Education
California State University, Long Beach C/O 2026
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Technical Skills
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Docker
- CI/CD & DevSecOps: GitLab CI, SonarQube, Trivy, JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, Jenkins
- Tools: Linux, GitHub
- Languages: Python, Bash
Projects
- Designed and deployed a production-ready microservices platform on AWS using Terraform, EKS, Helm, VPC, IAM, S3, and DynamoDB.
- Built GitLab CI/CD pipeline automating container builds, security scanning, and policy enforcement using Kyverno.
- Containerized Python microservices and implemented unit/integration testing with pytest.
- Integrated monitoring and secret management using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Deployed static resume application to Amazon S3 with global delivery via CloudFront CDN, edge protection using AWS WAF, and HTTPS through AWS Certificate Manager (ACM).
- Implemented a secure CI/CD pipeline using GitLab CI and Docker for automated container builds.
- Integrated Trivy for container vulnerability scanning and JFrog Artifactory + Xray for centralized artifact management and CVE policy enforcement (fail on HIGH/CRITICAL findings).
- Implemented federated AWS authentication using OIDC → AWS STS AssumeRole, eliminating long lived credentials.
Professional Experience
The MITRE Corporation — Cyber Security Intern
May 2025 – Present
- Integrated automated API testing into GitLab CI using Postman and implemented SAST with SonarQube.
- Built NIST SP 800-53 Docker images embedding Trivy scans to detect CVEs during build process.
- Configured Kubernetes Pod Autoscaling in EKS based on CPU and memory metrics.
- Automated container workflows using Bash and deployed .NET applications into Kubernetes.
- Presented contributions to NIST sponsors and NCCoE leadership.
California State University — IT Support Assistant
July 2024 – September 2025
- Managed Active Directory accounts and role based access controls.
- Automated onboarding/offboarding using Bash, reducing setup time significantly.
- Wrote scripts for password resets and account lockout management.
California State University, Long Beach — Desktop Support Assistant
October 2023 – October 2024
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and OS-level issues on Windows systems.
- Provided in person and remote technical support.
Leadership
- NCL + CrowdStrike Mentorship Program Mentee (Fall 2025)
- Initiated re-establishment of Cybersecurity Club at CSULB
- Former Division I Scholarship Athlete — Middle Tennessee State University