Nicky Desai
Security Operations Center Analyst Intern- Quinnipiac
Hamden, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicky Desai is a computer science and cybersecurity student at Quinnipiac University with a practical focus on security operations and web development. As a SOC Analyst Intern, Nicky monitors and analyzes high-volume network alerts using tools like Canary, Gravwell, and Microsoft Entra, helping tighten incident response workflows and improve detection accuracy. With 11 years of work experience and a background that includes an associate degree in mechanical engineering, they bring analytical rigor and cross-disciplinary problem solving to technical challenges. Nicky also tutors and mentors students, demonstrating strong communication skills and an ability to translate complex concepts into measurable learning gains. Ambitious and hands-on, they combine classroom learning with real-world security exercises and hands-on web projects to prepare for a career in cybersecurity and secure web engineering.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Quinnipiac UniversityHamden High schoolAssociate's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Associate's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Connecticut State Community College
English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu
Github Skills (19)
android-application3
react3
mongodb3
nodejs3
online-store2
css2
simulate2
kotlin2
javascript2
react-boilerplate2
android2
django1
redux1
preload1
web-application1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ndgithub/Popular-Movies
Mar 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:4 PRs, 22 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 7 months
moviesnanodegreeudacityandroidkotlin
ndgithub/camp-grads
Aug 2019 - Oct 2019
A social network for graduates of coding boot camps
Contributions:45 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
social-networkreactcampsgraduatesnodejs
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