Samuel Stearns
San Jose,United States
Summary
I am a cybersecurity student at Purdue University motivated by a desire to serve and protect in an increasingly digital world. I’m fascinated by how human behavior, strategy, and technology intersect. I hope to play a small part in securing your organization’s infrastructure and supporting the people who rely on it every day. I’m driven by curiosity, accountability, and a strong sense of purpose, and I aspire to build a career dedicated to safeguarding others and contributing to something larger than myself.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AI Security Engineer
WhiteleafAI
San Jose, California
04.2025 - Current
- Focused on designing and implementing threat detection systems to enhance cloud security.
- Designed AI-driven, cloud-native threat detection frameworks using behavioral analytics, machine learning–assisted correlation, and security telemetry.
- Engineered advanced Splunk-based detection use cases leveraging large-scale log analytics, signal enrichment, and anomaly detection across cloud environments.
- Developed AI-ready security use cases combining automated correlation, human-in-the-loop intelligence, and context-aware enrichment to accelerate investigations.
- Standardized multi-source cloud and identity audit logs into a unified, AI-consumable data schema optimized for analytics and inference.
- Integrated security detections with LLM-powered workflows, generating high-signal prompts for behavioral risk assessment and decision intelligence.
- Built real-time risk scoring models and automated alerting pipelines using behavioral base-lining and heuristic scoring.
- Enabled AI-augmented security operations (AI-SOC) with explainable alerts, context-rich risk narratives, and automation-first response workflows.
Technical Sales Engineer
Keos Technology
San Jose, California
01.2024 - 01.2025
- As the subject matter expert enabling the sales team, my responsibilities were:
- Built custom Splunk solutions for customers, both on-premises and in the cloud
- Optimized customer data on-boarding and search practices to align with Splunk’s best practices
- Improved performance of customer search head and indexer clustering while implement new forwarder management practices
- Provided technical assistance to internal sales and end customers
Golf Pro shop manager
The Bay Club Company
Boulder Ridge Golf Club
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Managed golf pro shop operations, ensuring a seamless experience for customers and staff.
- Oversaw daily operations of the pro shop, enhancing customer service and satisfaction.
- Managed inventory and merchandise displays, resulting in optimized sales performance.
- Trained and supervised staff to ensure high standards of service and product knowledge.
- Organized promotional events and tournaments, increasing community engagement and participation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana01-2028
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- AI Integration
- Splunk
- Threat Detection
- Vulnerability assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Cloud security proficiency
- Operating system hardening
- Ethical hacking techniques
Certification
- GenCyber Cybersecurity
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Core
- IT security
- Computer Organization and Architecture
- Python Core Developer
- Blockchain from MIT
- Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
LANGUAGES
English
Russian
Timeline
AI Security Engineer
WhiteleafAI
04.2025 - Current
Technical Sales Engineer
Keos Technology
01.2024 - 01.2025
Golf Pro shop manager
The Bay Club Company
01.2024 - 01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Purdue University