I am gaining hands-on experience in IoT cyber defense through a Hydroficient externship while preparing for my first full-time role.
Work shown includes tasks and deliverables from my Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense externship and other early-career projects that build relevant technical skills.
vCISO Services · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.
I am gaining hands-on experience in IoT cyber defense through a Hydroficient externship while preparing for my first full-time role.
I am Loretta Quashie. I have some work experience and I'm building skills through an active Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense externship as I prepare to start my career.
Externships
vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship
In progress
Experience
Technical Support Specialist
Stratix Corporation, Canada · May 2025 – present
Technical Specialist
Apple Store, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, Ontario · January 2025 – August 2025
Product Specialist
Apple Store, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, Ontario · May 2024 –January 2025
Project Coordinator
Meridian Port Services Ltd, Tema Ghana · January 2022 – April 2024
Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative
Meridian Port Services Ltd, Tema Ghana · November 2019 – December 2021
Administrative Assistant
Vanguard Life Assurance, Accra, Ghana · September 2018 ‒ August 2019
Education
Conestoga College, Guelph campus Canada.
Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management · Class of 2024
University of Ghana Business School (UG-BS), Accra, Ghana
Certificate in Procurement Management · Class of 2021
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
BSc. Dairy and Meat Science Technology · Class of 2018
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.
The project assessed an organization’s security posture by identifying vulnerabilities, mapping them to NIST controls, and producing a presentation for senior stakeholders. The work combined asset and process review with control-gap scoring and consolidated findings into a leader-facing deck.
I conducted a structured risk assessment, scoring control gaps against NIST, and packaged the findings into a slide deck for senior review.
