Ashok Chapagai Resume

Ashok Chapagai

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Experience

Cybersecurity Administrator : LFL Group : Oct 2024 - Present

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SecOps Intern : Fusion Computing Limited : May 2024 - August 2024

• Patched 50+ vulnerabilities using Automox, ConnectWise, and PowerShell to improve endpoint security and compliance.
• Monitored and responded to threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Proofpoint, and Huntress, following CIS and NIST frameworks.
• Reduced phishing attacks by 40% through targeted training and email threat analysis using Proofpoint.

Senior Software Engineer : Takeo.ai/Kwant.ai : July 2022 - Dec 2022

• Strengthened software security and reduced vulnerabilities by implementing robust measures, improving overall security posture.
• Implemented Test Driven Development (TDD) methodologies to support software engineering vendors for Apple and Walmart, ensuring reliable and maintainable code.
• Reduced website/application error rates by 90% by streamlining complex logic implementation and enhancing error handling through comprehensive test cases.

Software Engineer / Team Lead. : TechKraft Inc. Pvt. Ltd : Sep 2021 - July 2022

• Led secure frontend development for an in-house Applicant Tracking System, ensuring optimized performance and adherence to secure coding practices.
• Achieved 99.99% uptime for cloud applications by implementing secure high availability and disaster recovery strategies in AWS and Azure, partnering with DevOps to mitigate infrastructure risks.
• Improved application performance and security by optimizing React code, enforcing best practices, and migrating to Next.js for enhanced scalability and safer server-side rendering.

Education

Postgraduation in Cybersecurity : January 2023 - August 2024

Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology : Ontario, Canada

Bachelor in Computer Engineering : Sep 2015 - August 2021

Pokhara University : Pokhara, Nepal

Skills

Programming Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, C, Python, Go, Rust

Security: API Security, Static and Dynamic Analysis, API Security, Mobile Application Testing, Threat Hunting, Email Security, Infrastructure Security

Others: Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, AWS, Azure DevOps, Next.js, React.js, Git, KQL, PowerBI, Sophos, KnowBe4, CrowdStrike, Qualys, AD Audit,

Certifications

Security Operations Analyst - SC-200 : Azure Security Engineer - AZ-500 : Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900

CompTIA Security+ : Junior Penetration Tester - eJPT : APISEC Certified Practitioner - ACP

Awards, Honors and Participations

Hackathons, Hack The North ( Winner ), MetHacks 23, Utech Hackathon ( Mentor ) : 2024

• Winner of the CSE Air-Gapped Environment challenge at Canada’s Biggest Hackathon

Participations, UofT Hacks 11, NSBE Hacks, GenAI Genesis : 2024

• SOMETHING

Facebook Hall of Fame Meta Bug Bounty Program : 2020,2022

• SOMETHING

Capture The Flag Events, TriosCTF by EC Council ( 2nd ), Trios CTF ( Organizer ), ThreatCon CTF 2022 ( 6th ), NepHack 3.0 ( 4th ), VectorCTF ( 1st ) : From 2019 to 2024