Preet Desai
preetd2026@gmail.com · 862-260-5984 · linkedin.com/in/preet-desai26 · preet-desai.me
Education
Carnegie Mellon University — Heinz College
August 2026 – May 2028Master of Science in Information Security Policy & Management (MSISPM) · Pittsburgh, PA
- Relevant coursework: Information Security Management, Economics, Management Consulting
Rowan University — John H. Martinson Honors College
September 2023 – May 2026Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · Magna Cum Laude · GPA 3.7 · Glassboro, NJ
- Relevant coursework: Programming Languages, Software Engineering, Data Mining with Pandas
County College of Morris
September 2021 – May 2023Cybersecurity Information Protection Program · GPA 3.7 · Randolph, NJ
- Relevant coursework: Network Security, Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and System Defense, Cyberwarfare
Professional Experience
Werbel Microwave — Software Engineering Co-Op
January 2026 – PresentWhippany, NJ (Remote)
- Drive sales using Google Analytics, Ads, and search algorithms to process useful AdWords and publicize products.
- Implement honeypots to eliminate botnet production, driving website traffic by 70%.
- Optimize the business ERP Excel document for coherence between Engineering, Testing, and Sales.
Sensonics International — Research & Development Intern
May 2025 – October 2025Haddon Heights, NJ
- Managed 30+ ongoing research projects in Jira, improving time efficiency by 60% across a wide project mix.
- Automated shipping workflows with a JavaScript bookmarklet, increasing participant volume by 60%.
- Analyzed deployment testing to verify consistent, auditable dataset collection across 100+ demographic groups.
Werbel Microwave — Computer Science Specialist
February 2024 – July 2024Whippany, NJ (Remote)
- Developed 3D/2D models in AutoCAD to virtualize products for clients and help drive product sales by 30%.
- Logged 450+ inventory items with JavaScript, decreasing stock-room downtime by 2 hours.
- Used Zoho CRM to automate inventory tracking, improving resource traceability by 90%.
Werbel Microwave — Test Technician
February 2023 – August 2023Whippany, NJ
- Performed threat analysis on 450+ RF components, identifying faults, anomalies, and non-compliant behavior.
- Created instant CAPA ticketing with Excel macros, increasing threat mitigation in production by 30%.
- Troubleshot customer order failures, contributing to a $2,000+ increase in sales-department revenue.
Course Projects
- Contributing to artificial intelligence red-teaming research in CyLab at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Developing a business model with HKS Financial to turn entrepreneurial ideas into sophisticated strategies.
- Attended Marketplace Risk to discuss enumeration attacks and marketplace trust & safety — attendance only; not an award.
- Placed top 6 at the Carnegie Mellon / Replit Buildathon with BLOOM, an AI-assisted companion for older adults.
- Built a C++ system resource monitor for ASRC Federal clients using SDLC and Agile Scrum.
- Identified library-network vulnerabilities with Burp Suite, Wireshark, Nmap, and Metasploit.
- Used Power Automate to decrease downtime by 70% when opening SOPs and CAPA files in production.
- Automated shipping by 90% by integrating a Claude bookmarklet into USPS Click-N-Ship.
Skills
GRC & compliance: ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust, Vanta, SIEM / Power BI, Power Automate, MITRE ATT&CK, OSINT, Qt Charts
Security & networking: Risk management, data visualization, incident response, business continuity
Cloud & platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Zoho, Microsoft Office, MongoDB, cloud architecture
Programming: Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, Rust, Lua, R, VBA, HTML