Experience

Serving as an undergraduate mentor for Modern Binary Exploitation - a course focused on system-level software security and exploitation.

• Assisted students during office hours and reinforced key course material
• Guided students through binary exploitation topics (buffer overflows, format strings, ROP)
• Explained mitigations such as stack canaries, ASLR, DEP/NX, and PIE

Skills: C, x86-64, GDB, Reverse Engineering, PWN

Conducting research on applying large language models (LLMs) to automate reverse engineering tasks, with a focus on struct, class, and vtable recovery as well as function naming and binary understanding.

• Developing and evaluating LLM-based tooling for binary analysis workflows
• Collaborating with peers to test model performance across real-world programs
• Exploring practical applications for accelerating reverse engineering tasks

Skills: Reverse Engineering, LLMs, Python, AI Security

Supporting the county’s web department with updates, maintenance, and improvements across many public-facing websites.

• Maintained and updated public-facing site content
• Contributed to department-wide website improvements and infrastructure updates

Nassau County Website: nassaucountyny.gov

Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Served as a group tutor for the RPI Advising Learning Assistance Center and a private tutor for algorithmic problem-solving.

• Helped students with coursework in Python and C++
• Tutored algorithms topics including complexity, dynamic programming, and structured problem solving

ALAC Website: info.rpi.edu/advising-learning-assistance

Skills: C++, Python, Data Structures, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, GDB

Supported helpdesk operations, infrastructure tasks, and automation efforts at a regional commercial bank (now ConnectOne Bank).

• Provided helpdesk support for desktop, network, and application systems
• Created a Windows 11 deployment image using PowerShell, reducing setup time by 30%
• Automated workflows using FoxTrot and RPA tools

ConnectOne Bank: connectonebank.com

Skills: IT Infrastructure, Device Management, PowerShell, RPA, Networking

Assisted network and infrastructure teams during deployment of a new enterprise FinTech platform.

• Built, imaged, deployed, and managed a wide range of network and desktop devices
• Assisted with onboarding, installation, and infrastructure preparation for new applications

ConnectOne Bank: connectonebank.com

Skills: IT Operations, Computer Hardware, Networking