I’m an incorporated consultant in the field of Cybersecurity since 2018 and I’ve been president of my own company since 2020. My current position in IT security, and many that came before, have given me a background in project management, technical support, being dependable, setting up meetings/events, and public presentations. My ingenuity and desire to improve can be seen in every position I’ve been given the opportunity to lead other team members in a new field. Such creating a new position at the UIC as the Smart Grid Intern to work with numerous diverse departments of UIC to come together for a common goal of community awareness and sustainability at UIC. I have been able to achieve my current success through applying my experience at the University of Illinois at Chicago where I earned a Bachelor degree in Computer Science. My education has brought me exceptional security, design, and debugging capabilities, innovative problem-solving skills, eagerness to learn, and dedication to quality. As a computer science major I have extensive experience with C, C++, and SQL. Other languages and subjects I've studied include C#, F#, XML, HTML, CSS, Java, Visual Basic, Python, concurrency, object orientated design, networking, SDLC, Unity, and various IDEs. Projects I've worked on that usually involved a team include an infinite tic-tac-toe game in java, developing C compiler from scratch, and building Wifi network detector/connector with Arduino hardware.As far as extracurricular activities, I am a member of the Association of Computing Machinery and the previous Treasurer of the Linux Users Group while at UIC. I’ve attended various computer science oriented events and conventions such as Hack Illinois. I am a subscriber to various company’s newsletters (Red Hat, CompTIA, CVE) to keep up to date in the latest issues or advancements in computer science industry. I am currently working on my SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ certification with my goals to accomplish advanced CompTIA A+ certifications such as PenTest+ and Cloud+.