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Vision: To be Canada’s cyber security leader for charities while inspiring and empowering today's youth to pursue a career in the cyber security field. Mission: In an increasingly connected and digitized world no business is safe from cyber attacks. At Hackers for Change our mission is to educate and enable charities to protect their computer and information systems allowing them to focus on maximizing their social impact.

As a Security Consultant I deliver on complex projects pertaining to penetration testing. I have consulted for multiple fortune 100 companies spread across various industries (telecommunications, energy, financial services, etc.) and serve as an internal SME (Subject Matter Expert) for a high-level GRC project.Key ProjectsCloud Platform Penetration Testing Delivered assessments for various Cloud hosted services provided by the client to its customers. The assessments include both end to end assessments and incremental assessments. The project includes working closely with the development and client AppSec team. The deliverables include a detailed report with customized remediation recommendations and a readout call with the development and client security team.Web and Mobile Application SecurityPerformed web and mobile application security testing for clients in various industries. Areas of assessment included authorization, authentication, business logic, session handling and data validation. Identify and help remediate OWASP top 10 issues. Assessed mobile applications for security issues by leveraging static/dynamic analysis tools for both Android and iOS platforms. Infrastructure Security AssessmentsConducted Network Security assessments. Work responsibilities covers, creation of threat models & work plan, review of the device configuration, discovering vulnerabilities, exploitation proof of concepts, and verification testing after remediation.

As an assistant instructor I helped teach a Cybersecurity bootcamp (through Trilogy Education) at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus. I actively helped improve student retention by integrating curriculum with real world scenarios. The curriculum I facilitated included topics such as Cryptography, Linux, Network Design & Security, Python, Penetration Testing, SIEM, Incident Response & Forensics.•Facilitated office hours before and after scheduled class time•Guided students with inquires related to assignments, labs or content

I was responsible for day-to-day operations of the firm as well as managing projects within the organization. I had worked closely with the advisory team and have directly collaborated on several penetration testing engagements alongside them. I had also gained exposure to explaining highly technical content to non-technical audiences (i.e. clients, stakeholders, executives, etc.).Key ProjectOpen Source Web Application Security TestingPerformed web application security testing for clients in various industries. Areas of assessment included authorization, authentication, business logic, session handling and data validation. Identify and help remediate OWASP top 10 issues. Our research on one of these open source applications, OpenEMR, was published by a wide variety of outlets such as BBC, ThreatPost and Gizmodo.