Resume

Resume

Cybersecurity grad student @ UMD with a strong passion for building and breaking stuff.
[ spaida@terpmail.umd.edu ] . [ /in/srikarpaida ] . [ github.com/thesrikarpaida ]

Experience


Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Maryland, College Park (Jan 2025-Present)

  • Assisted in teaching and grading coursework for Ethics, Privacy and Security in Big Data as well as Human-Centered Cybersecurity.
  • Developed and led engaging in-class activities to enhance student understanding of data privacy and cybersecurity risks.
  • Facilitated discussions and collaborated with the professor to design course material and assessments every week, emphasizing data protection and risk management.

Associate Software Engineer @ Integral Ad Science (Apr 2022-Jul 2023)

  • Implemented Agile Methodology for product initiatives by enhancing UI and backend features of the organization’s dashboard application, resulting in about 20% increase in customer satisfaction.
  • Resolved critical and high vulnerabilities within project repositories reported by Cybeats, which was a new implementation to the organization.
  • Acted as the SME for API macro mapping resulting in 30% faster response in resolving priority incidents.
  • Developed secure onboarding documentation that streamlined processes, reducing new hire integration time and enhancing team productivity.
  • Improvised a huge backlog of code quality from SonarQube reports, resulting in better code readability.
  • Led the team in overcoming obstacles during sprints by implementing fun and effective problem-solving strategies, ensuring timely delivery of sprint commitments, and boosting team morale.
  • Migrated the UI tech stack from Angular JS to React JS.

Senior Analyst @ Capgemini (Aug 2021-Mar 2022)

  • Managed end-to-end deployment process for a mission-critical energy management system by coordinating with cross-functional teams and resources to ensure successful production releases.
  • Conducted daily status checks on production servers, monitoring for performance, security, and uptime, and delivered comprehensive reports to stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring proactive issue resolution and system reliability.

Summer Research Intern @ IIIT Allahabad (May 2019-Jul 2019)

  • Performed comprehensive research on Public Key Encryption in Cryptography, focusing on developing more efficient algorithms.
  • Authored and published a research paper and presented it at the IEEE CICT-2019 conference, contributing to advancements in cryptographic methods.

Projects


Penetration Testing Enterprise Systems (Dec 2024)

  • Executed black-box penetration testing on Windows and Linux systems, simulating real-world attack scenarios to uncover critical vulnerabilities.
  • Produced a detailed technical penetration testing report outlining vulnerability findings, exploitation techniques, and remediation recommendations.
  • Prepared an executive-level summary report to communicate key risks and business impact to non-technical stakeholders.

Web Server in Assembly (Aug 2024)

  • Built a web server entirely in x64 Assembly language.

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