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Experience

  1. UltraViolet Cyber logo

    Cybersecurity Analyst · UltraViolet Cyber

    Dec 2025 – Present

    • Design and deploy hyperautomated security playbooks in Torq SOAR, reducing manual triage and cutting alert fatigue for the SOC team
    • Monitor and triage endpoint and network activity using CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, and SentinelOne (EDR), IBM QRadar, Splunk, and Elastic Security (SIEM), and ExtraHop (NDR) to detect and contain malicious execution
    • Author threat reports on emerging threats mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and ATLAS, contributing to UltraViolet’s Threat Advisory and resiliency initiatives
    • Participate in purple team exercises to validate and expand detection coverage across MITRE ATT&CK and ATLAS techniques
    • Lead 16 analysts through investigations of key findings using the OSCAR methodology (Obtain, Strategize, Collect, Analyze, Report)
    • Develop an AI SOC investigation agent that enriches alerts, validates IOCs with confidence levels, maps activity to MITRE ATT&CK, and drafts audit-ready incident reports for analyst review
    • Develop an AI threat hunting agent that converts threat intelligence (malware families, campaigns, TTPs) into targeted CrowdStrike Falcon hunt queries and standardized, client-ready threat hunt reports
    • Torq SOAR
    • CrowdStrike
    • Splunk
    • QRadar
    • Elastic
    • ExtraHop
    • MITRE ATT&CK
    • AI Agents
  2. University of Maryland logo

    IT Support Specialist · University of Maryland

    Aug 2023 – Dec 2025

    • Configured, deployed, and maintained computing resources for ~400 faculty and staff across 6 academic departments
    • Managed the School of Public Health’s database and computing equipment with zero availability-impacting incidents
    • Supported AV installations in School of Public Health classrooms, labs, and conference rooms
    • Tracked and resolved service requests and projects in Jira, handling 250+ tickets/week
    • IT Support
    • Jira
    • Endpoint Management
    • AV
  3. Edwards Performance Solutions logo

    Cybersecurity Intern · Edwards Performance Solutions

    Jun 2023 – Aug 2024

    • Analyzed security standards including CIS Controls, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, and NIST CSF, translating technical requirements into business-focused guidance
    • Led development of Edwards’ enterprise vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies to align with industry standards
    • Performed vulnerability scanning with Kaseya VulScan and remediated findings on affected hosts
    • Delivered phishing-simulation and security awareness training using BullPhish ID
    • NIST 800-171
    • CMMC
    • CIS Controls
    • Vulnerability Management
    • Phishing Simulation
  4. Howard Community College logo

    Cybersecurity Tutor · Howard Community College

    Feb 2022 – May 2022

    • Trained and mentored 100+ students in cybersecurity concepts
    • Broke down complex security topics into clear, accessible explanations for learners at all levels
    • Prepared students for industry certifications including CompTIA Security+
    • Teaching
    • Security+
  5. Thorn Technologies logo

    Software Engineering Intern · Thorn Technologies

    Feb 2022 – Jul 2022

    • Built AWS Lambda functions and managed EC2 instances, working across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
    • Wrote Bash and Python scripts to automate CIS Benchmark hardening for the company’s product, saving 100+ hours of manual hardening work and eliminating the need for a paid hardening solution
    • Automated software workflows using Git-based tooling
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • GCP
    • Python
    • Bash
    • CIS Benchmarks
  6. Howard Community College logo

    Cloud Security Researcher · Howard Community College

    Oct 2021 – Dec 2021

    • Reviewed beta cloud courses for future Cloud Operations and Cloud Security students
    • Wrote reports evaluating each course’s content and effectiveness
    • Built and tested systems with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, and API Gateway, plus the Boto3 SDK
    • AWS
    • Boto3
    • CloudFormation

Education

  1. University of Maryland, College Park logo

    B.S. Computer & Information Science · University of Maryland, College Park

    Sep 2022 – May 2026

    GPA 3.5

    Relevant coursework: Computer Systems (C, Assembly), Object Oriented Programming (Java), Linear Algebra (R), Applied Probability and Statistics (R), Database Design and Modeling (SQL), Algorithms and Data Structures, Organizational Programming (OCaml, Python, Rust, Ruby), Web Design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Computer Networks (C, C++), Cyber Threat Intelligence

  2. Howard Community College logo

    A.A. Cybersecurity · Howard Community College

    Sep 2019 – Dec 2025

    GPA 3.9

    Relevant coursework: Computer Concepts, Firewalls & Network Security, Networking Fundamentals (Network+), Hacking/Cyber Defense (Security+), Python, Unix/Linux

Security & Monitoring
  • Penetration Testing
  • Threat Hunting
  • Malware Analysis
  • Networking
  • Purple Teaming
  • Threat Intelligence & Reporting
SIEM / SOAR
  • IBM QRadar
  • Splunk
  • Elastic Security
  • Torq SOAR
Endpoint & Network Detection
  • CrowdStrike Falcon
  • Microsoft Defender
  • SentinelOne
  • ExtraHop (NDR)
Vulnerability Management & Awareness
  • Kaseya VulScan
  • BullPhish ID
Programming
  • Python
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
  • SQL
  • C
  • C++
  • Assembly
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • R
  • OCaml
  • Rust
  • Ruby
  • HTML/CSS
Infrastructure & DevOps
  • Linux
  • Git / GitHub / GitLab
  • APIs
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
AWS Services
  • EC2
  • S3
  • Lambda
  • CloudFormation
  • API Gateway
  • Boto3
Frameworks & Compliance
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • MITRE ATLAS
  • Cyber Kill Chain
  • NIST SP 800-171
  • NIST CSF
  • CIS Controls
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • CMMC
Project & Incident Management
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • ServiceNow
  • OSCAR investigation methodology

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