Portfolio
Experience
Software Engineering Intern @ Confluent
June 2025 – August 2025
Worked with the Cloud Infrastructure & Platform – Events team to develop a Terraform provider in Go that interfaces with an internal resource-management API. Gained experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Golang, and Semaphore CI/CD workflows.
Senior Security Engineer @ Praetorian Security
June 2021 – May 2024
Conducted full-scope blue, red, and purple team engagements for Fortune 100 companies.
Key work included:
- Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial simulations
- Social engineering via phishing and vishing campaigns
- Hands-on use of tools such as Kali Linux, Cobalt Strike, mimikatz, Impacket, Metasploit, and BloodHound
- Exploiting AD CS and SCCM in enterprise environments
- Writing and publishing technical blog posts
Published work:
Leadership
Team Captain - Collegiate Penetration Testing Championship (CPTC)
2025–2026 Season
Leading UTSA’s CPTC team in offensive security preparation, red-team methodology, and creation of comprehensive TTP documentation.
Team Co-Captain - National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC)
2024–2025 Season
Co-led a cybersecurity defense team through enterprise-scale exercises and live incident-response scenarios.
Placed 3rd at the SWCCDC Regional Championships.
Undergraduate Chair - International Student Advisory Board, University of Pennsylvania
2017–2021
Represented and advocated for the international student community, collaborated with university leadership, and supported community-focused initiatives.
Certifications
- OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional
- AZ-500 - Azure Security Engineer Associate
- AZ-104 - Azure Administrator Associate
Education
University of Texas at San Antonio
2024 – Present (Graduating May 2026)
Master of Science in Cybersecurity Science
GPA: 4.0
University of Pennsylvania
Graduated May 2021
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Engineering
GPA: 3.14
Contact
- Email: [email protected]