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About me

I’m a cybersecurity professional passionate about protecting systems and solving complex problems. With expertise in GRC, compliance frameworks like NIST and PCI DSS, and a knack for turning vulnerabilities into strengths, I thrive on keeping systems secure and compliant. Whether it’s optimizing 700+ security controls (a "NISTy" job, I know!) or building disaster recovery plans that won’t crash under pressure, I’m always up for the challenge.

 

I graduated with a master’s in cybersecurity and conducted research in areas like cryptography and secure protocols. I love cracking CTF challenges (especially OSINT), learning more through certifications, and staying informed on evolving cyber threats and industry.

Work experience

Inovalon

Security Governance Analyst

Cybersecurity GRC Intern

August 2025 - present

Summer 2024 & Summer 2025

UMBC DoIT

Security GRC Analyst (Graduate Assistant)

Dec 2024 - May 2025

Talakunchi Networks

Cybersecurity Intern

Nov 2021 - March 2022

Microsoft

Project Intern (Azure)

Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

Education

University of Maryland, Baltimore County 

Masters of Science in Cybersecurity

Graduate Certificate

  • Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy

  • Cybersecurity Operations

GPA: 3.92/4.0

Nagpur University

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science Engineering

GPA: 3.75/4.0

Skills

Cybersecurity Technical Skills

  • Penetration Testing

  • Vulnerability Assessment

  • OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
    Incident Response
  • SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)
    IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems)
  • Security Automation
  • Vulnerability Assessments
  • SIEM
  • SQL

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE (GRC)

  • Risk Management

  • Compliance Management

  • Security Policy Development

  • Incident Response

  • Audit and Assessment

  • ISO 27001

  • Security Compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, PCI-DSS, etc.)

  • Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

  • Disaster Recovery Planning (DR)

  • Governance and Controls Implementation

  • Third-Party Risk Management

Security Tools

  • Wireshark

  • Metasploit

  • Suricata

  • NMAP

  • Nessus

  • Burpsuite

  • Snort

  • Aircrack-ng

  • OWASP ZAP

LANGUAGES

  • English

  • Hindi

  • Marathi

OPERATING SYSTEMS

  • Windows

  • Linux

  • MacOS

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Microsoft Office 365

  • Google Workspace

Certifications

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Additional Training

  • EC-Council Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

  • EC-Council Network Defense Essentials (NDE)

  • EC-Council Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE)

  • Simplilearn Introduction to Cloud Security

  • Simplilearn CISSP

  • Forage JP Morgan Chase Cybersecurity Virtual Job Simulation

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Network Defense Essentials Certification

Network Defense Essentials

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Ethical Hacking 

Essentials

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Digital Forensics 

Essentials

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