The Lean Startup Co Externship via ExternI provide hands-on help desk and cybersecurity support, troubleshooting Windows, Microsoft 365, Active Directory and ServiceNow while securing IoT systems.
My portfolio includes help desk work, ticketing and incident management, plus externship projects that tested and hardened IoT infrastructure against spoofing, replay attacks and unauthorized access.
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Hydroficient · Sep 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
The Lean Startup Co · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
I provide hands-on help desk and cybersecurity support, troubleshooting Windows, Microsoft 365, Active Directory and ServiceNow while securing IoT systems.
Computer Information Systems graduate with hands-on IT support and cybersecurity experience. Skilled in Windows, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Active Directory, and end-user troubleshooting. Recently completed an intensive IoT Cyber Defense externship where I built and secured a real-time MQTT pipeline using Python, TLS encryption, and device certificates. Seeking an entry-level Help Desk, IT Support, or Cybersecurity role to keep growing and contributing.
Externships
Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries
In progress
Experience
Extern
Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
IT Intern
Veritas Capital · Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
IT Intern
Blue Owl · Jun 2023 – Jul 2023
Education
Baruch College – New York, NY
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Computer Information Systems · Class of 2025
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
The work documented the HYDROLOGIC system, built and defended an MQTT pipeline, and produced experiments, policies, notebooks, and a dashboard that demonstrated blocked attacks. The work was awarded Top Performer by Hydroficient.
I produced a STRIDE-based threat model and data-flow diagram that identified and ranked three top threats: weak dashboard authentication, unencrypted device-cloud links, and missing dashboard rate limiting.
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
The work applied Eric Ries's Incorruptible 4 framework to diagnose strategic issues in major brands. The project introduced the diagnostic lens, then used it to identify the elements that create an "ick factor" in customer perception. The deliverable was a documented diagnostic using the four-part framework.
I produced a 4-slide diagnostic deck applying the Incorruptible 4 framework to FedMart, scoring Governance 1/5 and arguing that a hostile takeover erased two decades of mission protections.
I examined FedMart's collapse, applied the Incorruptible 4-lens framework, scored Governance 1/5, and produced a 4-slide deck that argued a hostile takeover erased two decades of mission due to no legal protections.
I chose Accenture, completed a four-lenses company analysis, and produced a PDF that assessed its Mission Drive, Financial Gravity, Governance, and Mission Transmission using evidence from filings and public signals.
I analyzed Accenture's governance weakness, framed risks from short-term investor pressure, and proposed tying executive pay to 360° value metrics plus an LTSE-style disclosure pilot. I offered a two-year pilot and negotiation flexibilities.
