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General Information

Full Name Tarun Ayyagari
Date of Birth 6th April 2001
Languages English, Hindi, Telugu

Education

  • 2024
    Masters of Science Computer Science
    Arizona State University, Tempe
    • Focus in Cybersecurity
  • 2022
    Bachelor of Technology
    National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
    • Computer Science and Engineering

Experience

  • 04/24 - Present
    SCADA Engineer
    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy,Orlando
    • Performed installation, upgrades and maintenance on SCADA systems deployed in wind farms.
    • Handled troubleshooting and configuration of network equipment including Cisco switches, routers and firewalls
    • Applied tools like wireshark, tcpdump, analyzed DHCP and DNS configurations to troubleshoot communication issues
    • Facilitated cybersecurity updates/ patches for SCADA systems
  • 12/22 - 04/24
    Assistant Unity Developer
    Edplus at ASU, Tempe
    • Developed Extended Reality (XR) experiences for ASU Online courses in Unity
    • Worked with Dreamscape Learn (DSL) to deliver immersive educational experiences
    • Responsible for planning and implementing game functionality and VFX, identifying bottlenecks and ensuring quality
  • 05/21 - 07/21
    Technical Undergraduate Intern
    Cisco Systems, Bangalore
    • Developed a tool for automation of deployment of virtual switches and routers on VMware ESXi server using Python and Ansible
    • Formulated a Python script to automate configuration of deployed virtual machines
    • Deployed tool for internal use at Cisco Systems

Certifications

  • 2023
    • CompTIA Security+

Honors and Awards

  • 2022
    • Best Project Award B.Tech CSE

Professional Interests

  • Computer Security
    • Systems Security
    • Applications Security
    • Capture-the-flags
    • Academic Research
    • Malware Analysis
    • Blogging
  • Game Development
    • Gameplay programming
    • AI programming

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Badminton, Reading Books, Making games.