👋🏽 Hi, I'm Advait.
I’m a Computer Science student and cybersecurity enthusiast at the University of Waterloo. I’ve engaged with a spectrum of technology - VR, robotics, AI/ML, EdTech through research, authorship, and national/international level competitions.
These varied experiences lead me to ultimately realise that my passion lay in the field of cybersecurity.
I’m as passionate about the immense technical challenges that define cybersecurity as I am about the social question of data privacy and state surveillance. I’ve spend the last couple years exploring this field - messing around on TryHackMe, researching and writing my book on improving personal data privacy, and obtaining both my Security+ and CySA+ certification from CompTIA.
Outside of CS, I bring a large number of transferrable soft skills to the table - having demonstrated my ability to communicate, innovate, and lead through my pursuits in competitive debate, Model UN, entrepreneurship, and student government.
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⛷️ Currently: Cyber Security Analyst Intern @ Dawson Partners
Professional Experience
Dawson Partners | Cybersecurity Analyst Intern May - August 2024 , Toronto ON
Conducted research on email security products, assisted with user access reviews, monitored login alerts, led phishing email investigations, answered firm-wide cybersecurity help-desk complaints, drafted and issued cybersecurity advisories/trainings, and enhanced workflow processes, contributing to overall cybersecurity posture and response effectiveness.
Interaptix Augmented Reality | Software QC/QA September - December 2023, Toronto ON
- Developed and implemented new test plans for the re-architecture of the application, increasing test plan coverage from 900 to 1200 (33% increase) on web and iOS
- Closely involved in the company’s Agile Software Development Life Cycle, managing Github boards, milestones, and repos and closely collaborating with product managers, frontend/backend developers, and UI designers to support major client releases.
- Thoroughly tested new releases of the app on a short turn-around period in a fast-paced startup environment, conducting smoke, regression, ticket, stress testing, etc.
