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Brenda Chau

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1. All Basics Uniforms Brand Strategy Pitch Deck (Canva and Loom Videos) Canva: https://canva.link/0t7y1op6i7l916c Loom: https://www.loom.com/share/8e8bf4712759426eb9f292886307f74e

  • vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship
    vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship
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    vCISO Services · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

    vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

    Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.

    Website Security TestingSecurity Policy ReviewIncident Report AnalysisNIST CSF 2.0 Gap Analysis

About me

I have served as Chief of Staff to the Founder at Big 8 Pharmacy in Los Angeles, where I have redefined our operations and community engagement. I led local marketing and outreach efforts, including direct mail campaigns and in-person events, to build a loyal customer base. I organized community events, taking on roles as project manager, MC, and communications lead. My initiatives have achieved over 95% customer satisfaction and strong repeat business, while also doubling our front-end retail margins by aligning customer demand data and sourcing initiatives.

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vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

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Experience

Chief of Staff | Operations & Project Leadership

Big 8 Pharmacy · Mar 2009 - Oct 2026

Education

Champlain College | California State University, Los Angeles

MS Digital Forensic Science | BS Business Administration & Computer Information Systems · Class of 2020

Skills

Data AnalysisGenerative AICanvaAI-Driven InsightsAPI IntegrationAnomaly DetectionBrand PositioningBrand StrategyBrand Voice & Tone StrategyBrand MarketingChatGPTClaudeCorporate GovernanceGoogle GeminiGoogle SheetsPartnershipsAutomationCommunicationKanbanOKRs

✅ Verified by Extern

TikTok: Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship

Digital MarketingBrand StrategyContent CreationStorytelling

Overview

The work analyzed a target TikTok account alongside competing channels, consolidating competitor research and engagement notes, and translating those insights into a refined Brand Strategy PDF, three Canva mood-board slides, three TikTok videos, an Instagram asset folder, and a slide deck with a recorded pitch. The work was awarded Top Performer by TikTok.

TikTok: Social Media Content & Brand Strategy Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a refined Brand Strategy PDF with defined positioning and personas, a folder of three Canva mood-board slides, three edited TikTok videos plus adapted Instagram assets, and a slide deck accompanied by a recorded pitch.

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✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.

Website Security TestingSecurity Policy ReviewIncident Report AnalysisNIST CSF 2.0 Gap Analysis

Overview

The externship assessed an organization's cybersecurity posture by identifying vulnerabilities, mapping them to NIST controls, and scoring risk areas. The work compiled findings into a structured risk assessment and supporting materials intended for senior leadership review.

vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced a scoped engagement charter and inventory slide showing five in-scope systems, three out-of-scope systems, 15 assets, five assets without owners, and three assets missing from internal records.

Project breakdown

I picked the assessed service, documented the engagement charter, and produced a slide outlining scope: five in-scope systems, three out-of-scope systems, and inventory notes showing 15 assets, five without owners and three missing from both internal records.

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