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AI Security Standards & Enablement Resume

Focused on AI security standards, MCP security, CIS Controls and Benchmarks, secure AI enablement, technical product support, CLI/Bash proficiency, and practical AI adoption.

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Selected Highlights

  • Principal Co-author — CIS Controls v8.1 MCP Companion Guide. Full-length CIS publication mapping MCP clients, servers, tools, resources, prompts, authorization, least privilege, confused deputy risk, and secure configuration across all 18 CIS Controls. Co-authored with Shreyans Mehta (Cequence).
  • Collaborator — CIS Controls v8.1 AI/LLM and AI Agents Companion Guides. Contributed to practical guidance on LLM security, agentic AI risk, and CIS Controls mapping for enterprise AI environments.
  • AI Benchmarks Lead, CIS AI Benchmarks Community — leading community coordination, scope definition, and publication roadmap for AI security benchmarks. Developing the CIS MCP Benchmark.
  • Designed and leads CIS AI Office Hours and internal enablement programs for beginner and advanced audiences, translating AI security concepts into practical, actionable workflows.
  • Built AI chatbot from prototype to MVP — documentation-focused assistant for internal support and knowledge-base workflows, maintained AI research resources tracking emerging risk.
  • Developing MCP server concepts for the SecureSuite Platform — engaging enterprise customers on secure integration patterns, governance, and AI product enablement.
  • Hands-on technical product support across CIS SecureSuite products — CLI-driven troubleshooting, Bash/Linux workflows, logs, configuration files, test environments, customer issue reproduction, and engineering handoffs.
  • CIS Webinar presenter — From Prompts to Protocols: The Security Blueprint for Enterprise AI.
  • Site Lead & Principal Training Specialist — Raytheon IIS, Kabul, Afghanistan. Led English Language Training at the Afghan Presidential Palace and NATO Resolute Support HQ. Managed up to 27 instructors. U.S. Secret security clearance (inactive).

Experience

CIS AI Benchmarks Lead / Technical Product Support Specialist

Center for Internet Security (CIS)

Oct 2021 – Present
  • Principal Co-author, CIS Controls v8.1 MCP Companion Guide (with Shreyans Mehta, Cequence)
  • Collaborator, CIS Controls v8.1 AI/LLM and AI Agents Companion Guides
  • AI Benchmarks Lead — CIS AI Benchmarks Community; developing CIS MCP Benchmark
  • Designed and leads AI Office Hours; beginner and advanced secure AI enablement programs
  • Built AI chatbot from proof of concept to MVP; maintains internal AI research resources
  • Developing MCP server concepts for SecureSuite Platform; customer-facing AI integration support
  • CIS Webinar presenter: From Prompts to Protocols — The Security Blueprint for Enterprise AI
  • Technical product support across CIS SecureSuite products — CLI-driven troubleshooting, Bash/Linux workflows, log and config analysis, test environments, customer issue reproduction, and engineering handoffs

Benchmarks Development Intern

Center for Internet Security (CIS)

Jul 2021 – Oct 2021
  • MITRE ATT&CK mapping for Windows 10 CIS Benchmark recommendations
  • Research and analysis supporting Windows, Server, and Edge benchmark development

Site Lead & Principal Training & Development Specialist

Raytheon Intelligence and Information Services — Kabul, Afghanistan

2014 – 2017
  • Led English Language Training at the Afghan Presidential Palace and NATO Resolute Support HQ
  • Coordinated with Afghan National Security Council and U.S. Department of Defense stakeholders
  • Managed up to 27 instructors in a high-pressure operational environment
  • U.S. Secret security clearance (inactive)

Training & Education Specialist (various roles)

United States, Taiwan, Hungary, and International Contexts

2008 – 2014
  • Delivered adult education and professional training across diverse international contexts
  • Worked with military, refugee resettlement, and international professional audiences
  • Built foundational expertise in curriculum design, cross-cultural communication, and adult learning
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