Portfolio

Experience

OpenAI: Cybersecurity Eval Engineer
OpenAI, 2025 – Present (Contract)

• Engineering comprehensive evaluation benchmarks for the Preparedness team by leveraging Azure cloud services, integrating Chat APIs, and adhering to policy frameworks to safely deploy the next generation of AI Models.

Penetration Testing Intern
Black Hills Information Security, Aug 2024 – Sept 2024 (Full-time)

• Conducted external, web application, internal, and pivot penetration tests for clients.

Tool Development Intern
Black Hills Information Security, Jun 2024 – Jul 2024 (Full-time)

• Developed hacking tools in PowerShell and Go
• Contributed to open-source projects with over 1,000 stars.
• Performed QA/QC for Antisyphon AI Dev Course, Python Course, and Attack-Detect-Defend Course (+ TAed).

Threat Hunter Intern
CrowdStrike, Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 (Internship)

• One of two interns globally for the OverWatch Elite (OWE) team.
• Designed a production pipeline integrating a secure local LLM for incident detection, analysis, and reporting.
• Automated creation of presentation decks and actor-tracking spreadsheets, reducing overhead for weekly, monthly, and quarterly customer check-ins.
• Pipeline pushed to production; received a return offer and a full-time offer.

Competitions Lead
Stanford Applied Cyber, Mar 2024 – Present (Apprenticeship, 2 yrs 7 mos)

• National Champion at the 2023 Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (Windows Defense Lead).
• Global Runner-up at the 2024 Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (Windows Offense Lead).
• Oversaw advanced security workshops and team mentorship.

National Security Affairs Fellows Mentee
The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Sept 2023 – Jun 2024 (Apprenticeship)

• Accepted into the Hoover Institution’s National Security Affairs Mentorship Program during its most competitive year.
• Met weekly with NSAF mentors to discuss national security.
• Mentored by Lt. Col. Alphanso Adams (US Air Force Cybersecurity).

VP, Founding Member, and Researcher
Stanford Zero-Day Exploit Research Organization, Nov 2022 – Aug 2024 (Self-employed, 1 yr 10 mos)

• Drafted and submitted the organization’s application to the Associated Students of Stanford University.
• Found and exploited a buffer overflow vulnerability in open-source media streaming software (CVE-2023-25205).

Teaching Assistant
Stanford Internet Observatory, Sept 2023 – Dec 2023 (Part-time, 4 mos)

• Transitioned from Google Cloud Infrastructure to on-prem Proxmox clusters.
• Managed authenticated HTTP routing to VNC sessions on a private subnet via a Stanford public address.
• Led sections and office hours.

CEO/Founder/Instructor
Echelon Catapult, Apr 2020 – Jan 2021 (Self-employed, 10 mos)

• Established a nonprofit to deliver free or affordable STEM education to underserved communities.
• Taught over 300 students through hands-on STEM programs.
• Structured organization to be self-sustaining; Echelon Catapult continues to operate and has now reached over 1,600 students.

Education

Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science (Network and Computer Security)
Stanford University, Sept 2024 – Jul 2026
GPA: 4.03

Bachelor of Science with Honors, Computer Science (Systems)
Stanford University, Sept 2021 – Jul 2025
GPA: 3.88

Relevant Courses (BS/MEng)

Undergraduate Core (BS, Computer Science)

• CS103: Mathematical Foundations of Computing
• CS106A: Programming Methodology
• CS106B: Programming Abstractions
• CS106L: Standard C++ Programming Laboratory
• CS107: Computer Organization and Systems
• CS109: Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
• CS111: Operating Systems Principles
• CS143: Compilers
• CS144: Introduction to Computer Networking
• CS161: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CS191W: Writing Intensive Senior Research Project
• CS195: Supervised Undergraduate Research

Related Courses

• ENGR40M: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
• MATH51: Linear Algebra

Graduate & Advanced (MEng, Computer Science)

• CS124: From Languages to Information
• CS148: Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging
• CS152: Trust and Safety Engineering
• CS153: Applied Security at Scale
• CS205L: Continuous Mathematical Methods for ML
• CS244: Advanced Topics in Networking
• CS244B: Distributed Systems
• INTLPOL268: Hack Lab: Introduction to Cybersecurity

Research

Cybench: Evaluating AI Cybersecurity Capabilities
Mar 2024 – Jul 2024

• Major contributor to deterministic subtasks for CTF challenges.
• Validated cybersecurity integrity of contributed challenges.
• Mentored by Professors Dan Boneh, Daniel Ho, and Percy Liang.

Publications

Cybench: A Framework for Evaluating Cybersecurity Capabilities and Risks of Language Models

• Co-author
• arXiv:2408.08926

Honors & Achievements (Tech)

• Global Top 100 in Hack the Box Season 6 (Nov 2024)
• National Runners-Up in Hivestorm 2024 (Oct 2024)
• Global Runners-Up at Finals Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (Jan 2024)
• Finalist at Stanford CyberFest Capture the Flag (Individual) (Oct 2023)
• National Champions at Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (Apr 2023)
• 2nd Place at Stanford CyberFest Capture the Flag (Individual) (Nov 2022)
• US Presidential Scholar (Academic Variant, May 2021)
• AP Scholar with Distinction (Jul 2020)
• 1st Place California Mayors Cyber Cup (2019, 2018)
• 2nd Place California Cybersecurity Innovation Challenge (Jan 2018)

Experience

Financial Officer (Opening Committee)
Stanford Viennese Ball, Nov 2021 – Present (3 yrs 3 mos)

• Handled grant applications, reimbursements, and fund management.
• Secured a 48% increase in VSO grant funds in 2022.
• Diversified funding sources in 2023, boosting budget by 33%.

Choir Manager
Stanford University Singers, Sept 2022 – Jun 2023 (Part-time, 10 mos)

• Coordinated rehearsals and performances.
• Served as liaison between choir members and orchestral directors.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Music (Vocal Performance)
Stanford University, 2021 – 2025
GPA: 3.88

Relevant Courses (BA in Music)

• MUSIC19A: Introduction to Music Theory
• MUSIC21: Introduction to Tonal Theory
• MUSIC24A: Ear Training I
• MUSIC34N: Performing America: The Broadway Musical
• MUSIC40: Music History to 1600
• MUSIC60: How We Sing: The Voice
• MUSIC146S: Sound Tracks: Music, Memory, Migration
• MUSIC165: Chamber Chorale
• MUSIC167: University Singers
• MUSIC182: Diction for Singers
• MUSIC183A: German Art Song Interpretation
• MUSIC183C: Interpretation of Musical Theater Repertoire
• MUSIC184B: Topics on the Musical Stage
• MUSIC199: Independent Study
• MUSIC246N: Transcultural Perspectives of SE Asian Music/Arts
• MUSIC273: Advanced Voice
• DANCE156: Social Dance III

Honors & Achievements (Music/Art)

• 1st Place National Association of Teachers of Singing, Lower College TBB (Mar 2023)
• National Finalist National Association of Teachers of Singing, Men’s Lower College Classical Division (Mar 2022)
• Youth America Grand Prix Pas de Deux National Finalist (Apr 2021)
• 3rd Place Ballet Beyond Borders Pas de Deux (Nov 2017)