Preet Desai

CMU Heinz MSISPM · Cyber, risk, and GRC · Open to Summer 2027 internships

Morris Plains, NJ · preet-desai.me · linkedin.com/in/preet-desai26

Education

M.S. Information Security Policy & Management (MSISPM) ’28 · Pittsburgh, PA

Focus: cybersecurity governance, policy, and risk management. Coursework includes Information Security Management, Economic Analysis, and Intro to Cyber Intelligence.

B.S. Computer Science · Magna Cum Laude · GPA 3.7 · Glassboro, NJ

Completed in three years. Coursework: Programming Languages, Software Engineering, Data Mining with Pandas.

Experience

Whippany, NJ (Remote)

• Applied system administration protocols via Vanta, reducing exposure from unknown actors targeting denial-of-service risk.
• Implemented honeypots to disrupt botnet activity and improve visibility into malicious traffic.
• Optimized cross-team workflow between Engineering, Testing, and Sales.

Haddon Heights, NJ

• Managed 30+ research projects in Jira and automated shipping workflows with a JavaScript bookmarklet.
• Analyzed deployment testing for consistent, auditable dataset collection across 100+ demographic groups.
• Attended SSIB 2025 at Oxford University with the Sensonics team.

• Maintained document control, logged 450+ inventory items with JavaScript tooling, and automated tracking in Zoho CRM.

• Performed threat analysis on 450+ RF components and created instant CAPA ticketing with Excel macros.

Projects & selected activity

BLOOM — CMU Heinz / Replit Build-with-AI Buildathon

Presented BLOOM, a companion experience focused on connection and growth for older adults. bloom-keepgrowing.vercel.app

Linux Live System Resource Monitor

Rowan project delivering live alerts and key findings for ASRC Federal clients, with use-case and activity models.

Marketplace Risk NYC

Attended Marketplace Risk NYC (attendance; not an award).

Skills

GRC: ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust, Vanta, NIST, ISO 9001, RBAC, risk assessment, business continuity

Security: MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM / Power BI, OSINT, incident response, NSA/DHS certified, Security+ (in progress)

Engineering: Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, SQL / MongoDB, AWS, GCP, Azure, Jira, Zoho CRM