Ismael Adan
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
I am an ambitious cybersecurity professional in training, and a full-time student at Metro State University, driven by a strong passion for safeguarding networks and digital infrastructures. With a relentless curiosity and commitment to learning, I am dedicated to expanding my expertise in network security and staying ahead in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Teacher
Future Leaders Learning Center
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Supported daily operations by assisting with meal preparation, activity planning, and classroom organization to maintain a structured and safe environment for children.
- Engaged with children through educational activities, promoting social skills and cognitive development.
- Monitored children’s safety and well-being, responding quickly and effectively to any needs or incidents.
- Communicated regularly with parents and guardians, providing updates on their child’s progress and addressing any concerns.
- Collaborated with daycare staff to ensure adherence to health and safety standards and helped maintain a positive, inclusive learning environment.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues to ensure seamless daily operations, including troubleshooting printers, computers, and audiovisual equipment such as TVs and projectors.
- Assisted staff with technical issues, offering clear and effective solutions to ensure smooth functionality of essential devices.
Store Clerk
Al-Medina Halal Market
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Ringed up customer’s items.
- Participated in counting store physical inventory.
- Data entry using the shops computer system.
- Regular check-ins with members.
- Assisted in receiving, ordering and stocking grocery products as well as maintaining the overall store cleanliness.
- Basic IT troubleshooting for the shop. Example, if the computer didn’t work I would try and figure it out.
Professional Strategic Training
Step-Up Training Program
- Strategic training on interview skills, professional job etiquettes and situational management.
- Further enhancement of communication skills and widened overall network connections.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN07-2026
High School Diploma -
Ubah Medical
Hopkins, MN06-2022
Skills
- Network security and forensics
- Vulnerability assessment
- Python and C programming
- TCP/IP and routing
- Firewall management
- Traffic analysis tools
- Wireshark and Nmap expertise
- Metasploit and Kali Linux proficiency
- IT support and troubleshooting
- Hardware and software diagnostics
- Effective communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Continuous learning
- Problem-solving
- Data entry
- Decision-making
- Empathy and patience
- Strong work ethic
Training
Step-Up Training Program, Strategic training on interview skills, professional job etiquettes and situational management. Further enhancement of communication skills and widened overall network connections.
Grade
Junior
Affiliations
- Internal Network Reconnaissance – Used ping and nmap to scan and enumerate devices on a private network (e.g., 10.0.0.x).
- Manual Port Scanning with Nmap – Identified open ports and services (e.g., TCP 5000: UPnP, TCP 7000: AFS).
- Custom Port Scanner in Python – Developed a basic TCP port scanner to detect open services on LAN hosts.
- Endpoint Behavior Analysis (macOS) – Investigated system logs using log show to trace failures and suspicious activity.
- Caesar & Vigenère Cipher Tools: Built Python scripts to encrypt/decrypt messages and files using Caesar and Vigenère algorithms with command-line support.
- File Carving Tool: Developed a Python tool to recover deleted JPEG, PNG, and ZIP files from raw disk images using file signatures.
- Packet Sniffing Firewall: Created a basic firewall in Python with Scapy to detect and block specific traffic (e.g., port 80).
- macOS Firewall (pf): Configured and tested custom firewall rules using the built-in pf firewall on macOS.
Leadership Experience
Program Group President, For- U of M Department, Elliot Park branch, 08/01/18, 03/01/19, Elected President of Elliot Park chapter by other students in the program and by the program coordinator. Displayed leadership skills by organizing and leading groups through activities. Gained a better understanding of the value of attaining education, learned about healthy behavior, and good career choices.
Languages
- English
- Somali
Timeline
Daycare Teacher
Future Leaders Learning Center
01.2022 - 01.2025
Store Clerk
Al-Medina Halal Market
01.2018 - 01.2021
Professional Strategic Training
Step-Up Training Program
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
Metropolitan State University
High School Diploma -
Ubah Medical
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