Taylor McIlwain

Taylor McIlwain is a Cybersecurity Analyst II at Frontier Communications, with experience in digital forensic artifact retrieval and analysis using tools such as KAPE, Autopsy, Hindsight, and Zimmerman Tools. Taylor has automated incident response and forensic artifact retrieval tasks through the creation of SOAR workflows. Prior to this role, Taylor worked as a Junior High School Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Japan at Interac, assisting in English pronunciation. Earlier experience includes serving as a PTC Systems Analyst and Help Desk Analyst at BNSF Railway, where Taylor troubleshot network connectivity issues and coordinated testing for new PTC devices. Furthermore, an internship at XTO Energy involved installation of workstations during the company's transition to Exxon Mobil. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Texas at Tyler, completed in 2015.