Dylan George

Summary

Computer Networking and Cybersecurity graduate with hands-on identity and access management experience gained through an enterprise identity security co-op. Background covers Active Directory and Windows Server administration, directory services, and endpoint support across corporate environments. Focused on IAM, incident response, and cloud security, with ongoing home lab work documented publicly on GitHub.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

IT Desktop Technician

Rapid Technologies Llc

Providence, RI

06.2026 - Current

Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues for end-users to meet client expectations.
Provisioned and deployed 3cx phone systems, installed and maintained security cameras, maintained network architecture throughout clients, etc.
Installed and maintained Windows and Mac desktop environments, supported through Ninja RMM.
Sole IT responder, hired for first line of support via phone, email, and in-person depending on the situation
Ran daily regular backup procedures, antivirus updates, and system patches for optimized security.
Developed SOPs for the company for myself and future employees

Capstone Project 2026

PhishBait, Multi-Layered Anti-Phishing Protection System

Burlington, VT

08.2025 - 05.2026

Built a Chrome Extension with a URL scoring engine for real-time phishing detection in Gmail
10 detection checks, including brand impersonation, suspicious TLDs, homograph attacks, and IP-based URLs
Configured BIND9 with RPZ blocking 377,754 known phishing domains at the network level
Developed a Python DNS monitoring dashboard parsing BIND9 query logs

Identity Security Specialist (IDS)

FM (Global)

Johnston, RI

07.2025 - 12.2025

Contributed to HYPR passwordless authentication rollout, troubleshooting FIDO enrollment and authentication issues
Used PowerShell to administer user accounts, system configurations, and security policies in Active Directory and Azure
Managed daily ticket queues for enterprise identity services, resolving AD, SSO, and MFA issues
Processed change requests for user access permissions and group memberships while maintaining security compliance

Server Administrator/Server Monitor

Security Weekly (PSW)

Warwick, RI

06.2021 - 07.2022

Designed networks, configured IP addresses and ports; and ensured proper domain connectivity and network segmentation.
Developed and deployed automation scripts for DNS configuration and IP management; installed multi-platform OS environments (Windows, Linux) with clean, optimized builds.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Networking and Cybersecurity

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

05-2026

Skills

Security Operations: Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Endpoint Management, System Monitoring
Cloud & Virtualization: Microsoft Azure, Hyper-V, AWS, VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Remote Desktop support
Identity & Access Management: Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Active Directory, MFA, SSO, Access management, Ninja RMM

Programming & Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash/Shell scripting, C/C, JavaScript
Security Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Advanced IP Scanner
Automation: Ansible, Jinja2

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

SEC-360: AWS Cloud Security - Securing AWS environments through IAM, monitoring, and cloud security best practices.
SYS-360: Enterprise Infrastructure Automation - Automating enterprise infrastructure with Ansible, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code.
SEC-480: Enterprise Virtualization - Designing and automating virtualized environments in VMware vSphere with PowerCLI and Ansible.

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