Raj Patil
Technical program Management | Cybersecurity professional
Summary
I’m a technical program management professional with a background in cybersecurity and workflow automation, currently pursuing my master's in information technology at ASU. I have experience coordinating programs, improving operational workflows, and contributing to automation initiatives that enhance efficiency and scalability. Alongside my program management experience, I bring hands-on knowledge of cybersecurity, including SIEM tools, threat analysis, and secure system design from my internship at IBM. I’m particularly interested in technical program manager roles where I can bridge business operations and technical teams, especially in security-focused environments.
Education
Master of Science in Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology
Experience
W.P. Carey of Business school
- AI-Driven Innovation: Spearheading the end-to-end lifecycle of a closed-loop AI outreach engine, automating prospecting cycles through integrated intelligence & decisioning modules.
- Program Planning & Execution: Driving execution of a scalable, AI-powered system, managing critical path dependencies, and aligning technical delivery with institutional strategic goals.
- Automated Metrics & Reporting: Designing automated tracking systems for program activities, leveraging AI to "grok" complex data into clear status reports and executive dashboards.
- Stakeholder Management: Partnering across engineering and business teams to define project scope, ensuring messaging authenticity through HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) protocols.
AZNEXT
- Architected scalable hands-on labs that simulate complex SOC operations, integrating packet analysis and data protection into automated training environments.
- Mentored 50+ participants on cyber risk management and IAM frameworks, translating theoretical compliance into practical security logic.
- Guided the development of security automation in Python and C/C++, introducing generative AI applications for predictive threat detection and response.
- Standardized documentation metrics and lab module architectures to enhance the tracking of participant progress and system operational efficiency
IBM
- Developed Python-based automation for real-time endpoint monitoring, utilizing logic-driven scripting to reduce incident response latency by 20%.
- Conducted deep-dive investigations using Autopsy and Wireshark to identify root-cause anomalies and engineer proactive defense signatures.
- Architected a passwordless authentication system using FIDO2/WebAuthn to mitigate identity-based threats through advanced cryptographic protocols.
- Synthesized complex investigative data into structured intelligence reports, mapping adversary behaviors to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Projects
Built a real-time password validation tool (JavaScript) with entropy rules, encryption standards, and complexity checks.
- Implemented rules for encryption standards, password entropy, and complexity validation (upper/lower case, numbers, special characters).
- Designed an interactive UI providing instant feedback to improve user authentication security.
- Improved user awareness of identity protection and password hardening against brute-force attacks.
Built a machine learning-based cybersecurity application to detect phishing emails with high accuracy.
- Applied NLP techniques (tokenization, stop-word removal, TF-IDF vectorization) for content analysis.
- Trained and optimized models (logistic regression, random forest, and naive Bayes) for threat detection.
- Developed a web-based security tool using JavaScript to analyze and validate password strength in real time.
Technical Skills
Skills: Python, Bash, C, C++, Node, JavaScript, Automation Scripts, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful API Development, HTML, CSS, React, Bootstrap, JSON, Windows, MacOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, VPN, Wired/Wireless Networks, Firewalls, Jira, Confluence, Zendesk, Tableau, Autopsy, E3, IAM, SIEM, NIST, RMF, Zero Trust, Threat Hunting, AWS Cloud Architecting, AIG Shield Up, PWC Cyber Job Simulation, Google Cybersecurity Certification, ISC² Cybersecurity Badge
Awards & Achievements
- Cybersecurity Hands on Problem Solving(CHOPS) — AZ Next (Nov 2025)
- Security Operation Center Bootcamp — Thinkcloudly (Jan 2026)
- AWS Academy Graduate - Cloud Architecting — AWS (Apr 2025)
- PwC Switzerland - Cybersecurity Job Simulation — Forage (Jan 2025)
- SUN Award — ASU (May 2025)