Patrick Quirk

Cybersecurity Professional | Licensed Private Investigator
OSINT Specialist

FL PI License C19000077 | Agency License A3200172

Combining investigative expertise with technical innovation to solve complex security challenges

About Me

Professional Summary

I'm Patrick Quirk, a cybersecurity professional and licensed private investigator with expertise in incident response, OSINT/GEOINT intelligence, and threat analysis. With a Master's degree in Cybersecurity Management and a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking (both Magna Cum Laude), I bring a unique blend of investigative skills and technical expertise to solve complex security challenges.

My career spans incident response analysis at the University of Miami (reducing response time by 80%), OSINT research supporting U.S. military operations at Torchlight, skip tracing coordination at Proof (98% success rate), and founding Spencer Investigations—a licensed PI agency with a 98% case resolution rate across 100+ complex investigations.

I'm fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Italian, with conversational German. Beyond my professional work, I'm passionate about building innovative tools that bridge cybersecurity, data intelligence, and visualization—as demonstrated in my project portfolio below.

I'm currently seeking opportunities in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or OSINT where I can leverage my investigative background and technical skills to protect organizations and solve challenging problems.

Professional Experience

Licensed Private Investigator & Agency Owner

Spencer Investigations

October 2008 – Present
  • Founded and operate a licensed private investigations agency (License A 3200172 – Active)
  • Managed 100+ complex cases (cybercrime, fraud, asset searches, missing persons) with 98% resolution rate
  • Spearheaded cybercrime investigations using advanced OSINT methodologies to locate persons of interest and gather digital evidence
  • Navigated multiple data sources (databases, credit reports, legal filings) to build comprehensive intelligence profiles

Skip Trace Coordinator

Proof | Denver, CO

November 2023 – January 2025
  • Conducted OSINT/GEOINT skip tracing on 500+ individuals with 98% success rate
  • Leveraged social media, public records, and geospatial tools to improve accuracy of location reports
  • Produced client-ready investigative intelligence reports with emphasis on privacy and security

Incident Response Analyst

University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL

April 2022 – July 2024
  • Reduced incident response time by 80% by detecting and mitigating 15+ critical anomalies using Splunk and CrowdStrike
  • Investigated security incidents with Palo Alto, Carbon Black, and Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Managed identity & access with SailPoint and Duo Admin
  • Enhanced phishing defense with ProofPoint TAP and tabletop exercises

OSINT Researcher

Torchlight | Saint Petersburg, FL

August 2023 – February 2024
  • Supported U.S. military operations by analyzing GPS/geospatial data to identify 20+ strategic coordinates
  • Applied AI tools to monitor cellular movements, improving classification accuracy by 98%
  • Briefed corporate executives and senior defense officials on intelligence findings

Cybersecurity Specialist

Drawbridge | West Palm Beach, FL

August 2021 – April 2022
  • Led cybersecurity audits for private equity firms, ensuring NIST compliance
  • Conducted penetration testing, phishing simulations, and vulnerability assessments
  • Authored gap analysis reports and incident response tabletop exercises

International Business Development Manager

VaporShark (formerly The Hand Media LLC) | South Miami, FL

September 2014 – September 2020
  • Fast-tracked through six promotions in 90 days, advancing from retail associate to global leadership based on technical expertise and initiative
  • Managed international B2B relationships, serving as French translator and liaison for European franchisees
  • Directed U.S. franchise orders and fulfillment, ensuring accuracy and client satisfaction
  • Represented company at international trade shows, expanding brand presence and distributor network
  • Exceeded sales targets by 350% through innovative outreach and relationship management

Technical Skills

Cybersecurity & Threat Tools

  • Splunk | CrowdStrike | Carbon Black
  • Palo Alto Panorama | ProofPoint TAP
  • Microsoft 365 Defender
  • KnowBe4 | ServiceNow

Identity & Access Management

  • SailPoint | Okta | Duo Admin
  • Active Directory

Forensics & Networking

  • Wireshark | Linux | Kismet

Intelligence & Development

  • OSINT | GEOINT | Threat Intelligence
  • TLO | IDI | IRB | LexisNexis | Profisee
  • Python | JavaScript | D3.js
  • Web Scraping & Data Visualization

Education

Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management

Nova Southeastern University

May 2022 | GPA: 3.7/4.0 | Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking

Maryville University of St. Louis

August 2020 | GPA: 3.8/4.0 | Magna Cum Laude

Featured Projects

DEATH STAR

Security Tool • 68⭐ Top Performer October 2025

Real-time cybersecurity visualization tool that monitors firewall logs and displays network attack attempts on a 3D ASCII globe. Features live attack feeds, threat intelligence, and interactive terminal dashboard for defensive security education.

