Donald Lopez
Riverside,CA
Summary
Cybersecurity analyst with experience in SIEM monitoring (Splunk, Elastic Stack), vulnerability assessments, and incident response. Reduced access violations by 40% at Target and automated PII anomaly detection at Cognizant. Currently pursuing Security+ certification to advance into SOC or cloud security roles.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Problem Solver
Target
01.2023 - Current
- Enforced access control protocols using NIST CSF, reducing policy violations by 40%.
- Audited device hardening and incident reporting procedures for compliance.
Data Analyst
Cognizant
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Managed PII data integrity for SOC 2 audits, automating checks in Python to flag 100+ anomalies.
Education
B.S. - Cybersecurity
University of Maryland
07.2025
Skills
- Security Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Splunk, Elastic Stack, FTK Imager
- Frameworks: NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, MITRE ATT&CK
- Networking: TCP/IP, VPN, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Packet Analysis
- Cloud/OS: AWS, Azure, Kali Linux, Windows
- Scripting: Python (security automation), Bash, SQL (log queries)
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ (Expected Oct 2025)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- SQL Certification
Timeline
Problem Solver
Target
01.2023 - Current
Data Analyst
Cognizant
01.2022 - 01.2023
B.S. - Cybersecurity
University of Maryland
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