I am finishing my bachelors degree and building skills to move from campus to my first professional opportunity.
A selection of academic projects, classwork, and early practical work that show what Im learning and what I can do as I prepare to enter the job market.
Designed and operate a compliance-focused homelab that simulates ISSO responsibilities in a FedRAMP-style environment, including continuous monitoring, control documentation, and audit evidence workflows.
Engineered a web-based tool to automate AI security risk assessments, incorporating risk scoring, compliance reporting, and remediation tracking features.
I am finishing my bachelors degree and building skills to move from campus to my first professional opportunity.
I am Tylesha Alexander, a senior at the University of Maryland working toward a bachelors degree. I have limited formal work experience and am preparing to start my career.
Experience
Cybersecurity Analyst – Vulnerability Management & SecOps
Log(N) Pacific · Feb 2026 – April 2026
Export Compliance Specialist
Atlantic Container Line (Remote) · May 2024 – Oct 2025
Education
Tidewater Community College
Associate of Arts in Sociology
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Active Certification
Skills
Designed and operate a compliance-focused homelab that simulates ISSO responsibilities in a FedRAMP-style environment, including continuous monitoring, control documentation, and audit evidence workflows.
Engineered a web-based tool to automate AI security risk assessments, incorporating risk scoring, compliance reporting, and remediation tracking features.
Developed a Python-based detection tool to identify brute-force attack patterns and suspicious authentication activity from Windows event logs.