Python Network Security Data Visualization 3D Graphics

NewsSpectrum

News Intelligence Platform October 2025

Automated news aggregator revealing media bias through AI-powered clustering across 204 sources (50 US, 70+ Global, 45+ Military, 37 UFO/UAP). Features real-time updates, advanced bias analysis, coverage gap heatmaps, and sentiment analysis to compare how different political perspectives cover the same stories. Built on 100% Cloudflare infrastructure with automatic updates every 30 minutes.

Next.js 15 React 19 Cloudflare Workers Cloudflare KV AI Clustering

TechSpectrum

Cybersecurity Intelligence October 2025

Comprehensive technical intelligence platform aggregating real-time cybersecurity threats, AI developments, and tech news from 204 sources (110 Cybersecurity, 52 AI, 42 Tech). Features CVSS-inspired severity scoring (0-10 scale), automated CVE tracking, intelligent clustering, risk heatmaps, and CISO-focused threat analysis tools for enterprise security operations.

Next.js 15 Cloudflare Workers Severity Scoring CVE Tracking

Library of Congress Power Search

Desktop Application October 2025

Powerful Electron-based desktop search tool for the Library of Congress digital collections. Features dual-view modes (Gallery and List), massive results per page, 8 theme options, and smart client-side caching with prefetching. Provides superior search experience with no API key required, optimized for visual browsing and rapid scanning of LOC and PPOC collections.

Electron JavaScript LOC API Desktop App

VIEWER Artist Website

Full-Stack Web Development October 2025

Professional artist website for VIEWER (Edwart Zermeño), a drum and bass producer from Guanajuato, Mexico. Features dark/light theme switcher, embedded Spotify player, YouTube videos, upcoming EP showcase with countdown timer, "BUT CAN IT RUN DOOM?" splash screen easter egg, and fully responsive mobile-first design. Built with pure vanilla HTML/CSS/JS.

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Responsive Design

The Art of War CLI

Terminal Application • 3⭐ October 2025

Immersive terminal application for reading Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" with cinematic animations, TUI chapter reader, ASCII warrior art, and epic story-driven game. Features 12 animations, 153 wisdom quotes, beautiful blessed-based TUI interface with Chinese borders, and "The General's Path" interactive game with multiple branching storylines and endings. Cross-platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Node.js Blessed CLI Interactive Fiction

Dead Man's Trigger

Security Application • 4⭐ October 2025

Automated safety switch that sends encrypted messages if you fail to check in. Server-powered with automatic email delivery via SendGrid. Perfect for journalists, activists, security researchers, or anyone needing a digital dead man's switch for sensitive information protection.

Node.js Express SQLite SendGrid API

SecKC MHN Globe

Threat Visualization • 4⭐ October 2025

Terminal UI visualization for SecKC Modern Honey Network attack map. Real-time 3D ASCII globe displaying global cyberattacks with interactive controls, multiple visual themes, and detailed attack information panels. Live threat intelligence monitoring tool.

Go Terminal UI 3D Visualization Threat Intelligence

ATLAS

Data Intelligence • 18⭐ October 2025

Global data center intelligence system that maps critical infrastructure worldwide. Successfully compiled 6,266+ verified data center locations across 155 countries with autonomous web scraping, GPS extraction, and interactive visualization.

HTML JavaScript Web Scraping OSINT

OSINT Visualizer

Web Application • 5⭐ 2025

Interactive OSINT research and visualization tool featuring radial spire charts, multi-source confidence metrics, and grouped result displays. Fully client-side implementation with no backend dependencies for secure public hosting.

