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Cybersecurity student at PUP who built a custom 70B cybersecurity LLM and placed Global Runner-Up in the USAII Global AI Hackathon.

Philippines

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At the USAII GLOBAL AI HACKATHON 2026, I led the team behind TulongAI to a Global Runner-Up finish among 6,000+ international participants. I drove project strategy, managed system design, and architected the core backend infrastructure for the final deployment.

I built a custom 70B model by merging open-source LLM architectures and fine-tuning it with cybersecurity datasets. I also added a RAG pipeline and deployed it through Cloudflare Tunnel, Azure, and AWS; as Blue Team Lead at Google Developer Groups on Campus, I lead defensive security workshops and hands-on training.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador & Cisco Cybersecurity Co-Lead

Current

Microsoft

Co-lead security initiatives while managing Blue Team operations for Google Developer Groups. Coordinating sponsorship, challenge design, and event logistics for face-to-face CTF events.

Cybersecurity Blue Team Event Coordination CTF

Current

Blue Team Lead

Current

Google Developer Groups on Campus

Lead defensive security workshops and hands-on training on network hardening, vulnerability assessment, and OSINT.

Cybersecurity Network Hardening Vulnerability Assessment OSINT Training

Team Leader

USAII Global AI Hackathon

Led the team to a Global Runner-Up finish out of 6,000+ international participants by driving project strategy, managing system design, and delegating tasks. Directed the end-to-end development lifecycle and architected the core backend infrastructure.

Project Management System Design backend architecture AI Leadership

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

Pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering with a focus on AI-driven cybersecurity.

Microsoft

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200 Prep), Cybersecurity

Preparing for the Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) certification, focusing on threat mitigation using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and KQL.