Leadership, execution & research.

Four concurrent roles spanning startup founding, cybersecurity research, and applied offensive security engineering.

Work history.

2025 — Present

Rapture Twelve Pvt Ltd

DPIIT Certified · India

Founder

Founder & CEO

  • Launched and scaled operations from inception, defining technical roadmap and strategic vision
  • Assembled and led a 25+ member cybersecurity team across recruitment and execution
  • Headed national and international engagements, delivering 11+ projects in 7 months
  • Developed proprietary AI-driven cybersecurity products aligned for global expansion
  • Directed offensive security operations across red teaming and enterprise assessments

2026 — Present

Zharnyx Pvt Ltd

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Co-Founder

Co-Founder — CyberSec EdTech

  • Architected end-to-end technical development and full infrastructure deployment
  • Designed a hybrid practical-theoretical ecosystem with real-world security simulations
  • Positioned the platform as a workforce-ready alternative to traditional cybersecurity education

2025 — Present

NIT Rourkela

Advisor: Dr. D.P. Mohapatra

Research

Undergraduate Research Associate

  • Contributing to security research initiatives aligned with India's NSCS
  • Industry project: Vulnerability discovery and exploit chain identification in proprietary software
  • Developing adaptive malware evolution frameworks for EDR/XDR detection resilience evaluation
  • Building AI-driven penetration testing framework with LLM-orchestrated attack lifecycle automation

May – Jul 2025

Briskinfosec Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Internship

Cybersecurity Engineer (Intern)

  • Executed red teaming operations simulating real-world attack scenarios and adversarial workflows
  • Conducted digital forensic analysis on ransomware incidents, including artifact collection and timeline reconstruction
  • Developed AI-driven tools for automated source code security review and vulnerability detection
  • Developed cybersecurity training material and conducted an enterprise seminar on adversary techniques and defensive strategies