DAVID SOLOLA
Cape Girardeau,MO
Summary
Dynamic and motivated IT Professional with 6 years of professional experience specializing in information security, disaster recovery, incident response, and vulnerability assessment. Skilled in networking (CCNA) and actively pursuing certifications in Network+, Security+, PenTest+, and Linux+. Currently building hands-on experience in attacking, defending, SIEM, SCCM, and user privilege assignments in a personal lab environment. Fast learner with a passion for acquiring new skills and knowledge, and a strong team player who enjoys sharing knowledge with others.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Graduate Assistant
Southeast Missouri State University
01.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with teams to collect and analyze program data, create, and maintain spreadsheets for tracking student progress and program outcomes, developing rubrics for assessments
- Assisted professors in development of course materials for improved student engagement and understanding.
- Managed administrative tasks such as grading, scheduling, and record-keeping of over 140 Students to ensure smooth operations within academic departments.
Penetration Tester
Hetom Innovations Limited
07.2018 - 05.2022
- Continuously refined penetration testing methodologies in response to evolving threats and client feedback, ensuring ongoing relevance and effectiveness.
- Conducted regular security assessments to ensure continued compliance with industry standards and regulations, achieving 25% increase in Operational efficiency.
- Designed tests and tools to break into security-protected applications and networks to probe for vulnerabilities.
Systems Engineer
Royal Computers System Matters
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Analyzed system requirements, developing tailored solutions that exceeded 85% client expectations.
- Provided day-to-day support to system users, educating employees on troubleshooting and problem-solving protocols.
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
Data Scientist and ML Engineer
Lautech Datasci
03.2018 - 08.2019
- Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data which is 100% effective
- Coached, developed, and motivated team members, providing coaching and mentoring to junior data scientists on SAS and data mining techniques
- Utilized NumPy and Pandas for Data analysis, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly and Cufflinks for Data Visualization, TensorFlow, KNN, SVM, NLP for building models.
Education
Master of Science in Cybersecurity -
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO05.2024
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Oyo, Nigeria08.2019
Skills
- Penetration Testing
- Access Control
- Threat Intelligence
- Incident Response
- Network Security
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Intrusion Detection & Prevention
- Network Penetration Testing
- Routing protocol expertise
- Network Architecture
- TCP IP
- Security information and event management (SIEM)
- Router Configuration
- Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Certification
- Introduction to IT and Cybersecurity
- Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp
- Full Web Ethical Hacking
- Bug Bounty Web Hacking
- AI Saturdays
- CCNA (In View)
- Red Hat Academy (In View)
- Splunk (In View)
- Palo Alto Networks Academy (In View)
Timeline
Graduate Assistant
Southeast Missouri State University
01.2023 - Current
Systems Engineer
Royal Computers System Matters
02.2020 - 01.2021
Penetration Tester
Hetom Innovations Limited
07.2018 - 05.2022
Data Scientist and ML Engineer
Lautech Datasci
03.2018 - 08.2019
Master of Science in Cybersecurity -
Southeast Missouri State University
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Tools
- Kali Linux
- Powershell
- Packet Tracer
- Wireshark
- BurpSuite
- SQL
- Metasploit
- Python
Tools
- Kali Linux
- Powershell
- Packet Tracer
- Wireshark
- BurpSuite
- SQL
- Metasploit
- Python
- Windows OS