I build and harden IoT defenses, design PKI/TLS controls, and use scripting and analytics to find and fix root causes.
Portfolio includes IoT attack-and-defend work from a Hydroficient externship, PKI and TLS/mTLS hardening, threat models, incident playbooks, and analytics-driven controls.
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Hydroficient · Jun 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.
I build and harden IoT defenses, design PKI/TLS controls, and use scripting and analytics to find and fix root causes.
I am a Cybersecurity Analyst with hands-on training in IoT cyber defense, threat modeling, and defensive controls, backed by 16 years of leadership in regulated medical device manufacturing. My contributions to custom Public Key Infrastructure architecture and TLS/mTLS protocol hardening placed me in the Top 10% in IoT Cyber Defense. I hold a Microsoft Certification (PL-900) and have skills in Python scripting, Power BI analytics, Dynamics 365, and root-cause risk mitigation.
Externships
Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship
Completed · Jun 2026
Experience
Cyber Security Junior Engineer
Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense · APR 2026 — JUN 2026
Supervisor – Quality & Reliability
TE Connectivity · AUG 2017 — OCT 2024
Production Lead
TE Connectivity · JUL 2008 — JUL 2017
Education
TechHub, Smartnorth , Minneapolis, MN
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity CompTIA+CISA
TechFluent Academy , Minneapolis, MN
Technical Fundamentals Microsoft D 365, Power Platform, Automation& Power BI
Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Commerce
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 examined a simulated 500-room hotel's IoT water system, produced threat models and prioritized fixes, implemented and measured TLS/mTLS protections, and added replay defenses and an AI-assisted dashboard. The work was awarded Top Performer by Hydroficient.
I produced a set of concrete deliverables: an asset inventory and STRIDE-based threat model, a 100-record sensor log generator in Colab, an MQTT topic design, TLS/mTLS implementations with performance measurements, replay-capture evidence, a defended dashboard slide deck, and documentation for provisioning and AI experiments.
