My speciality is in cyber security and data analysis. With a very good understanding of the AI age and use of AI, I excel at content creation, AI prompting, and YouTube studio management. While my Bio and CV shows you a separate set of skills. I am working towards becoming an AI specialist and currently very proficient in multiple AI tools including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Deepseek and Charlotte AI for cyber security from Crowdstrike Falcon. I hope you consider that set of skills and am willing to have a chat about it if you believe I could do it :)

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My speciality is in cyber security and data analysis. With a very good understanding of the AI age and use of AI, I excel at content creation, AI prompting, and YouTube studio management. While my Bio and CV shows you a separate set of skills. I am working towards becoming an AI specialist and currently very proficient in multiple AI tools including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Deepseek and Charlotte AI for cyber security from Crowdstrike Falcon. I hope you consider that set of skills and am willing to have a chat about it if you believe I could do it :)

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My speciality is in cyber security and data analysis.
With a very good understanding of the AI age and use of AI, I excel at content creation, AI prompting, and YouTube studio management. While my Bio and CV shows you a separate set of skills. I am working towards becoming an AI specialist and currently very proficient in multiple AI tools including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Deepseek and Charlotte AI for cyber security from Crowdstrike Falcon. I hope you consider that set of skills and am willing to have a chat about it if you believe I could do it :)

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Security Specialist (Contract) at KiwiBank
August 1, 2024 - Present
Maintained Information Security Incident Response plans and procedures; supported policy adherence, compliance and risk management. Led security projects and BAU tasks with high on-time delivery. Executed incident response simulations and training.
Senior SOC Analyst (L-2) – Contract Role at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
November 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
National Cyber Security Uplift program – NSOC team member for the Ministry of Health. Designed, managed and maintained incident playbooks for all district health boards in New Zealand. Conducted malware investigations and post-incident reporting. One of the primary incident responders for the Southern region. Built threat hunting KQL models aligned to MITRE framework.
Cyber Security Analyst (L-3) at Fujitsu / Ministry of Justice
September 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Provided risk assessments, security guidance for ICT Security team. Acted as Subject Matter Expert for Information Security Management on site for the Ministry of Justice, New Zealand.
Security Engineer at Coretelligent
September 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Monitored and intercepted IT security incidents and alerts. Triaged and resolved security alerts via AlienVault SIEM. Conducted root cause analysis and produced post-incident reports. Executed phishing campaigns and trainings. Reduced incident alarms by 70% through alarm management and SIEM optimization. Improved overall incident response effectiveness.
Security Engineer (L3) at MOQDigital Asia Pacific
November 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021
Principal security incident responder for SOC operations. Executed VA analysis and follow-up pen-tests on internal/external websites and apps. Conducted threat hunting and root cause analysis via Azure Sentinel. Performed packet analysis using Wireshark. Prepared Post Incident reports and trained staff on ISO27001/GDPR guidelines.
Systems Assurance Engineer (Security L2) at MOQDigital Asia Pacific
May 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019
Maintained current virus protection with updated signatures and patches. Managed security patches on Linux and Windows servers, Palo Alto Firewalls, and VMware ESX. Monitored system logs for threats; improved Secure scores on client systems. Participated in security incident resolutions and MS ITIL Change Management process; prepared contracted Security Services reports.
Operations Engineer at Sysco Labs
April 1, 2016 - June 1, 2017
Provided L3 Systems support and critical incident analysis. Monitored systems, intercepted incidents, and implemented corrective actions. Improved security posture of devices across POS deployments.
Associate Systems Engineer at CodeGen International
August 1, 2015 - April 1, 2016
Provided L3 Systems support and critical incident support. Increased security compliance ratings across 1000+ endpoints/servers in multiple regions.

Education

BSc in Information Systems & Technology at Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Executive MSc in Information Security at CICRA Campus, Sri Lanka
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

CEH – ECC
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
RHCSA – 170-011-365
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
AZ-900
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
SC-900
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
Sophos Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
Cofense PhishMe Certified
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1) Certified
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
SAFe® 5 Agilist
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet