Securing the Future with Data Science
Leveraging over a decade of cybersecurity experience with a modern data science skill set to build intelligent, secure systems.
Projects
Security Projects
Anomaly Detection in Security Logs
A modular ML pipeline for detecting suspicious behavior in endpoint and network logs.
View Project →Applied Data Projects
Retail Customer Churn Prediction
Modeled churn across a synthetic retail dataset using logistic regression and XGBoost.
View Project →Interactive 3D Plots
These 3D visualizations supported my analysis in a modeling challenge where contestants predicted both the mean and variance of random variables. The differences in surface smoothness led me to apply separate models to each.
Mean Surface
Variance Surface
Experience
Director / Sr Manager, Threat Operations
Cloud Platform Service Provider • Oct 2017 – June 2023
- Led teams of engineers securing infrastructure and applications by evaluating internal and external signals of threat events.
- Created CI/CD pipeline of detections using statistical learning and traditional pattern matching techniques.
- Collaborated across departments to implement secure design reviews.
Lead Security Incident Response Engineer
Cloud Platform Service Provider • July 2015 – Oct 2017
- Developed and monitored security dashboards and alerts using SIEM tools.
- Conducted forensic analysis and incident response exercises.
- Automated compliance checks and reporting workflows.
- Led incident bridge calls for major incidents.
Security Operations Center Analyst
Large Enterprises• July 2010 – July 2015
- Monitor threats and evaluated SIEM alerts.
- Automate repative tasks through Python scripting.
- Mentor entry-level analysts on best practices.
Skills
Programming
- Python
- SQL
- Bash / Command Line
Libraries / Frameworks
- pandas, NumPy
- scikit-learn
- matplotlib, seaborn, Plotly
Education
Online Master of Science in Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology • 2026
Focused on machine learning computations, statistics, and with applications in real-world business problems.
B.S. in Kinesiology
San Jose State University • 2008
Emphasis in human performance and movement science. Led to an early career interest in physical therapy through applied exercise science.
Contact
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