Experience

Where I've worked, what I've studied, and the credentials along the way.

NowPursuing the OSCP · OffSec

3 roles

Work

Engineering, security and leadership roles, newest first.

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Jan 2025 – May 2026

Student Manager

Aramark

  • Supervise a team of student staff across shifts at Boston University's Fresh Food Company dining hall, coordinating scheduling and daily operations for Aramark's campus dining service.
  • Handle on-the-spot issue resolution, from staffing gaps to service disruptions, while maintaining service quality during peak hours.
  • Balancing this role alongside my MS coursework in Computer Information Systems has sharpened my time management and cross-functional communication skills.
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Jan 2024 – May 2024

Java Full Stack Developer Intern

Sonata Software

  • Conducted vulnerability assessments and implemented security controls across enterprise systems and data-access layers, remediating all 8 findings from a security review.
  • Collaborated with engineering and product teams to integrate security requirements throughout the development lifecycle, supporting secure, on-time releases.
  • Supported audits and risk assessments by documenting controls and remediation, communicating findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders across a team of 6.

Dec 2021 – Apr 2022

Security & Backend Engineer

FlixVerse

  • Configured and maintained security controls and monitoring infrastructure across systems and APIs, assessing risk and implementing best practices that cut exploitable endpoints by an estimated 60%.
  • Conducted risk assessments and threat/vulnerability analyses, recommending and validating controls that reduced organizational risk and blocked ~95% of automated abuse traffic.
  • Applied governance controls to an AI/automation system, including data redaction and access boundaries to prevent unauthorized access and data exposure through automated workflows.

2 degrees

Education

From computer applications in Bangalore to cybersecurity in Boston.

Jan 2025 – May 2026

M.S. in Computer Information Systems (Cybersecurity Concentration)

Boston University

  • Coursework in cybersecurity, enterprise cybersecurity management, database security, and business network communications.

Sept 2021 – Aug 2024

Bachelor of Computer Applications

REVA University

  • Coursework in Ethical Hacking, Cybersecurity, and full-stack development.

4 credentials

Certifications

Professional certificates completed alongside my degrees.

  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

    Google (via Coursera) · 2025

  • AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

    AWS (via Coursera) · 2024

  • Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity

    Palo Alto Networks (via Coursera) · 2024

  • Full Stack Java Development

    Sonata Software · Skill India · 2024