Hi, I'm Essa.

I study at ISU and work at Intel.

Previously worked at State Farm and Verizon.

Intel

Security Engineer Intern (Aug 2021 - Present)

Team: Platform and Security Services


Verizon

Security Engineer Intern (Jun 2021 - Aug 2021)

Team: Security Development Services


State Farm

Software Engineer Intern (Jan 2021 - Apr 2021)

Team: THE Delivery Experience


Software Engineer Intern (May 2020 - Dec 2020)

Team: Test Enablement and Environment Management


Illinois State University

Undergraduate Student (Aug 2018 - May 2022)

BS in Cybersecurity, Senior


Undergraduate Research Assistant (Aug 2020 - Dec 2020)

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (Security, Privacy, and Ethics) | Dr. Shaoen Wu


Information Technology Specialist (May 2020 - Aug 2020)

Team: Endpoint Support


Projects

A list of select projects (personal, research, and hackathons)


The Intern Hub


A web application to guide interns during the onboarding process and well beyond their beginning weeks.


Tech Stack: JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap


Yelp Clone App


Cloned Yelp's business search API to build a simpler web application and deployed to the Heroku cloud space.


Tech Stack: Python, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap


Data Encryption Standard (DES)


A semester-long group research project that demonstrates the security vulnerabilities in the DES algorithm.


Tech Stack: Viper (password cracker)


Portfolio


A web application that showcases my portfolio including work experiences, research, and projects.


Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript


Get In Touch


Feel free to contact and connect with me on LinkedIn.