Cybersecurity Master's Graduate

SUMMARY

Nicholas Borrelli

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Highly motivated cybersecurity graduate student at Penn State University with a strong foundation in network security, incident response, and risk assessment frameworks (i.e. NIST and GLBA). Experience includes a consulting internship at RSM, extensive hands-on lab work, and a capstone project focused on phishing awareness using GPT-2 and custom-built web infrastructure. Built and secured a home lab environment using enterprise- grade servers to deepen knowledge of server administration and compliance. Eager to join the cybersecurity industry and contribute to protecting systems, identifying vulnerabilities, and supporting threat mitigation efforts. EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA August 2025 Master of Science, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations GPA 4.00 Honors: Summa Cum Laude

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA May 2023 Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations GPA 3.19 Minor in Health Policy Administration

Notable Coursework:

• Information Security, Network Security and Management, Software Security, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Security, Integration of Privacy and Security, Object-Oriented Programming, Networking and Telecommunications, Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Concierge Ambler, PA

The 501 at Mattison Estate May 2023 – August 2024

• Assisted residents with requests and questions in and around the community.

• Directed family members of residence, guests and contractors throughout the facilities.

• Facilitated technology support for residents.

o Configured and set up: Mobile Devices such as Phones, Tablets and Smart Watches. Security Privacy Risk Consultant Intern Philadelphia, PA RSM US LLP May 2022 – August 2022

• Collaborated with RSM Consulting Professionals on Security, Privacy and Risk Management projects.

• Performed risk assessments for organizations.

o Followed NIST, FFIEC and GLBA as guiding frameworks.

• Assessed client networks and security policies, provided guidance to X number of portfolios… add some quantities.

• Provided guidance and recommendations on specific controls clients should implement to ensure compliance with specific frameworks and regulations. Shift Manager State College, PA

Noodles & Company October 2021 – April 2023

• Assisted with Back of House (BOH) and Front of House (FOH) Operations to ensure high quality customer service for guests.

• Ensured team members conducted tasks to the highest standard and supported daily operations. SKILLS

Programming Languages: Python • Java • SQL

Cybersecurity: Incident Response • Server Administration • NIST SP 800-x Series Frameworks • Ghidra • Docker • Splunk • IDA Pro

CERTIFICATIONS / CLEARANCE

Microsoft: Server Fundamentals, Security Fundamentals, Software Fundamentals The Pennsylvania State University: National Security Agency Certificate EXTRACIRICULAR / VOLUNTERISM

• Penn State Paintball Club: Vice President; Treasurer o Supported the PSU Paintball club in most recent position as Vice President. o Provided executive decision making and guidance in support of the club mission and goals. o Pursued multiple sponsorships for the organization.

Provided excellence and professionalism in stakeholder engagement. o Managed financial assets of the organization

Collected dues and fees from student members of the team. PROJECT EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Capstone Project: Phishing email generation aiding security awareness training. o Developed a python script employing OpenAI’s Gpt-2 LLM to generate email bodies for phishing emails to provide training for a hypothetical organizations. o Theoretical employees would be sent an email from the python script with a link to a

“malicious” website hosted on my webserver. If clicked, the employee would be required to complete phishing training to educate them on identifying phishing emails.

• Home Lab: Managing personal home cybersecurity lab. o Using Proxmox as a choice of operating system, learning how to implement appropriate security hardening and compliance in a mock STIG’d environment. o Assets include Dell R710 Server and a HPE ProLiant DL360 G9 server

• Development:

o Employed python to assist in task automation.

o Automated tasks include log Analysis, Machine Learning Model Deployment and Data Aggregation

o Knowledge gained from this project assisted in creation of homepage for the Home Lab project.

• Website Creation:

o Created personal portfolio website showcasing resumes, blogs and Home Lab server management control panel.

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