if (cybersecurity) { protect(); }
const analyst = new SecurityProfessional();
threat.detect() && incident.respond();
Azure.deploy(infrastructure);
console.log("Hello World");

Rish Pednekar

Cybersecurity Analyst & IT Professional

Protecting digital assets and infrastructure with 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, threat detection, and cloud technologies. Currently safeguarding enterprise systems at Darktrace.

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Rish Pednekar

About Me

Cyber Analyst • Rutgers Alum • Ex-Founder & IT Supervisor

I'm Rish Pednekar, an experienced IT professional with 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity and information technology. I currently work as a Cybersecurity Analyst at Darktrace and was previously a Cybersecurity Analyst at Brother International Corporation, IT Supervisor at Rutgers Office of IT, and Founder of Rutgers Organization of Cloud Computing.

My expertise spans threat detection, incident response, cloud security, and risk management. I'm passionate about protecting digital assets and building secure, scalable infrastructure.

8,000+ Devices Protected
4+ Years Experience
200+ Students Reached
800+ Incidents Resolved

Professional Experience

Cybersecurity Analyst

Darktrace
Manhattan, NYC
Jul 2025 – Present
  • Current role focused on advanced threat detection and AI-powered cybersecurity solutions

Cybersecurity Analyst

Brother International Corporation
Bridgewater, NJ
Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Safeguarded 8,000+ devices using Taegis SIEM and EDR and Crowdstrike Falcon for NIST compliant machine learning threat detection
  • Implemented risk management and data modeling through KnowBe4 for phishing training across USA, Latin America, and Canada
  • Engineered cybersecurity fiscal year metrics for company National Sales conference to present to 50+ senior executives
  • Created SOP process flow for Delinea privileged access management for compliance standards

Cybersecurity Intern

Brother International Corporation
Bridgewater, NJ
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Designed and executed an OSINT-based Vishing Threat Hunt Campaign to train 30+ senior executives
  • Leveraged Qualys and Veracode for systematic code vulnerability analysis through dynamic and static scanning
  • Led Intune MDM Conditional Access Proof of Concept for company-wide implementation
  • Achieved 40% improvement in web application security and 50% increased efficiency

Information Technology Supervisor

Rutgers Office of Information Technology
New Brunswick, NJ
May 2023 – May 2025
  • Managed 50+ employees for shift scheduling and troubleshooting via Slack and Five9
  • Analyzed Juniper Mist network traffic for 9,800+ Access Points and performed routine maintenance
  • Provided technical support resolving 800+ incidents for Microsoft 365, Windows, macOS, and Cisco DUO
  • Updated ServiceNow policy procedures and Knowledge Articles for version control

President & Founder

Rutgers Organization of Cloud Computing
New Brunswick, NJ
Sep 2022 – Dec 2024
  • Spearheaded club growth to 200+ members, managing $2,000 budget through documented project management SOPs
  • Constructed 50+ hands-on workshops on Azure, Python, Docker, and Linux achieving 99% positive feedback
  • Achieved 300+ active member engagement through social media and campus Cloud-a-Thons

Featured Projects

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AI Pokemon Card Explorer

Python • Streamlit • Ollama • PokeTCG API

Developed secure data processing pipeline analyzing 17,000+ JSON records with real-time API integration and local ML agent for natural language query processing across 120+ card sets.

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GoPhish Infrastructure

BASH • Microsoft Azure • MailHog

Deployed automated SMTP infrastructure within Azure via cloning VMs for users to perform test phishing campaigns. Consolidated BASH scripts to configure MailHog onto Ubuntu VMs.

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New York Times Tesla API Analysis

Python • PyCharm • Pandas

Utilized NYT API and Python libraries (pickle, requests, pandas) to perform comprehensive Data ETL operations and analysis on Tesla-related news articles.

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Skills & Technologies

Security Tools

Taegis EDR CrowdStrike KnowBe4 Veracode Qualys Microsoft Defender Wireshark

Cloud Platforms

Microsoft Azure AWS Active Directory SharePoint Power BI ServiceNow

Programming

Python PowerShell SQL Java R BASH JavaScript

Certifications

Azure Fundamentals Qualys VMDR

Let's Connect

Ready to discuss cybersecurity, cloud technologies, or potential collaboration opportunities? I'm always open to connecting with fellow professionals and exploring new challenges.

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