Summary
Alec Dhuse is a Cyber Security Manager with 13 years of hands-on experience securing academic and policy institutions, currently leading security operations and detection engineering at The Brookings Institution. He blends incident response, malware analysis, SIEM deployment, and automation with a strong software engineering foundation (MSc in Software Engineering and Project Management). Alec has a practical track record deploying enterprise firewalls, managing vulnerability programs, and scripting custom tooling in Python to streamline security workflows. His background includes teaching computer science in the Peace Corps, giving him a rare combination of technical depth and cross-cultural communication skills. Based in Washington, D.C., he pairs threat intelligence and process-driven controls to make security both measurable and operational.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Information Systems - Software Engineering and Project Management, Master’s Degree Computer Information Systems - Software Engineering and Project Management at Grand Valley State University
English, French