Experience

Cyber Threat Intelligence Intern | Department of Homeland Security

- Analyzing strategic, tactical, and operational cyber threats

- Supporting the mission of securing the nation and private sector against  Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activities

- Communicating analysis to technical and non-technical decision-makers across Fortune 500, SMBs, federal, state, and local partners enabling them to identify and prepare for effectively preventing and mitigating threats proactively

June 2024 - Present

Freelance IT Integrator | Currently working with Q Computers

- Worked with Small Office IT staff to gather project requirements

- Researched, evaluated, and presented hardware and software solutions

- Implemented and integrated systems and document solution deployments

- Provided software, hardware, client/server, and networking technical support

December 2021 - December 2023

Code Sensei | Code Ninjas

- Led student camps, guided students through Java curriculum, graded projects, and provided feedback to parents

- Provided network and systems support for the learning center's IT assets

- Regularly briefed the Center Director on the center activities, issues, and performed center opening and closing processes

August 2021 - May 2024

Co-Founder and Co-CEO | TheWatch

- Founded CoronaWatch which later became a suite of organizations known as TheWatch which includes (CoronaWatch, VisionWatch, and MedConnect)

- Performed online and in-person research of COVID-19 impact on teens in the Loudoun and Fairfax counties communities and regularly presented results and findings on self-managed websites and social media with 1000+ regular users

- Conducted interviews of federal, state, and local community leaders - including Virginia Secretary of Education - to gain insight on COVID-19 responses and policies for local teen communities

- Received President's Volunteer Service Award for the community services 

March 2020 - October 2022

Summer Extern | Cisco

- Engaged in interactive problem-solving workshops with industry leaders on subjects related to Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), Meraki, and LoRaWAN solutions

- Capstone project included creating an IoT solution to address rail supply chain challenges and presenting/pitching the solution to a panel of Cisco employees

- Only student from Herndon site to be awarded Extern of the Day and Week 

June 2022 - July 2022

Intern | Solvitur Systems LLC

- Revamped the company's presence on LinkedIn and redesigned the company logo

April 2022 - May 2022

Business & IT Intern | 22nd Century Technologies Inc.

- Immersed in a 360-Degree view of day-to-day IT business operations

- Produced deliverables such as multimedia collateral and meeting minutes

- Developed familiarity with industry-specific technologies and tools (Agile & Scrum)

June 2021 - July 2021