Experience
Teaching and research appointments at George Mason University, security operations in industry, and internships spanning penetration testing, adversary emulation, and cybercrime investigation.
100+students mentored per semester
200+SIEM alerts triaged weekly
10+CAPTCHA vendor features tested
10organizations
Highlight
Investigated CAPTCHA abuse patterns and conducted adversarial robustness testing with Puppeteer on AWS EC2, translating findings into actionable threat models and defense hardening recommendations.
- Reverse-engineered obfuscated client-side JavaScript and analyzed proxy-intercepted traffic with Burp Suite to map behavioral risk signals used in bot-detection pipelines.
- Automated browser-based attack simulations in Docker containers to benchmark spoofing sensitivity, replay resilience, and timing fingerprints across 10+ CAPTCHA vendor features.
CAPTCHA SecurityBot DetectionPuppeteerAWS EC2Burp SuiteJavaScript Reverse EngineeringDockerThreat Modeling
- Graduate Teaching Assistant · Full-time · Aug 2024 – Present
- Graduate Teaching Assistant · Part-time · Jan 2022 – Dec 2023
Highlight
Led lab sessions for Networking and Cybersecurity courses, mentoring 100+ students/semester on Wireshark packet analysis, firewall configuration, and incident response workflows.
- Built Python/Selenium auto-grading pipelines deployed via Docker, cutting manual grading effort by 20% and improving evaluation consistency across 200+ submissions per cycle.
Computer NetworkingWiresharkFirewall ConfigurationIncident ResponsePythonSeleniumDocker
- Assisted the Mason Athletics department in running university-wide sports events.
Event Operations
Jun 2019 – Apr 2021 1 yr 11 mos · Remote, India
Highlight
Monitored and triaged 200+ weekly SIEM alerts in IBM QRadar and Splunk (SPL queries), correlating network logs and endpoint telemetry to escalate true-positive incidents and reduce alert backlog.
- Ran recurring vulnerability scans with Nessus and Qualys across production assets; prioritized remediation by CVSS severity, cutting mean-time-to-remediate for critical findings.
- Investigated phishing campaigns, authored YARA and Snort detection rules, and led security awareness training for 50+ staff; implemented Terraform-managed network segmentation to harden perimeter defenses.
IBM QRadarSplunk (SPL)SIEMNessusQualysCVSSYARASnortTerraformSecurity Awareness Training
Highlight
Executed red team simulations using Metasploit, Nmap, and Hydra; identified critical vulnerabilities and delivered NIST RMF-aligned risk remediation plans to cross-functional engineering teams.
- Performed OSINT reconnaissance and threat-intelligence gathering to triage malicious activity; configured HSMs to strengthen key management and organizational encryption posture.
Red TeamingMetasploitNmapHydraNIST RMFOSINTThreat IntelligenceHSM
Cyber Security Intern (GPCSSIP 2021)
InternshipGurugram Police · Cyber Security Summer Internship Program, Haryana
Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India
Highlight
Completed an intensive boot camp run by the police IT cell on modern cybersecurity standards and practices.
- Attended expert talks and lectures on cybercrime investigation and security topics (listed below).
Email Crime InvestigationSocial Media CrimeFinancial FraudDark Web AnalysisCloud SecurityIoT SecurityEthical HackingCryptocurrency InvestigationCyber LawForensics
- Researched the OSI model.
OSI ModelNetworking
Highlight
Gained hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and post-exploitation.
- Wrote 2 research blogs and a case study for the company website, and delivered a mainframe talk at a company event.
Vulnerability AssessmentPenetration TestingPost-ExploitationTechnical WritingPublic Speaking
Jan 2021 – Apr 2021 4 mos · California, United States · Remote
- Enterprise Tester Intern · Internship · Apr 2021
- Cybersecurity Intern · Internship · Jan 2021 – Mar 2021
Highlight
Led bug detection in the MITRE ATT&CK Navigator, identifying and reporting 20+ key application bugs and improving the reliability of AttackIQ courses.
- Overhauled security protocols, finding and resolving key vulnerabilities and improving system resilience by 15%.
- Revamped the testing framework, cutting bug-detection time by 25%.
- As Enterprise Tester Intern: applied the ATT&CK Navigator, operationalized MITRE ATT&CK, ran hands-on purple-teaming exercises, and studied FIN6 emulation plans.
MITRE ATT&CKATT&CK NavigatorPurple TeamingFIN6 EmulationQuality Assurance
Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Worked on Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data technologies.
- Built data visualizations with D3.js.
IoTBig DataD3.jsData Visualization
May 2019 – Jun 2019 2 mos · Greater Lucknow Area, India
- Completed a 4-week training program (May 17 – June 10) by the E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur, on defending against cyber attacks and system and mobile hacking.
Cyber DefenseSystem HackingMobile HackingEthical Hacking
Software Intern
InternshipLTBP Software Solution And Services Pvt. Ltd.
May 2018 – Jul 2018 3 mos · Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Worked on Java (Core and Advanced).
- Learned data structures and DBMS.
JavaData StructuresDBMS
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