Vijay Kumar Chinthakuntla
Springfield
Summary
Motivated and highly adaptable recent graduate in Cybersecurity Management from the University of Illinois Springfield. Actively pursuing hands-on cybersecurity certifications while gaining knowledge in key cybersecurity domains via IBM and Google Coursera programs. Eager to contribute to entry-level cybersecurity roles, especially in compliance, risk, and security operations within organizations accepting OPT candidates.
Overview
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Certification
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity Management
University of Illinois Springfield
05.2025
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
India01.2023
Skills
- Cybersecurity Foundations
- Threat Modeling
- Security Architecture
- Network Security
- Risk Management
- Security Policies
- Python Basics
- Linux
- SQL
- Digital Forensics
- NIST
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- Wireshark
- IBM QRadar
- Microsoft Office Suite
Certification
- IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate (Coursera)
- Google Cybersecurity Certificate (Coursera)
- IBM Generative AI for Cybersecurity Professionals
- CompTIA Security+ (Target: 06/25)
Work Eligibility
Authorized to work in the United States under F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training). No visa sponsorship required at this time. Open to roles that do not require security clearance.
Academic Projects And Labs
- Simulated SOC operations and incident response as part of IBM Cybersecurity Analyst labs
- Developed a sample GRC framework as part of the Google Cybersecurity Capstone
- Built and tested encryption scripts using Python XOR logic for academic capstone
Timeline
Master of Science - Cybersecurity Management
University of Illinois Springfield
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
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