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Early-career designer and developer in training

I am building practical skills and project experience to move from learning to working in product design and development.

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Work samples

A collection of early projects and exercises that illustrate my learning process, tools I use, and the outcomes I achieved while building experience.

  • Automated Threat Response Architecture
    Automated Threat Response Architecture

    Designed and deployed an event driven AWS security architecture using Terraform, integrating GuardDuty, Event Bridge, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, SNS, and DynamoDB to detect, process, and record security findings. Built a python Lambda responder that automatically ingests GuardDuty findings, logs structured security events data, and supports automated notification and audit workflows. Validated the architecture with a provisioned EC2 instance, GuardDuty sample findings, and CloudWatch logs while applying least-privilege IAM and Terraform IaC.

    AWSTerraformPythonGuardDutyLambdaCloudWatch
  • Explainable AI Music Discovery Assistant
    Explainable AI Music Discovery Assistant

    Built an AI-powered music recommendation system that converts natural language requests into personalized song recommendations using deterministic retrieval and Claude generated explanations. Engineered reliability guardrails to validate AI outputs against retrieved data, reject hallucinated recommendations, and automatically fall back to deterministic results during API or validation failures. Implemented SSH-based access and Git commit signing to ensure secure access and code integrity. Built a modular python pipeline with Streamlit, secure API handling, structured logging, and 134 automated tests

    PythonClaude APIStreamlitpytest

About me

I am building practical skills and project experience to move from learning to working in product design and development.

I am Mubarak Adam. I am at the start of my career and learning practical skills to prepare for professional roles. I focus on building foundations and gaining experience through projects and study.

Externships

Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship

In progress

Experience

Bus Driver

BT Transit · February 2025 - May 2026

Barista/ Team Member

Deets Place · October 2023 - February 2025

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Management and Analytics · Class of 2026

Skills

Foundational design skillsBasic front-end developmentProject-based learningPrototyping and mockupsSelf-directed study
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Automated Threat Response Architecture

Designed and deployed an event driven AWS security architecture using Terraform, integrating GuardDuty, Event Bridge, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, SNS, and DynamoDB to detect, process, and record security findings. Built a python Lambda responder that automatically ingests GuardDuty findings, logs structured security events data, and supports automated notification and audit workflows. Validated the architecture with a provisioned EC2 instance, GuardDuty sample findings, and CloudWatch logs while applying least-privilege IAM and Terraform IaC.

AWSTerraformPythonGuardDutyLambdaCloudWatch
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Explainable AI Music Discovery Assistant

Built an AI-powered music recommendation system that converts natural language requests into personalized song recommendations using deterministic retrieval and Claude generated explanations. Engineered reliability guardrails to validate AI outputs against retrieved data, reject hallucinated recommendations, and automatically fall back to deterministic results during API or validation failures. Implemented SSH-based access and Git commit signing to ensure secure access and code integrity. Built a modular python pipeline with Streamlit, secure API handling, structured logging, and 134 automated tests

PythonClaude APIStreamlitpytest
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Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship

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.

Python ProgrammingData AnalysisThreat ModelingDashboard Development

Overview

The externship involved working against a realistic water monitoring IoT deployment used at The Grand Marina Hotel. The work mapped device roles and network flows, executed attack techniques such as spoofing and replay, and implemented defensive measures including TLS and mTLS. Deliverables included an attack log, configuration changes for secure communication, and a written security playbook.

Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced an executive summary, an asset inventory with CIA priorities, a ranked top-three threat list, and a detailed STRIDE matrix covering devices, the cloud API, and the dashboard.

Project breakdown

I analyzed the Grand Marina water system, inventoried assets and CIA priorities, and applied STRIDE to devices, cloud API, and dashboard. The submission produced an executive summary, top three threats, an asset table, and a detailed STRIDE matrix.

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