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  {\Large\bfseries Ashar S. Ahmed}\\[2pt]
  New York, NY / Toronto, ON \textbar\ \href{https://linkedin.com/in/asharahmed}{LinkedIn} \textbar\ \href{https://github.com/asharahmed}{GitHub} \textbar\ \href{mailto:ashar@aahmed.org}{ashar@aahmed.org} \textbar\ \href{tel:+19298128804}{(929) 812-8804} \textbar\ U.S. and Canadian Citizen
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\section{Technical Skills}
\textbf{SecOps / Detection:} SIEM alert triage, EDR investigation, log correlation, alert tuning, detection logic (SQL, regex), incident response playbooks, threat modeling\\
\textbf{Vulnerability Mgmt:} CVE triage, vulnerability validation/prioritization, remediation coordination, evidence collection, compliance closure tracking\\
\textbf{IAM / Endpoint:} MFA, macOS/Windows hardening, FileVault, patch compliance, MDM policy enforcement, endpoint baselines, DNS filtering\\
\textbf{Cloud / IaC:} AWS (IAM, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail), Azure (Defender for Cloud), Terraform, Terragrunt, Checkov, Docker, Kubernetes\\
\textbf{Scripting / Automation:} Python, PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript/TypeScript\\
\textbf{Compliance:} SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA-oriented controls, audit documentation, control evidence workflows

\section{Professional Experience}

\jobentry{Cyber Security Advisor}{Dr.\ Shariq Mumtaz Medicine Professional Corporation}{Jan.\ 2023 -- Present}
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  \item Built and owns the full security program from scratch for a 4-person medical practice (4--5 endpoints): risk register, remediation SLAs, KPI reporting, and prioritized roadmap
  \item Instrumented identity, endpoint, and network telemetry with correlation-driven triage; cut MTTD from days to under 1 hour
  \item Deployed fleet-wide MDM, MFA, FileVault, DNS filtering, and patch cadences; standardized baselines reduced spam and unsolicited traffic by \textbf{80\%}
  \item Authored incident response playbooks and HIPAA-oriented audit evidence; supported external IT vendors through vulnerability closure and compliance reviews
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\jobentry{Software Developer}{Government of Canada}{Feb.\ 2021 -- Jan.\ 2022}
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  \item Engineered secure AWS infrastructure (IAM, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) via Terraform/Terragrunt; enforced policy-as-code scanning with Checkov
  \item Eliminated bot-driven abuse by migrating request validation from reCAPTCHA v2 to v3, removing user friction while increasing passive detection coverage across all form endpoints
  \item Decomposed a monolithic API into discrete microservices, reducing individual call payloads and cutting data load times by \textbf{80\%}
  \item Implemented CI quality gates and automated testing, increasing code coverage from \textasciitilde20\% to \textbf{85\%}; reduced client-reported data incidents from 4--5 to 1--2 per cycle
  \item Produced security runbooks and incident-support documentation adopted org-wide; awarded the \textbf{Directors' General Award of Merit} for delivery impact on national spectrum operations
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\jobentry{Software Developer Intern}{National Research Council of Canada (NRC)}{Sept.\ 2020 -- Dec.\ 2020}
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  \item Developed full-stack Oracle Database applications powering research data pipelines across multiple NRC divisions
  \item Engineered PL/SQL stored procedures and SQL-based automation to replace manual workflows, eliminating \textasciitilde10 hrs/week of manual processing
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\section{Projects \& Publications}

\textbf{The Cyber Centre and Technologies: A Meta-Analysis} \textbar\ \textit{Accepted, Canadian Military Journal (forthcoming)}
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  \item Authored an accepted meta-analysis on the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), synthesizing open-source sources on threat intelligence operations, detection capabilities, and critical infrastructure protection
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\section{Education}

\textbf{Master of Science (M.S.) Cybersecurity \& Information Assurance} \textbar\ Western Governors University \hfill Awarded 2024\\
\textbf{Bachelor of Computer Science (BCompSci)} \textbar\ Dalhousie University \hfill Awarded 2024

\section{Certifications}
Systems Security Certified Professional (SSCP) \hfill Awarded 2023\\
AWS Certified Solutions Architect \& Developer - Associate \hfill Awarded 2022\\
\href{https://www.credly.com/badges/ad897688-d1c0-4b9b-9b38-dec11de968ee/public_url}{Associate of ISC2 (CISSP Exam Passed)} \hfill Awarded 2025

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