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• Oversaw the technology portfolio for a Private Family Office of several Ultra High Net Worth Individuals.• Architected high-availability networked systems across several geographically dispersed sites.• Liaised with several cross-functional teams & vendors as dictated by business needs.

Greater Seattle Area, Washington, Us

• Developed B2B & B2C technology & cybersecurity content & solutions for use in corporate & individual training environments.• Liaised with cross-functional partners to produce physical product offerings, coming soon in Q1, 2024.• Served as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) co-Subject Matter Expert (co-SME) within the company, leveraging OpenAI ChatGPT & Google Bard AI to optimize company workflows and generate various graphics as dictated by business needs.Languages & Tech Stack:Python, PowerShell, BashOpenAI, Google Bard/Gemini, Midjourney

• System Administrator & Technical Lead for a hybrid student & alumni organization, founded to facilitate opportunities for competing in cybersecurity challenges, continued learning, & professional networking amongst UC Berkeley trained hackers.• Deployed & maintained internal infrastructure (i.e. Servers, Version Control Systems, Collaboration environments) at the direction of architects & Faculty Technical Advisors• Authored technical documentation (i.e. wiki, markdowns,...) as dictated by operational needs• Mentored other technology professionals across several domains as directed.

New York, New York, Us

* Participant in Goldman Sachs's Engineering Virtual Experience program upon graduation from UC Berkeley's Information & Cybersecurity Engineering professional program, leveraging a diverse cybersecurity acumen to analyze a cracked leaked password database & propose more mature cybersecurity controls & policies.

• Functional Board Director, primarily representing interests in the IT & Digital Transformation domains.

• Liaised with various cross-functional partners & outside stakeholders to increase sales, facilitate internal communications, optimize production, & organize various events.• Principal for designing various company branding materials & Intellectual Property (IP), including but not limited to various logos & seasonal graphics, as well as deployment & management of internal company IT Infrastructure.• Ad-hoc functional owner for various aspects of the company's business as need, including Federal & State filing & compliance for several years (before migrating the responsibility to a different department), payroll, Supply Chain (upstream & downstream), & Production (brewed a lot of beer).• Travelled extensively between multiple corporate locations to provide operational support & subject matter expertise as dictated by business needs.Languages & Tech Stack:ERP, CRM, Google Workspace

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Student in an immersive Information & Cybersecurity Engineering program geared toward producing the next generation of Cybersecurity professionals at the caliber expected of UC Berkeley alumni.Curriculum includes but is not limited to:IT Systems Engineering:• SysAdmin (Windows & *nix)• Database Admin (SQL)• Virtualization (Local & Cloud)• Comp. Sci. - Automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)• Web Technologies (IIS)• Network & Infra Engineering• SRE / DevOps Principles (Config. Mgmt, Vagrant, Chef, Puppet, Ansible)Offensive:• Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing (Kali Linux, Metasploit, Hashcat, Burp Suite, OWASP, Nessus) • Cyber Threat Intel (Maltego, Shodan, Google Dorks, OSINT)• Social EngineeringDefensive:• Endpoint Hardening (Windows & Unix/Linux)• Database Security (SQL Injections)• Cyber Risk Management• Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)• Security Operations & Analytics• Threat & Vulnerability Assessments & Management• Insider Threat• User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)• Digital Forensics / Incident Response (DFIR)• Identity & Access Management (IAM)• Cloud Security (Azure)• Cryptography• Network Security (Packet Analysis, Wireshark, Secure Network Design & Architecture)

● Led a project focused on automating security processes, enhancing efficiency and user interaction.● Developed accessible interfaces to improve user experience, emphasizing simplicity and functionality.● Refined and modularized codebase for better maintainability, as well as future scalability.● Oversaw troubleshooting and implementing of virtual environments for stable performance and security.

Professional Certificate, Information & Cybersecurity Engineering

Undergraduate Education, Brewing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies