Dennis Alona Jr
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Cybersecurity security+
University of California, Riverside
2022 : 2022
Human Resources Development
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
2012 : 2013
•Creating an inclusive and positive learning environment, increasing participant engagement through different facilitation tactics, and guiding different sized groups empathetically.
•Utilizing personal industry experience to make the learning experience more engaging and relevant.
•Proactively assist students during class activities by clarifying their doubts and responding to their questions about cybersecurity best practices and industry standards.
•Assist the Instructor in facilitating class lessons by updating the lesson plan repository on GitLab
2023 : Present
University of California, Davis
Instructional Specialist
•Performing Vulnerability Management and Scanning for Potential vulnerability with the use of Nessus Tenable.io, and creating tickets using Jira Service Desk to help remediate vulnerabilities.
•Revised and refactored python script with Tenable developer API to automate vulnerability scans
•Research and presenting on different kind of cybersecurity topics, such as TCP/IP, Vulnerability management, IDS/IPS/NSM, DOS/DDOS, SIEM, and SOAR
•Analyzing and triaging of DDOS alerts and attacks, with the use of Kibana and Elasticsearch.
•Showcase research on the most recent cybersecurity topics, trends, news that would be helpful or beneficial to CENIC.
2023 :
CENIC
Information Security intern
Cybersecurity Bootcamp Teaching assistant.
•Creating an inclusive and positive learning environment, increasing participant engagement through different facilitation tactics, and guiding different sized groups empathetically.
•Utilizing personal industry experience to make the learning experience more engaging and relevant.
•Proactively assist students during class activities by clarifying their doubts and responding to their questions about cybersecurity best practices and industry standards.
•Assist the Instructor in facilitating class lessons by updating the lesson plan repository on GitLab
2023 :
2U
Instructional Specialist
● Lead Counter, July 2014-present>
○ Responsible for resolving customer issues and concerns
○ Assists and facilitates in managing, training, and developing individuals within the operations of the team (Customer service, Product Inventory, and Kitchen Duties)
○ In charge of receiving, verifying, inspecting, organizing, and scanning incoming shipments.
○ Closely coordinates with the Manager in relation to resolving customer and inventory issues.
○ Attended High Potential Sessions (to be a future manager)
■ Attended Landmark classes which taught us how to talk and express ourselves to other people.
■ Classes that talk about the manager's responsibilities and duties, including making schedules, food cost reports, sales reports, etc.
○ Proactively accepts additional duties and/or responsibilities as directed by the Manager.
■ Extra detail cleaning the whole store.
■ Covering for more work when short staffed
● Lead Cook, Dec 2014 - Present
○ Assists and facilitates in managing, training, and developing individuals within the operations of the team (Customer service, Product Inventory, and Kitchen Duties)
○ Cuts and Preps all the ingredients.
○ In charge of receiving, verifying, inspecting, organizing, and scanning incoming shipments.
○ Attended High Potential Sessions (to be a future manager/Chef) -
■ Attended Landmark classes which taught us how to talk and express ourselves to other people.
■ Classes that talk about the manager's responsibilities and duties, including making schedules, food cost reports, sales reports, etc.
○ Proactively accepts additional duties and/or responsibilities as directed by the Manager.
■ Extra detail cleaning the whole store.
■ Covering for more work when short staffed
2014 :
Panda Express
Cook
Handling Packages; Loading and Unloading Packages.
2020 : 2022
FedEx Ground
Package Handler
Skills
Analytical Skills, Attention to Detail, Burp Suite, Communication, Cryptography, Customer Service, Cybersecurity, Docker Products, Ethical Hacking, Firewalls, Git BASH, Incident Response, Information Technology, Kali Linux, Linux, Management, Metasploit, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Nessus, Nmap, Problem Solving, Progress Tracking, Project Plans, Public Speaking, Sales, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Splunk, Sniffer, Social Media, Splunk, Time Management, Ubuntu, Vulnerability Assessment, Warehouse Operations, Wireshark
About
Cybersecurity Professional with an extensive knowledge on operating and maturing detection frameworks, SOC playbooks, automation, and creating alerts to detect anomalous behavior in user, network, and server activities with the use of Splunk. Eager and passionate to learn more about technological advances, and enforce information security best practices, protection objectives, process improvements, and effective IT security controls with industry approved standards such as NIST and CIS Controls.
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