"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila" — Mitch Ratliff And I bring you a solution to override those mistakes and provide possible ways to avoid them. Strengths include careful and meticulous work in security analysis and investigations, flexibility in quickly adapting to new projects and technology Knowledgeable in network security topics, including Firewalls and Virtual Private Networks, Network Traffic (UDP, TCP), Network Traffic Monitoring (Wireshark, Molochs), Intrusion Detection Systems, System Vulnerabilities, Risk Assessment and SIEM tools. After having worked with the Incident Response team at NBC Universal and with an internship with the Security practice team at Splunk, I now have a thorough understanding of the real world security issues and the business impact. I love to be challenged and am very passionate about solving the problems. Research and Interests: Incident Response and log investigation Secure Software Development Network, Web and Computer Security Data Leak Prevention Techniques and Data Security Information System Forensics BlackBox Penetration Testing

Information Security Analyst - Incident Response team @ Working with the Incident SAFE Response Team to detect, analyse and provide counter measures for cyber attacks. Worked with a team of analysts on daily operational monitoring and escalation of information security events and also function as an intrusion analyst to examine security events for context, risk, and criticality. Also, performed activities related to investigating suspicious activities like abnormal network traffic behavior, XSS and SQL Injections on Web Application server, Malware callbacks and remediations. I am actively involved in processes related to Threat Intelligence and Brand Protection. Here are the few tools that I have used extensively: Symantec Endpoint Protection HP Arc Sight Splunk Moloch - Packet capture for rapid searches FireEye etc From January 2015 to July 2015 (7 months) Security Practice team @ Developed machine learning models using the scikit library in Python based on Splunk Technology to detect anomalies in the data Collaborated with the Security Practice team to write modules to enrich the raw data, using K-Means and Naïve Bayes classification algorithms and designed and developed Splunk specific security use-cases Design and write Splunk Apps, develop dashboards, drive code for additional functionality in analytic modeling, classification and visualization for fraud and insider threat use cases. From June 2014 to August 2014 (3 months) Greater Seattle AreaNetwork Administrator - Intern @ One month summer internship in July 2012 at Syndrome Technologies. It encompasses integration and management of the complex IT infrastructure. Worked as a trainee and was trained in Network Security, IT networking and Voice over Internet Protocol. From July 2012 to August 2012 (2 months) Mumbai Area, IndiaWeb Developer @ Part of the website development team from S.P.I.T which developed a college networking portal which is now extensively used by the students of college, primarily for campus recruitment drives. The website also includes additional features like student profiles, social networking, attendance, college announcements. From January 2012 to August 2012 (8 months) Mumbai Area, India

Master's degree, Information Assurance @ Northeastern University From 2013 to 2015 Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering, First class @ University of Mumbai From 2009 to 2013 Bhavin Patel is skilled in: Computer Security, Network Security, Python, Information Security, Information Assurance, Web Development, Network Administration, Penetration Testing, C++, Software Development, C, HTML, Network Programming, Data Security, Networking