HTML JavaScript D3.js Data Visualization

Bible Explorer

Multi-Platform App October 2025

Comprehensive Bible exploration tool with 4 interfaces (CMD, GUI, Web Visualizer, Web Terminal). Features 340,000+ cross-references, 9 interactive visualizations, 4 translations, and geographic/historical data analysis using network graphs and advanced data visualization.

Python JavaScript D3.js PyQt5

MAC Address Spoofer

Network Tool • 16⭐ October 2025

Cross-platform MAC address management tool with both GUI and CLI interfaces. Features 45+ vendor presets, random generation, custom input options, and real-time network stats. Supports Windows, Linux, and macOS with 11 color themes.

Python Tkinter Networking Cross-Platform

Follow The White Rabbit

Interactive Game 2025

Philosophical text-based adventure blending themes from "The Matrix" and "Alice in Wonderland." Features 5 unique endings, branching narratives, Matrix-style terminal effects, and deep exploration of reality, identity, and perception concepts.

Python CLI Interactive Fiction

Consider The Consequences

Interactive Fiction 2025

Interactive fiction adaptation of the 1930 book "Consider the Consequences" - the first choose-your-own-adventure game ever created. Python-based with 89 story segments, 3 characters, 43 decision points, and 83+ unique endings. Historical preservation meets modern gaming.

Python Interactive Fiction CLI Game Design

Dark Tourism Map

Interactive Map 2025

Global interactive map of infamous locations including serial killers, crime scenes, school shootings, and macabre historical sites. Features comprehensive filtering by category, search functionality, and detailed information on dark tourism destinations worldwide for historical research and morbid curiosity.

JavaScript Leaflet.js GeoJSON Dark Tourism

Paranormal Ghost Map

Interactive Map 2025

Explore the world's most haunted locations, ghost sightings, and paranormal phenomena on an interactive global map. Features haunted houses, hotels, hospitals, asylums, cemeteries, and documented paranormal activity with filtering, search, and detailed location histories.

JavaScript Leaflet.js GeoJSON Paranormal

Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan

Historical Map 2025

Interactive historical map chronicling Genghis Khan's conquests and the expansion of the Mongol Empire from 1206-1227. Visualizes military campaigns, major battles, territorial expansion across Asia and Europe, and the rise of one of history's largest contiguous empires.

JavaScript Leaflet.js Historical Data Military History

Heritage Explorer USA

Historical Map 2025

Discover America's rich historical legacy with an interactive map of heritage sites across the United States. Features colonial sites, military battlefields, Native American locations, Spanish missions, national monuments, industrial heritage sites, and civil rights landmarks with filtering and search.

JavaScript Leaflet.js American History Heritage Sites

⚠️ HoneyPot Logs

Live Honeypot October 2025

⚠️ WARNING: LIVE HONEYPOT - Real-time attack data collection system capturing live cyberattack attempts, bot activity, and malicious traffic patterns. Features automated threat intelligence collection, attack visualization, and comprehensive logging of exploit attempts for security research and defensive analysis.

Honeypot Live Monitoring Threat Intel Security Research

⚠️ Much Obliged UK

Live Honeypot October 2025

⚠️ WARNING: LIVE HONEYPOT - UK-based honeypot deployment capturing international cyberattack patterns, bot reconnaissance, and automated exploit attempts. Features geolocation tracking, attack pattern analysis, and threat intelligence gathering from European threat actors for global security research initiatives.

Honeypot UK-Based Deception Tech Threat Intel

WiGLE Vault Extractor

WiFi Security Tool • 4⭐ 2025

Advanced Python extraction tool for backing up and analyzing WiFi survey history from WiGLE wardriving data. Features automated API integration for wireless network research, security auditing, and geospatial intelligence gathering with comprehensive data preservation capabilities.

Python WiGLE API WiFi Security OSINT

Global Threat Assessment Network

Tactical Dashboard 2025

Military-grade tactical interface simulating a global threat monitoring system with real-time countdown timers for 12 simultaneous catastrophic scenarios. Features classified aesthetic with terminal scanlines, dynamic threat metrics, DEFCON level tracking, and strategic command center visualization. Built for demonstration of crisis management UI/UX design.

JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 UI/UX Design

Global Economic Crisis Monitor

Financial Intelligence October 2025

Real-time commodity price tracker with historical data visualization and analytics. Monitors cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana), precious metals (Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium), energy commodities, agriculture, and economic indicators. Features 100% free APIs, persistent localStorage data, auto-refresh every 30 seconds, and interactive charts with timeline filters.

HTML5 JavaScript Chart.js Financial APIs

PathFinder

Security Tool • 18⭐ October 2025

Military-grade web path discovery tool with real-time TUI dashboard and animated BFS pathfinding visualization. Features complete redirect chain tracking, wildcard detection, content fingerprinting, and performance of 2000-5000+ req/s. Includes 10 color themes, interactive configuration menu, rotating 3D globe visualization, and military-grade pentest report generation. Built in Go for maximum performance.

Go Terminal UI Security Testing Penetration Testing

PHANTOM RECON

System Intelligence October 2025

Cross-platform desktop GUI application for quick system reconnaissance and security monitoring. Gathers network intelligence (local/public IP, MAC address, all interfaces), system information (OS, hostname, platform), hardware metrics (CPU, RAM, disk usage), and user context. Built for penetration testers who need instant access to critical system information with real-time refresh capabilities.

Python Tkinter System Monitoring Reconnaissance

QUANTUM LOOM

Active Startup • Stealth Mode November 2025

Advanced infrastructure intelligence platform weaving together the unseen threads of global civilization. Next-generation geospatial intelligence system mapping the architecture of modern infrastructure across continents. Multi-dimensional visualization, real-time synthesis, proprietary analysis. Enterprise-grade platform architecture. Further details undisclosed pending official launch.

Infrastructure Intelligence GEOINT Advanced Mapping Stealth Startup

Signal Army

Honeypot Visualization November 2025

Real-time honeypot attack visualization on a 3D ASCII globe. Deploys decoy servers (SSH, SMB, HTTP, SCADA, IoT, and 15+ more protocols) in the cloud to attract cyber attacks worldwide, then displays them on a beautiful terminal dashboard. Features credential capture, malware collection, geographic tracking, threat intelligence gathering, and multiple color themes. Built on T-Pot platform with custom visualization layer.

Python T-Pot Threat Intelligence 3D Visualization

SPIRE OSINT Tool

Intelligence Platform October 2025

Advanced Open Source Intelligence gathering and visualization tool integrating 17+ data sources: Sherlock username enumeration, Holehe email discovery, Shodan internet intelligence, Google Custom Search, Have I Been Pwned, CourtListener legal database, FBI Wanted, and more. Features 5 interactive visualizations (Radial Arcs, Brick Tower, Constellation, Dumpster Fire, List View), 10 color themes, medieval fantasy loading animation, and comprehensive threat intelligence.

Flask D3.js Python OSINT

Ringmast4r Terminal Website

Interactive Portfolio October 2025

Dual-mode interactive website featuring a fullscreen Kali Linux-styled terminal emulator and comprehensive hacker cinema database. Terminal mode includes virtual filesystem with wardriving guides, command history, and authentic terminal feel. Website mode showcases 92 hacker films & documentaries, wardriving guides for Kali Linux & Kismet, GitHub projects portfolio, and technical articles. Pure HTML/CSS/JavaScript with no frameworks required.

HTML5 JavaScript Terminal UI Responsive Design

FAKEOPS Interactive Portal

Entertainment Platform October 2025

Collection of interactive browser-based games and simulations with fake operations theme. Features Satellite Command Terminal (hacking simulator), MIB Division (alien tracking database with neuralyzer), and Wonderland (psychedelic Alice adventure). Includes Konami code easter eggs, Matrix rain effects, animated cards, and Discord webhook visitor tracking. Kid-friendly entertainment with no actual operations - pure parody and fun.

HTML5 JavaScript Cloudflare Workers Interactive Fiction
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I'm actively seeking new opportunities and would love to hear from you. Whether you have a question, opportunity, or just want to connect, feel free to reach out.