Experience

Security operations to AI security.

Three years at MasterControl — a SOC internship, FedRAMP cloud security and vulnerability management, and now the enterprise AI security program.

Roles

Jun 2026 — Present

Salt Lake City, UT

Current

AI Security Engineer

MasterControl, Inc.

  • Own MasterControl's AI security program end-to-end — strategy to execution, including the AI Acceptable Use Policy and the required developer training on safe AI use that backs it.
  • Leading the LiteLLM gateway and Onyx guardrails deployment that puts internal LLM traffic on one inspected path, with customer-facing environments next.
  • Driving org-wide AI governance via Netskope — enforcement specified to block unauthorized AI tools and cut shadow AI exposure, pending rollout approval.
  • Led POCs on AI/MCP gateway and guardrails platforms to drive vendor selection and shape AI governance policy.

Feb 2025 — Jun 2026

Salt Lake City, UT

Cloud Security Engineer

MasterControl, Inc.

  • Drove adoption of an AI guardrails platform to inspect LLM traffic for prompt injection and data leakage, rolled out logging-first ahead of enforcement.
  • Deployed Wiz Admission Controller to validate signed container images and enforce workload integrity in Kubernetes.
  • Built multi-agent security workflows in Claude Code to automate rapid risk assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability assessments — enabling org-wide self-service security reviews.

May 2024 — Dec 2024

Boston, MA

Security Engineer Intern — Cloud Security & Vulnerability Management (FedRAMP)

MasterControl, Inc.

  • Conducted vulnerability assessments with Tenable and Wiz on AWS infrastructure to maintain FedRAMP compliance.
  • Owned Tenable and Wiz operations through recurring FedRAMP audit cycles, keeping scanning coverage and evidence audit-ready.
  • Authored custom Wiz detection rules for malicious activity, improving asset visibility and accelerating incident response.

Jul 2023 — Dec 2023

Boston, MA

Security Engineer Intern — Security Operations

MasterControl, Inc.

  • Deployed NIDS and honeypots within a FedRAMP environment to strengthen threat visibility and early detection.
  • Validated SIEM and CrowdStrike detection rules via adversary simulation, identifying coverage gaps and improving accuracy.
  • Built real-time Domo dashboards for executive security visibility, enabling data-driven decision-making.

May 2021 — Jul 2021

Mumbai, India

Summer Intern

LTI — Larsen & Toubro Infotech

  • Designed real-time traffic analytics for India's Smart City Mission, enabling data-driven decisions for city authorities.
  • Built Python automation to process social media data streams, updating traffic congestion metrics hourly in SQLite.

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