Manchester Metropolitan University
Sep 2025 – Present
BSc (Hons) Cyber Security | First-year average: 80%
Modules: Programming, Security Fundamentals, Graduate Skills, Maths, Databases, Forensic Fundamentals, Team Project.
Daniel Keenan
Profile
Cyber Security undergraduate at Manchester Metropolitan University seeking a placement to apply my academic knowledge and project experience in a professional security team. Achieved an 80% first-year average and developed an educational phishing-awareness prototype through a university team project. Keen to contribute to practical security work while developing my technical and problem-solving skills.
Education
New College Pontefract
Sep 2023 – Jul 2025
Information Technology: D*D*; Accounting: C. Distinctions in all IT units.
Crofton Academy
2018–2023
GCSE Maths 7; English 5; Science 7, 7.
Technical projects
LinkLens — University team project
- Developed an educational URL-analysis prototype in Next.js, React and TypeScript to help users recognise potential phishing indicators.
- Implemented checks for HTTP links, IP-address hosts, flagged domain suffixes, long URLs and suspicious wording, with a score and explanations.
- Created a visual URL breakdown and guidance; analysis runs in the browser without storing submitted links.
Personal website — dann.my
- Built a website with Next.js, React, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, including a blog, interactive travel map and API integrations for music and live activity.
Technical skills
Programming:
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java.
Web:
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, REST APIs.
Achievements
Cyber Switch-Up: National finalist — top 60 of 5,000 participants.
MMU Hackathon: HM — “Most impactful idea”.
Work experience
Sales Assistant — Eden Menswear
Aug 2023 – Present
Castleford, West Yorkshire
- Assist customers, explain product information and work with colleagues towards sales targets while handling transactions safely.
IT work experience — Amico IT
2024 (two days)
Castleford, West Yorkshire
Shadowed IT staff and helped clients over the phone during a two-day placement.