About

Cybersecurity-focused IT student at UT Dallas with hands-on experience in SOC operations, SIEM tooling, and applied security work.

Background

I'm a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas finishing a B.S. in Information Technology and Systems. My focus sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, cloud computing, and the practical workflows that make security operations actually work in production environments.

Recent experience

Most recently I interned as a Service Delivery Technician at CMIT Solutions, where I implemented end-to-end SIEM integration on Perchybana for O365, firewall, and TLS logs — mapping data to standardized fields and building dashboards alongside SOC staff. Before that, I was a Cybersecurity Analyst Intern at Y&L Consulting, running daily log analysis in Splunk and supporting CVE triage and phishing investigation work.

Certifications & study

I hold the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and CompTIA Network+ certifications and I'm actively preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam. The pattern I follow is the same across all of them: structured study guides for each domain, then quizzes with shuffled, harder-difficulty questions to build real recall.

Beyond the classroom

I work as a Peer Advisor at UT Dallas, supporting residents through conflict resolution and community-building. Outside of work and school I follow emerging tech closely — recently doing deep dives on quantum computing, particularly IonQ's trapped-ion approach.

What I'm looking for

Full-time roles in cybersecurity, security operations, cloud security, or IT systems where I can apply hands-on SIEM, IAM, and cloud experience and grow into a strong security professional.