Nick Daria

Software engineer specializing in low-level reverse engineering and embedded systems.

Outside of work, I enjoy automotive performance, aviation, homelabbing, and college football.

HP Tuners

Vehicle Engineer
October 2024 – Present

• Extract and reverse engineer automotive controller binaries
• Reimplement and exploit security and programming routines
• Develop custom code patches to extend or alter OEM control strategies
• Build internal tools for disassembly, analysis, patching, and replication
• Map vehicle calibration parameters
• Custom Linux image bringup using Yocto for specialized hardware

Kinematix Engineering

Software Engineer
May 2021 – October 2024 · Continued support contract work

• Built embedded operating platforms for safety-critical industrial controllers and HIDs
• Designed and reverse engineered automotive CAN networks and electrical systems
• Developed desktop applications for field configuration and module updates
• Built hardware programming and test systems for production
• Wrote technical documentation for audiences with varied technical backgrounds

UA Center for Advanced Public Safety

Software Development Intern
Spring 2019

Interdisciplinary research internship implementing web technologies for Alabama State contracts

Software: C/C++, Rust, C#, JavaScript/TS; C# .NET (Avalonia, WPF, WinForms, Blazor).

Hardware: Schematic design & PCB layout for microcontroller-based applications using KiCAD.

Embedded: Yocto Linux, Vendor HALs (ESP-IDF, esp-rs, Atmel), FreeRTOS.

Automotive: CAN/CAN-FD, K-Line, ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2), UDS (ISO 14229), and J1939 (SAE); vehicle networks, calibration, and controller programming.

Reverse engineering & security: x86, ARM, and V850 (RH850) assembly; disassembly and patching of embedded binaries; vulnerability research, exploit development, and side-channel analysis.

Systems & infrastructure: Linux and Windows internals, network architecture, AWS, database design, and secured Windows deployments.

The University of Alabama

August 2019 – May 2023

• Earned a B.S. in Commerce and Business Administration on a full presidential scholarship
• Participated in undergraduate research while working in software development throughout college
• Completed computer science and electrical and computer engineering coursework

Northridge High School

August 2015 – May 2019

• Scored 30 on the ACT and 5 on the AP Computer Science exam
• Completed seven college-level courses through UA Early College