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Kampala, Uganda · Open to work

Atigo Paul
Odoch

Cybersecurity Expert · Penetration Tester · Software Engineer

Profile

Cybersecurity analyst, network engineer and software engineering student at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. I run penetration tests, publish reproducible exploit research for SMB and Windows attack paths, and build secure applications end to end. Currently an AI engineering intern at Deep Shift AI and team lead of the MUCOSA Cybersecurity Division.

Experience

AI Engineering Intern

2026 — Present

Deep Shift AI · Kampala, Uganda

  • Train and evaluate AI models across the full pipeline: data curation, prompt design, evaluation and deployment.
  • Ground model behaviour in Ugandan context, language and local use cases.

Team Lead · Cybersecurity Division

Current

MUCOSA · Mbarara University of Science and Technology

  • Lead the student cybersecurity division: hands-on labs, CTFs and security awareness.
  • Coordinate division research, tooling and the training calendar.

Network Engineering Intern

2025

ICT Labs · Ntinda, Kampala

  • Built practical routing, switching, device configuration and troubleshooting skills from beginner to intermediate level.

Security research

SMB Exploit Lab

Public · Python

github.com/Jacked-cpu/samba

Working proof-of-concepts for six CVEs, verified in Metasploitable 2 and 3 labs: CVE-2007-2447, CVE-2009-3103, CVE-2010-2075, CVE-2017-0143 (EternalBlue), CVE-2020-0796 (SMBGhost) and CVE-2021-4034 (PwnKit). Includes reverse-shell tooling and clear scope documentation.

SMBGhost RCE PoC

Windows · Python

CVE-2020-0796 · Windows 10 1903 / 1909

Kernel offset collection, SMBv3 compression and a SYSTEM shell chain for authorised lab testing.

Technical skills

Offensive
Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Wireshark, exploit development, privilege escalation
Networking
TCP/IP, routing, switching, firewalls, segmentation, traffic analysis
Engineering
Python, Django, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, C, Bash, Git, secure API design
Systems
Linux administration, Docker, AWS, Azure, network monitoring
AI
Model training and evaluation, Claude, Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, agents, tool use
Design
General software design, UI implementation, computer graphics

Education

BSc Software Engineering

In progress

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Focus: software engineering, cybersecurity and network systems.

UACE & UCE

Advanced · Ordinary

Uganda Martyrs SS Namugongo

Primary Leaving Examination (PLE)

Primary

Shilo Nile Star Primary School

Certificate in Computer Graphics Design

Certificate

Green Bridge Academy

Certifications

Personal

Date of birth
13 September 2001
Languages
English, Langi, Luganda, Lusoga, Kiswahili, Runyankore
Interests
Music, art, video games, workouts, rugby, vibe coding
Seen enough?

Let's work together.

I'm available for security work, AI engineering and software design. Reach me directly and I'll reply quickly.

Call +256 774 778164 WhatsApp Send a message Email atgodoch@gmail.com