Resume

Education

  • Ph.D. Cyber Studies (in progress), The University of Tulsa, Aug 2024 - May 2028 (Anticipated)

  • B.S. Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, Aug 2018 - May 2022

Professional Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Tulsa | Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute, May 2024 - Present

    • Cybersecurity + Robotics Education
      • Creating activities and curriculum for K-12 classrooms
      • Teaching STEM lessons in K-12 classrooms
    • Cybersecurity Competitions
      • Utilizing a Cyber Range to enable Oklahoma’s public schools to compete in CyberPatriot, OKCup, and other Cybersecurity competitions
    • Critical Infrastructure Protection
      • Writing and teaching curriculum for adult learners to develop skills in protecting critical infrastructure

  • Software Developer, Tulsa City-County Library, Jan 2023 - May 2024

    • Creating and maintaining apps for Tulsa City-County Library organization’s customers and staff.
    • Utilizing VueJS, PHP, and Firebase to create application for manage databases.
    • Developing mobile apps using Flutter framework.
    • Establishing internal security tools

  • IT Security Administrator I, Paycom, May 2022 - January 2023

    • Administrating Palo Alto and F5 Firewalls to secure and accommodate for the company’s needs.
    • Coordinating and scheduling with multiple teams to deploy software and upgrades to all endpoints
    • Utilizing endpoint security tools and network logs to investigate suspicious traffic.
    • Creating and optimizing network policies to defend against improper access and usage of systems.

  • Student Teacher, Will Rogers High School, Jan 2022 – May 2022

    • Teaching AP Computer Science Principles and Intro to Cybersecurity
    • Preparing lesson plans, slideshows, and activities to educate and engage students
    • Teaching future AP Computer Science Principles teachers for Tulsa Public Schools District

  • Security Engineering Intern - Detection and Response, Cloudflare, May 2021 - Aug 2021

    • Responding to Security Incident Tickets in JIRA
    • Writing and contributing to response playbooks
    • Building detections and automations using Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, Python, and Go

  • Research Assistant, Team Lead, The University of Tulsa | Enterprise Security Group, Sep 2018 - May 2022

    • Documenting the materials and procedures of the Cyber-physical Testbed Group
    • Building, soldering remote-controlled cars utilizing BeagleBone boards and Teensy microcontrollers
    • Assembling breadboard circuits and developing bash scripts to construct a network of Raspberry Pi’s resembling a small-scale industrial control system.
    • Organizing team of beginner-level computer science students to participate in security research and develop cybersecurity-related skills

  • Full Stack Web Developer, The University of Tulsa | Housing Web Team, Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

    • Developing, maintaining, documenting website used by staff and students to complete critical tasks and routines
    • Using CakePHP, Gitlab, Ubuntu Server

  • Digital Forensics Intern, United States Secret Service, Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

    • Interned under NDA, gaining experience with various digital forensics and hardware-related projects

  • Work Study Student, The University of Tulsa | Department of Electrical Engineering, Nov 2018 - May 2019

    • Assisted department staff, restocked printers, cleaned and organized department workshop

Activities and Competitions

  • Southwest CCDC

    • Black Team Volunteer, Jan 2024 - Present
      • Developing applications and infrastructure for Southwest CCDC
      • Setting up and staffing events

  • Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) @ The University of Tulsa

    • Competitions
      • Southwest CCDC, March 2021 (Second Place Southwest Regionals)
    • Specialization in Linux systems
    • Documenting incidents, obtaining timestamps to assist with injects
    • Prepared bash script to automate lockdown procedures

  • Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) @ The University of Tulsa

    • Competitions
      • Central CPTC, October 2021 (Second Place Central Regionals)

  • Capture the Flag (CTF) @ The University of Tulsa

    • President, Aug 2021 - May 2022
      • Organizing Competitive CTF Team
      • Giving beginner friendly presentations for cybersecurity topics
      • Planning presentations and events with fellow officers
    • Officer, Aug 2020 - May 2022
      • Preparing weekly presentations on various topics related to cybersecurity
      • Guiding students through Capture the Flag cybersecurity challenges

  • Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) @ The University of Tulsa

    • Founding Secretary, Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
    • Member, Aug 2019 - May 2022

  • Chaffey High School Tech Club

    • Mentor, Apr 2021 - May 2022
      • Teaching and assisting high school students with topics related to computer science and cybersecurity
      • Preparing students to compete in the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition