Drew Wakely
Jackson,Tennessee
Summary
Detail-oriented Cybersecurity Analyst with a solid foundation in cyber operations, computer science, and digital forensics. Equipped with hands-on experience in systems design and operational environments, complemented by certifications in CompTIA Security+ and AWS. Knowledgeable in security monitoring, network security, cloud fundamentals, and incident response, ready to support a SOC or cybersecurity team.
Overview
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Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Member (Multi-Department)
Target
Jackson, TN
06.2022 - Current
- Supported sales floor, inventory, fulfillment, and tech departments in fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Selected as one of a limited number of team members entrusted with controlled key access, often coupled with digital sign out procedures
- Adapted quickly to high-volume work, shifting priorities, and time-critical tasks: 98% clearance rate on time sensitive tasks
- Primary closing expert: averaging 56% of preparations for following days (store-wide) when present
Sales Associate
Bed Bath & Beyond
Phoenix, AZ
2018 - 2019
- Delivered customer support via phone, online, and in-person, enhancing overall service experience.
- Resolved customer issues through expert troubleshooting, improving customer satisfaction.
- Managed inventory control and point-of-sale systems with attention to detail, quickly adapting to antiquated systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Operations
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05-2026
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Jackson State Community
Jackson, TN05-2022
Skills
- Security Monitoring: Security Onion, Splunk, Snort, Wireshark
- Digital Forensics: Autopsy, FTK Imager, Sleuth Kit, Volatility, RegRipper
- Threat Intelligence: MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, CVE Database
- Scripting: Python (Scapy, Requests, Selenium, Transformers), Bash, PowerShell, Regex
- Cloud (AWS): EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, KMS
- Security Testing: Nmap, Kali Linux
- Environments: VMware, Linux & Windows, Git
- Hex/byte-level file analysis
- Incident response & active cyber defense
- Timeline reconstruction & forensic reporting
- Network traffic & log analysis
- Cyber law, ethics & privacy
- Zero Trust architecture
Certification
CompTIA A+ - 2026
CompTIA Security+ - 2026
CompTIA Network+ - 2026
AWS Solutions Architect - 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner - 2026
Timeline
Team Member (Multi-Department)
Target
06.2022 - Current
Sales Associate
Bed Bath & Beyond
2018 - 2019
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Operations
University of Arizona
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Jackson State Community