ABOUT.
cybersecurity analytics & operations at Penn State, graduating May 2026. ISC2 certified. i work at the intersection of security and law — threat hunting, ISO27001 compliance, CTF competitions, and building things when something bothers me enough.
Background
BS in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations at Penn State, graduating May 2026. ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). I came to PSU already holding an AA in Social Sciences from Brookdale Community College — dual-enrolled through high school. I focus on the intersection of cybersecurity and law: compliance frameworks, threat hunting, and what policy looks like in practice.
Medusa
Co-built an app that uses facial recognition and keyword-matching to scan the web for nonconsensually distributed images and automate takedown requests. Won first place ($3,000) at the 2026 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge during Penn State Startup Week.
read the writeup ↗Threat Hunting Intern @ Becton Dickinson
Hunted threats across Microsoft Sentinel and XDR — analyzing logs, endpoints, and cloud signals to catch suspicious activity early. Worked on cloud security posture assessment and managed investigation workflows in ServiceNow. Summer 2025, Franklin Lakes NJ.
Cyber Associate @ Succession Systems
Leading ISO27001 implementation toward full compliance. Writing CVE testing reports and compliance assessments for C-suite and clients. Providing direct cybersecurity guidance and managing ongoing client inquiries. June 2024–present, NYC metro.
President @ CCSO
Running Penn State's competitive cybersecurity club — competitions (CCDC, CPTC, Hivestorm), career fairs, and university liaison work. Previously Treasurer (2024–2025). We placed 2nd nationally in the CCDC wildcard round.
psuccso.org ↗Researcher @ HAX Lab
Built the Use-Cases-Dashboard — a front-end tool that makes it easier to discover and navigate websites built with HAX. Designed the UI and streamlined navigation using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Jan–June 2025.
Learning Assistant @ Penn State IST
TA for IST 140 (Java Fundamentals). ~10 hours/week of office hours and in-person instruction. Graded assignments, gave feedback, and coordinated with other LAs to support the professor. Sept 2024–Jan 2025.
Interests
Reverse engineering, SDR technology, CTF design, and defensive security. On the air at The LION 90.7FM. Usually on a longboard when I'm not at a keyboard.