Daniel Alvarez
- Phone: 347-***-**** - E-Mail: *********************@*****.***
Professional summary
**** ******** */ * ******** of Science, focusing on Computer Science, Cybersecurity & Information systems. My background consists of experience in security, hardware engineering, data protection & programming languages like JavaScript, Python, C++
& HTML.
Employment
Manager of IT/Cybersecurity, Max TA Group LLC June 2024 – July 2025 Sharpsville, PA, USA
Manage & maintain IT infrastructure, including servers, networks & workstations.
Ensure compliance w/ CMMC & NIST 800-171 cybersecurity standards.
Develop, implement & monitor security measures to protect the organization's data.
Perform regular security audits, risk assessments & vulnerability testing.
Manage IT projects related to system upgrades, software implementations & security enhancements. Information Security Engineer, John Deere Jan 2024 – June 2024 Chicago, IL, USA
Design, develop and test security architectures and solutions
Monitor and review security logs to identify suspicious activities
Collaborate with a team to ensure security compliance
Using iMX8 products to implement security features Shift Lead Supervisor, Starbucks May 2022 – Aug. 2023 New York, New York, USA
Consistently ranked as one of the top employees in my district & received the Partner of the Quarter Award as a recognition of my efforts.
In charge of store managerial tasks, such as scheduling, overnight orders, training etc. Mobile Sales Expert, Best Buy Feb 2021 – April
2022
Rochester, NY, USA
Tending customers’ every mobile phone & electronic need, providing them w/ complete solutions to their communications needs.
Consistently ranked within the top 50 mobile phone salespeople across a territory of 10 states month-by-month based on metrics including revenue per hour, receiving numerous awards for sales achievement.
Extensive versatility in sales, applying product knowledge to give each customer the right solution Education
Bachelor of Science w/ Honors in Computer Science Graduation Dec 2023
(SUNY) College at Brockport, Brockport NY Cumulative GPA: 3.76
Prometheus Honors Program
Major in Computer Science/Cybersecurity
Minor in Information Systems
Received extensive education in cybernetworks, security, programming, data analysis & IT development. Internship
M&T Bank (Hybrid) Aug. 2023 – Dec. 2023
Brockport, NY, USA
Protected 1,000+ computers from destruction & ransomware by identifying 17 malwares, including ‘Code Red.’
Selected the best method out of many others to defend 26 sites from attack for 1.4k customers.
Collaborated w/ a 9-member product unit to handle over 300 safety concerns during the software development life cycle.
Scanned websites for malware & security risks daily, removed 2K safety issues encountered. Alkegen Battery Application Engineering Intern (On-site) Feb. 2023 – May 2023 Buffalo, NY, USA
Developed presentations analyzing testing results & modeling performance
Developed transient heat flow model for stimulating heat transfer in automative batteries
Performed lab testing to correlate model predictions w/ testing data
Worked w/ an engineering team to develop intuitive outputs to describe modeling predictions
Evaluated performance characteristics & prepared reports & documentation for system specifications Certifications
CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker
VMware Certified, Azure Fundamentals, Certified Information Systems Security Professional
NSE (Fortinet) Certified, Microsoft Office Certified Skills
Expert in IT Support & Helpdesk Operations
Understanding in Risk Management/Mitigation
Cooperative Team Member & Analytical skills in data & safeguarding
Experience w/ Microsoft Office, suite of programming & specializing in Excel o Experience w/ creating problem solving formulas
o Experience w/ VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP formulas
Fluent in English & native in Spanish (Bilingual)
Experience with Tools:
- Microsoft Sentinel/, Active Directory, Nessus/Qualys, SQL Manager, Microsoft Purview Compliance, ServiceNOW GRC, iMX8 products, etc.
Research
Honors Thesis Research Nov. 2021 – Dec. 2022
The College at Brockport, State University, NY
Developed professional code for PyPose for autonomous robotics applications
Researched methods to implement Koopman Operator Theory using neural networks Undergraduate Research Assistant in IST Feb. 2020 – Dec. 2020 The College at Brockport, State University, NY
Independently configured & developed documentation for EEG reader & eye-tracker for MATLAB
Developed & tested hypotheses on connections between vision & cognition Leadership & Experience
Computer Engineering Club Secretary Fall 2021 – Fall 2022 The College at Brockport, Seymour Union
Created a club management system for Engineering Club
Managed events & club email account
Computer Science Tutor Aug. 2021 – Jan. 2022
The College at Brockport, Drake Library
Helped engineering students develop & correct code
Mentored students in how to better present their code & check for errors