Akash Patel
Surat
Summary
Cybersecurity professional with robust experience in safeguarding networks and systems. Skilled in threat detection, risk assessment, and implementing security protocols. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for reliability, analytical thinking, and excellent communication in high-stakes environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Specialist - Penetration tester
SecuroServ Labs
06.2024 - Current
- Worked on 10+ IT Security audits pertaining to prevention and securing of data and networks being attacked by threat actors.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging threats, providing proactive solutions for potential vulnerabilities.
- Contributed to the development of company-wide policies on information security, privacy, and acceptable use of technology resources.
- Collaborated with IT teams to ensure secure implementation of new software applications and systems.
- Conducted Vulnerability assessment of web applications.
- Acquainted with various approaches of black and grey box security testing.
- Capturing and analyzing traffic at all layers of the OSI model.
- Verify if the applicator has implemented basic security postures, and do the changes if required as per the client’s necessities.
- Skilled using Burp-Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Nikto, Aircrack-Ng, wifi pineapple to automate penetretation testing process and extensive use of Hak5 gadgets.
- Implement cloud services as per the feasible requirements of the firm to end hardware hassles.
- Ensuring the compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as per local and international standards.
- Certificate id : 102362182
Production Manager
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Siddhivinayak is an old name in the beverage industry operating since 2001, quenching the thirst of the state of Gujarat, India.
- With the point person to maintain the production of finished products ready for sale to the inventory management.
- Training of the new recruits to maintaining the spares for 2 filling lines and PET blowing machines, for smooth operation.
- Preparing records of quality control provided by the pharmacist to overlooking sales Both B2B and B2C.
- Team strength : 20
Production & Hvac Engineer
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Siddhivinayak is an old name in the beverage industry operating since 2001, quenching the thirst of the state of Gujarat, India.
- Responsible for maintaining the production line for smooth operation and production.
- Also monitor the hvac systems which helps in improving and maintaining product quality for a longer time.
- Innovating and implementing new HMI based turnkey technology to overcome old ageing machines for increase in efficiency and safety standards.
- Team building - hiring new workforce and training them to new age tech.
- Check on the preventive maintenance to avoid any problems at the time of operation.
- Team strength : 14
Production supervisor
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Siddhivinayak is an old name in the beverage industry operating since 2001, quenching the thirst of the state of Gujarat, India.
- Maintaining the production line for smooth operation and production.
- Checking the calibrated sensors and other instruments reports filed by the junior colleagues and advising them for improvements.
- Inspecting pre-production details and post production details for marking the day's inventory.
- Filing appropriate raw material directory and checking them from time.
- Perform preventive maintenance to avoid any problems at the time of operation.
- Monitor HMI - SCADA screens for optimum operation.
- Team strength : 8
Machine Operator
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Siddhivinayak is an old name in the beverage industry operating since 2001, quenching the thirst of the state of Gujarat, India.
- Operating the production line for various products in the plant.
- Solving any mechanical or technical problems with the machines of the plant like volumetric fillers, and packaging machines.
- Work on stretch blow-moulding machine for Polyethylene Terephthalate preforms which are made into plastic bottles.
IT and Network Administrator
Sukrit Autolink
04.2018 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: Sukrit Autolink is one of the reputed car dealership for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Jeep - Chrysler Automotives.
- Responsible for maintaining the network infrastructure for smooth operations of the company and service centre.
- Analyze and implement necessary changes, installing softwares and firmwares as and when required by workshop technicians for them to work efficiently and in the right course.
Assistant Engineer
K.N. Enterprise
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Company Overview: K.N. Enterprise is a subsidiary of ascon group of companies involved in multiple business like Manufacturing, textiles, real estates.
- As an assistant engineer i gained variety of knowledge here working on concrete block manufacturing industry as well as dyeing and printing unit(on certain occasions).
- Understand the client’s requirements put forward by the sales team and provide possible solution.
- Responsible for Designing the technical architecture of system.
- Help team to resolve any technical issues within the project.
- Learnt a great deal of SCADA applications and sensor calibration.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation & Control
Gujarat Technological University
01.2016
Skills
- Security information and event management
- Network security management
- Ethical hacking techniques
- Compliance
- Phishing awareness training
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Firewall administration
- Interpersonal Skills
- Communication with stakeholders
- SCADA PLC Automation
- Programming languages (C, C, Python)
Certification
- Professional Certificate Program in Cybersecurity - RED TEAM (certificate id : 102362182). IIT KANPUR - Simplilearn June 2024
- Technical Support Fundamentals. Coursera - Google April 2025 (https://coursera.org/verify/BRPBPSLQFJ8M)
- Ethical Hacker. CISCO Networking Academy April 2025
LANGUAGES
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
French
Elementary (A2)
Spanish
Elementary (A2)
Marathi
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Cybersecurity Specialist - Penetration tester
SecuroServ Labs
06.2024 - Current
Production Manager
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
Production & Hvac Engineer
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
Production supervisor
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
Machine Operator
Siddhivinayak Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2023
IT and Network Administrator
Sukrit Autolink
04.2018 - 03.2019
Assistant Engineer
K.N. Enterprise
08.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation & Control
Gujarat Technological University
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