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Odenton, MD, US

• Conducted research using open-source data, as well as various passive/active collection sources to enable follow-on development and exploitation.
• Executed advanced ad-hoc queries using custom criteria to effectively enumerate network nodal information and contribute to target development efforts.
• Identified, tasked and maintained selectors of interest to target communications necessary for development.
• Performed daily compliance reviews for peer analyst queries to ensure legality criteria of research efforts are met.
• Developed tools using Python and Bash (Jupyter Notebooks) to support network traffic analysis efforts, as well as automate research functions of specific content/metadata.
• Authored fingerprints in order to continuously assess target areas of interest and evaluate intelligence priorities.

Experience with developing Splunk playbooks, leveraging threat intelligence and performing advanced queries to hunt for malicious threats on networks and endpoints. Well-versed in APT tactics, techniques and procedures based on the MITRE frameworks. Experienced in activity triage as well as dynamic and static analysis techniques and tools.Led 6 team.

Monitored threat activity via SIEM playbooks, IDS/IPS and AV alerts and performed in-depth traffic analysis. Wrote and provided quality control for cyber intrusion reports. Developed and deployed critical countermeasures using Snort to detect and mitigate known malicious endpoint and network behaviors.Authored over 350 technical reports, highlighting.

Master Of Cybersecurity - M.S.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cybersecurity, 3.2 Gpa