Credentials
This page is the public summary of my education, certifications, academic honors, and professional development.
I keep the sensitive parts private. Credential IDs, transcripts, raw academic submissions, certificates with private metadata, and verification documents are not published here.
How to read this page: The credentials show the formal background. The project pages show the work behind it.
Education#
The Pennsylvania State University#
B.S. Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations
Graduated Cum Laude
GPA: 3.88
Focus Area: Application Development
Academic Honors: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi · Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society
Relevant areas of study included cybersecurity operations, network security, risk analysis, application development, incident response concepts, malware analysis foundations, digital forensics, user-centered design, and security-focused technical foundations.
Certifications#
Penn State Certificates and Academic Recognition#
Professional Development#
Evidence Behind the Credentials#
These are the pages that best show the work behind the formal background.
ServiceNow SecOps Lab Hub#
Best evidence for my ServiceNow SecOps and Vulnerability Response direction.
CYBER 440: Cybersecurity Capstone Incident Response & Forensics#
Best evidence for incident response, forensic investigation, timeline development, impact assessment, and remediation planning.
CYBER 366: Malware Analytics & Reverse Engineering#
Best evidence for malware analysis, reverse-engineering workflow, static/dynamic analysis, and tool exposure.
IST 454: Computer & Cyber Forensics#
Best evidence for forensic imaging, hash verification, registry analysis, data carving, and deleted file recovery.
IST 456: Security & Risk Management#
Best evidence for security risk management, SIEM-style investigation, ransomware response, compromised credentials, data exfiltration, policy, and GRC thinking.
IST 495: Network Lab Development Internship#
Best evidence for professional internship experience, networking lab modernization, technical documentation, QA testing, and supervisor-facing communication.
Course-Coded Academic Evidence#
Private Verification#
I keep verification material private unless a recruiter, employer, or authorized reviewer needs it.
I do not publish:
- certification IDs
- transcripts
- student records
- raw certificates with private metadata
- full academic submissions
- screenshots containing sensitive course/lab information
- private contact details
That keeps the public portfolio useful without turning it into a document dump.