Specialization in Security Projects
Pierre has an extensive background in security-related projects. While at EPITA, he engaged in a virology project involving lab viruses on macOS X and Linux. His expertise encompasses reverse engineering, use of IDA and metasploit, and virology, showcasing his capabilities in the field of information security.