Crystal E. Mercado Ortiz
Toa Baja
Summary
Highly motivated student with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Work effectively and productively unsupervised and can master new skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Research Intern
Air Force Research Laboratory
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Team led a group of Interns in project that aims to use Natural Language Processing Algorithms for Network Intrusion Detection.
- Applied the principals of a Genetic Algorithm to optimize Data Tokenization to create a balanced vocabulary for the Word2Vec NLP algorithm.
Cyber Ops Intern
LUMA
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Developed an automated script using TCP Dump to capture 12 hours of network traffic, streamlining the data collection process, and established guidelines for threat hunting procedures that are now actively utilized by the company with the AChunter platform to detect Command and Control (C2) traffic.
- Led a team project to conceptualize an innovative peer-to-peer omnidirectional energy trading application, enhancing the company's approach to energy distribution.
Team Advisor
National Student Leadership Conference
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Served as a Cybersecurity Teaching Assistant at the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC), where I taught high school students about ethical hacking and Python for cybersecurity.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Acted as a Resident Assistant (RA), fostering a positive learning environment and providing mentorship to participants.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Universidad Interamericana
Bayamon, Puerto Rico05.2026
Skills
- C, Python and C
- Bash, Batch and Linux Commands
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Problem-Solving
- Fluent Bilingual (Spanish and English)
- Multitasking Abilities
- Networking Knowledge
- Team Leadership and Collaboration
Timeline
Team Advisor
National Student Leadership Conference
07.2024 - 08.2024
Cyber Ops Intern
LUMA
09.2023 - 12.2023
Research Intern
Air Force Research Laboratory
05.2023 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Universidad Interamericana
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