SHEENA LEAL
[email protected], 720-539-9473
A driven and detail-oriented new cybersecurity specialist with six years' experience in the criminal justice field. Looking for analytical roles in cybersecurity to strengthen new technical skills in penetration testing, Wireshark, Kali Linux, Ethical Hacking, vulnerability assessment and Network Security. Energized team-player with proven customer service, problem solving and leadership skills. Completed certificate in Cybersecurity from the University of Denver in 2021. Preparing for the CompTIA Security+ certificate. Eager to learn and to collaborate alongside like-minded individuals who want to ensure compliance with security best practices.
Denver, CO, USA
Technical Skills
Programing Languages and Technologies: Linux Fundamentals, Java Script, Kali Linux, SQL, and Python Fundamentals
Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and Network Security: Vulnerability Scanning, Risk Assessment, Intrusion Detection, Machine Learning, CIA triad, Metasploit, Nmap, Windows security, XSS, Penetration Testing, Risk Management Processes, Windows/Linux Hardening, Privacy Principles, Network Forensics, Governance & Compliance, Information Systems and Technology.
Work Experience
September 2019 - Present
Legal Secretary Bilingual, District Court, Denver District Attorney's Office
Develops consistent communication with a team of four District Court attorneys, an investigator and a victim advocate to ensure top quality case management. Works individually to prioritize and multitask all administrative tasks. Well-versed in legal proceedings, ethics, policies and in compliance with court processes. Deploys and masters the use of various databases and computer programs. Provides direction and guidance to attorneys on these databases and computer programs.
June 2019 - September 2019
Judicial Assistant Adams County Justice Center
Achieved superb attention to detail and thrived in a fast-paced and challenging environment where accuracy and efficiency matter. Review, updates and maintains internal and external case documentation. I sought out opportunities to continue to strengthen and diversify my skill set to carry out judicial activities across departments within the court.
August 2018 - June 2019
Lead Bilingual Intake Specialist The Link, JAC for Adams County
Advocated and evaluated all at-risk youth for needs by using established assessment and screening tools. Collaborated and communicated with several teams and with diverse family structures to provide evidence-based solutions to ongoing family situations. Mentored and created work plans for specialists to apply in interviews and create positive relationships with families and youth.
Education
December - 2021
University of Denver
Cybersecurity Certificate
May 2017
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor of Science : Criminal Justice and Criminology
May 2011
Mile High Adventist Academy
High School Diploma
Projects
Red Team vs Blue Team
Utilized Microsoft Azure cloud environment involving security assessment of target machine, password exploitation through brute force attack, and reverse shell upload, and follow up through use of Kibana Filebeat, Metricbeat, and Packetbeat for identification and proposal of mitigation tactics on the target machine. Ran vulnerability scans and interpreted log data to suggest mitigation measures for each exploit found.
Elkstack
Connected through a virtual private network to utilize Microsoft Azure to perform network security monitoring through load balancers, virtual machines, and the installation and configuration of an ELK server through the use of Ansible playbooks to run ELK containers. Achieved ELK server to deploy and receive logs from all three web VM’s created in Microsoft Azure.
