ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Security Analyst

Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)

Foundation in AML and KYC

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Data Governance

Google UX Design Certificate

Fundamentals of Becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Official ISC2 CC Online Self-Paced Training - 1M

Personal Assistant to Director (part-time)

Bachelor of science in Information security and forensics

Early-career contract role contributing to web application development, providing foundational exposure to web technologies, system functionality, and technical problem-solving relevant to secure system design.

Key Responsibilities & Exposure:

Developed and maintained front-end components using clean, efficient code to support functional and responsive web applications.

Collaborated with developers to ensure design viability, system functionality, and performance optimization.

Provided technical support, troubleshooting application issues and improving system reliability.

Gained practical exposure to web architectures, client-side logic, and application behavior, supporting later work in cybersecurity, vulnerability analysis, and system reviews.

Core Skills:

Web Technologies • Technical Troubleshooting • System Functionality • Application Logic • Collaboration

Front web developer (Contract – Technical Foundations)

Control Room Operator Intern supporting real-time security monitoring, incident response, and ICT system availability for high-value assets within a GPS-based vehicle tracking environment.

Key Responsibilities & Impact:

Monitored and tracked vehicles in real time using GPS and tracking systems to ensure fleet security, asset protection, and operational efficiency.

Responded to security alerts and emergency events, coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to support timely incident resolution.

Analyzed tracking and system data to identify anomalies, unusual movement patterns, and potential security risks.

Monitored ICT system availability, performance, and security events to ensure reliability of mission-critical platforms.

Supported incident escalation and response processes, ensuring accurate documentation and follow-up actions.

Maintained detailed incident logs, audit trails, and system performance records to support operational improvements and audit readine

Control Room Operator Intern (Security Operations & Monitoring)

Security Operations Analyst (IAM & Systems)

One month contract role supporting ICT asset management, IT audits, and data integrity, contributing to improved information security, system reliability, and IT risk posture.

Key Responsibilities & Impact:

Conducted ICT asset audits and physical inventory verification to validate asset existence, location, condition, and compliance with organizational records.

Accurately tagged IT and technology assets with unique identifiers to strengthen asset traceability and lifecycle management.

Updated and maintained asset management databases, ensuring consistent, accurate, and audit-ready data.

Identified discrepancies and control gaps between physical assets and recorded inventories, assessing impact on information security and IT risk.

Recommended corrective actions to improve system reliability, asset accountability, and security oversight.

Supported audit documentation and compliance reporting, contributing to IT governance and risk management activities.

Collaborated with Finance 

Asset Tagging & IT Audit Analyst

Cyber Threat Investigator intern supporting cybersecurity investigations, digital forensics, and online threat monitoring to combat counterfeit operations and protect intellectual property in a public-sector regulatory environment.

Key Responsibilities & Impact:

Supported cyber threat investigations targeting online counterfeit networks across marketplaces and social media platforms.

Conducted OSINT-based investigations to trace sources of illicit activity and identify threat actors.

Collected, preserved, and analyzed digital evidence, ensuring data integrity and proper evidence handling.

Performed log analysis to identify suspicious activity and potential indicators of compromise (IOCs).

Assisted in vulnerability assessment activities, including basic system and configuration reviews to identify security weaknesses, misconfigurations, and policy violations.

Supported IT forensics investigations, focusing on system logs, data integrity, and investigative accuracy.

Collaborated 

Cyber Threat Investigator (Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics)

Participating in a structured mentorship program under a Google Developer Expert (GDE), focused on cloud engineering, architecture, and security best practices.

•	Built hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (IAM, compute, and resource management) 
•	Collaborated on practical cloud projects and technical problem-solving exercises 
•	Strengthened understanding of cloud-native security, deployment models, and infrastructure design 
•	Gained exposure to Infrastructure as Code using Terraform 
•	Applied IAM concepts (least privilege, access control) in cloud environments 
•	Successfully attained the Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification

Cloud Mentee – Google Developer Expert Program (Cloud with Sangalo)

aspiring cloud sec engineer

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