MBA in IT Management
Graduate-level training in technology strategy, leadership, and business operations for IT teams.
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Dwan Edwards
Cybersecurity Strategy & GRC Analyst
Video Introduction
Case Study: Enterprise Strategy & Financial Risk Simulation
Analyzed the strategic financial impacts of aggressive capital scaling, operational risk management, and multi-quarter resource allocation during an intensive executive lifecycle simulation.
Net Income Trajectory ($ Millions)
-$0.21M
Q2
-$1.73M
Q4 (R&D Leap)
+$1.22M
Q5 (Payoff)
-$0.03M
Q6
Strategic Insights
- Risk Appetite Modeling: Intentionally absorbed a $1.73M planned deficit in Q4 to secure proprietary technology, shifting long-term competitive risk down by establishing an aggressive feature moat.
- Financial Governance & Compliance: Leveraged corporate Loss Carry Forward compliance mechanisms to entirely eliminate taxable corporate liability during hyper-growth phases.
- Executive Translation: Demonstrated the direct bridge between operational security and core enterprise value by converting chaotic, multi-quarter production data into clean dashboard metrics for C-suite delivery.
Certifications and Education
CompTIA Security+
Industry certification covering network security, risk management, and threat mitigation.
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Advanced ethical hacking credential focused on penetration testing and cybersecurity defense.
TryHackMe Profile
Hands-on cyber security training platform focusing on penetration testing, security operations, and threat analysis.
View Profile →About Me
I am a dedicated Cybersecurity SOC Analyst and GRC Strategist, specializing in bridging the gap between technical threat detection and enterprise risk management. With a background in IT Management (MBA) and a focus on quantitative risk modeling, I translate complex security vulnerabilities into actionable business insights. I am passionate about staying ahead of emerging threats through active competition on TryHackMe and developing open-source GRC tools to help organizations secure their SaaS environments.
Projects
Enterprise GRC Risk Model
A quantitative risk model using Monte Carlo simulations (Python) to provide dollar-value impacts for SaaS data security.
Tech: Python | Monte Carlo | GRC
Commercial IT Asset Management & Vulnerability Compliance Audit
An enterprise-grade relational database schema and active continuous monitoring audit engine built to identify systemic risk profiles and infrastructure compliance anomalies using multi-table conditional inner joins and patch remediation scripts.
Tech: SQL | SQLite | DBeaver | GRC
Enterprise IAM Governance & Access Control Audit
An Identity & Access Management logging structure and compliance auditing dashboard engineered to track user authorization telemetry, enforce the Principle of Least Privilege, and flag rogue privilege escalation anomalies mapped to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls.
Tech: SQL | SQLite | DBeaver | IAM | GRC
Enterprise Vendor Risk & Compliance Metrics Engine
A Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) compliance auditing engine engineered to calculate vendor risk density distributions, isolate service-level compliance gaps, and aggregate multi-vendor SLA failures using complex SQL GROUP BY statements, COUNT functions, and HAVING filters mapped to SOC 2 Type II criteria.
Tech: SQL | SQLite | DBeaver | TPRM | GRC
Technical Skills
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Technical & Cyber Operations
- Languages: Python, SQL (SQLite)
- Architecture: VirtualBox, Firewalls (pfSense/OPNsense), Network Segmentation
- Threat Analysis: Wireshark, Packet Inspection, Nmap, Kali Linux, Parrot OS
- Data Auditing: Relational Databases, Multi-table Joins, DBeaver
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Strategy, Risk & Governance
- Frameworks: NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II
- Risk Modeling: Quantitative Risk Assessment, Monte Carlo Simulations
- IT Governance: Identity & Access Management (IAM), Least Privilege Enforcement
- Vendor Management: Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), SLA Auditing
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