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Gregory Dean

Cybersecurity Practitioner

Experience

IT Technician

2 Years

Provide hands-on support for 50+ users in an ag-tech IoT environment—troubleshooting hardware, Windows, and network issues, hardening endpoints, and documenting procedures to improve reliability and security hygiene.

Temporary Penetration tester

1 Month

Performed web application and infrastructure testing for the Drug Policy Alliance as part of Evolve Security Academy—using tools like Nmap, Burp Suite, and sqlmap to identify vulnerabilities and deliver a written report with remediation steps.

SOC & Blue Team Labs

6 Months

Investigated simulated incidents by analyzing Windows Event logs, Zeek/pcap data, and SIEM dashboards; triaged alerts, mapped activity to MITRE ATT&CK, and practiced incident response workflows in a lab setting.

Compliance Analyst

6 Months

Mapped controls to frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls v8, and ISO 27001, drafted basic policy and procedure examples, and performed risk assessment and exception tracking exercises across sample environments.

Recent Projects

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Personal Portfolio Website

A responsive personal website built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to showcase cybersecurity projects, experience, and technical skills with a clean, modern UI.

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Email Breach Checker (HIBP API CLI Tool)

A Python-based command-line tool that automates bulk email breach checks using the Have I Been Pwned API, generating structured output logs and summary reports for security analysis.

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