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// 01 — about

whoami

I'm a Junior at Purdue University pursuing a dual degree in Cybersecurity and History. I'm passionate about securing digital infrastructure, cyber threat intelligence, geopolitics, and world history.

Feel free to reach out jdalwis[at]purdue[dot]edu.

"There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin."
— Flowers for Algernon
// 02 — experience

cat career.log

May — August 2026
Security Engineer Intern
Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Seattle, WA
  • Incoming Summer 2026, Threat Detection Engineering
May — August 2025
Cyber Risk Management Intern
Palo Alto Networks (Unit 42) | Reston, VA
  • Developed standardized security documentation templates improving consistency and client understanding
  • Partnered with senior consultants on 10+ client engagements including cyber risk, cloud security, and ransomware readiness assessments
  • Built automation tooling with Google Apps Script, cutting report preparation timelines by 15%
March — May 2025
Security Researcher
UAH Center for Cybersecurity | Huntsville, AL
  • Modeled potential cyber-attack scenarios on medical devices to identify theoretical vulnerabilities
  • Mapped regulatory standards including FDA guidance, HIPAA security rule, and NIST CSF/800-53
  • Designed a five-step medical device security framework for risk assessment
June — August 2024
IT Support Specialist
Jonathan Louis | Los Angeles, CA
  • Led technical planning of a factory migration for 400+ employees with zero downtime
  • Designed on-premise to cloud migration strategy, reducing projected expenses by 30%
  • Deployed PowerBI dashboards for real-time visibility into production metrics
// 03 — skills

ls -la ~/skills/

jdalwis@purdue — bash — 80x24
jdalwis@purdue:~/skills$ tree --interactive
jdalwis@purdue:~/skills$ 
// 04 — certifications

gpg --verify credentials

2025
CrowdStrike NextGen Scholarship
Recipient — Next generation cybersecurity talent
2025
(ISC)2 Undergraduate Scholarship
Recipient — Outstanding cybersecurity student
2025
DoD Cyber Sentinel Challenge
Top 3% — United States Department of Defense
2025
(ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity
Security fundamentals, access control, threat awareness
2024
CompTIA Security+
Network defense, risk management, incident response
2024
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Cloud architecture, shared responsibility, core AWS services
2024
CERIAS Symposium Presenter
A Strategic Framework for Cyber Liability Insurance
2023
Microsoft SC-900
Identity and access management, compliance, cloud security
// 06 — contact

ping jdalwis

✉jdalwis[at]purdue[dot]edu ☏562-417-1599 ⌂jdalwis.com inlinkedin.com/in/janithdalwis
$ nslookup jdalwis.com
Server: purdue.edu
Address: West Lafayette, IN

$ curl -s https://jdalwis.com/status
{"status":"open_to_opportunities","response_time":"<24h"}

$ echo "Let's connect!"
Let's connect!