Systems Administrator/AI Security Researcher

Built IT from scratch
for a federal GovCon.
Published prompt-injection
research the same year.

I'm Eddie. At Aalis Management Consulting I stood up the IT function for a federal GovCon environment, aligned it to NIST SP 800-171, and shipped AI-assisted workflows that measurably moved the needle for an Executive Office of the President engagement. In parallel I authored published undergraduate research on prompt injection attacks against LLM systems through Virginia's Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.

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01 — Selected work

What I've been building.

Published research, federal IT buildout, and an open-source AI job search pipeline. Real systems, real users.

Prompt Injection Attacks in LLMs

Research

Six-category taxonomy of prompt-injection attacks with a heuristic classifier (16 regex patterns) and an 83-test pytest suite. Layered mitigation guidance from input handling through agent isolation.

6

Categories

16

Regex patterns

83

Pytest cases

COVA CCI / Spring 2026 / Python · APA 7

Read the paperGitHub

Aalis IT Build

Production

Built the IT function from scratch for a federal GovCon environment. Aligned infrastructure and documentation to NIST SP 800-171 and ISO 9001. Shipped AI workflows on M365 Graph that measurably moved the needle for an Executive Office of the President engagement.

  • Perf-review cycle time~70%reduction
  • HR offer-letter routing~80%reduction
  • Repeat IT tickets~40%reduction

Aalis Management Consulting / Jul 2023 — Present

Career-Ops pipeline

Open source

Multi-agent AI job-search pipeline. Scores roles against the candidate profile, generates tailored CVs, and tracks application state across SOC, SysAdmin, and AI tracks.

scorer  ranks JDs

cv-gen  tailored CVs

tracker  pipeline state

Tools in rotation

Stack

The kit that's been in heavy use this year.

  • NIST SP 800-171
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Graph API
  • Intune
  • Defender
  • Splunk
  • Linux Hardening
  • Docker
  • fail2ban
  • UFW
  • systemd
  • Caddy
  • NIST SP 800-171
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Graph API
  • Intune
  • Defender
  • Splunk
  • Linux Hardening
  • Docker
  • fail2ban
  • UFW
  • systemd
  • Caddy
  • Prompt Injection Defense
  • LLM Workflow Engineering
  • Claude API
  • Python
  • Pytest
  • n8n
  • Power Automate
  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • REST API Integration
  • VLAN / Firewall ACLs
  • Prompt Injection Defense
  • LLM Workflow Engineering
  • Claude API
  • Python
  • Pytest
  • n8n
  • Power Automate
  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • REST API Integration
  • VLAN / Firewall ACLs

Security · AI · M365 · Linux

02 — Experience

Where I've done the work.

Three roles, one consistent throughline: build systems that hold up when the inputs aren't what the designer expected.

  1. Jul 2023 — Present

    Aalis Management Consulting

    Systems Administrator

    Alexandria, VA

    • Built IT and automation from scratch for a federal GovCon environment; aligned infrastructure and documentation with NIST SP 800-171 and ISO 9001.
    • Shipped AI tool and workflow that cut employee performance review processing time by ~70% for an Executive Office of the President GovCon engagement.
    • Automated HR offer-letter generation and approval routing via M365 Graph API — cut HR processing time by ~80%.
    • Deployed internal AI agents for common employee IT requests, reducing repeat support tickets by ~40%.
    • Administered Microsoft 365 (Entra ID, SharePoint, Exchange, Defender, Intune) with scripted group policies and Graph-based admin workflows.

  2. Nov 2024 — Apr 2026

    NewView Oklahoma

    Contract Closeout Specialist

    Oklahoma City, OK

    • Managed contract documentation and finalized federal contract closeouts in compliance with FAR and internal standards.
    • Reviewed contract files for completeness — modifications, deliverables, invoicing, final acceptance — prior to submitting for closeout.
    • Coordinated evidence collection and audit-ready workflows under tight deadlines alongside a distributed, accessibility-first team.

  3. Dec 2020 — Jul 2023

    Planting Hope Global

    Web & IT Support Specialist

    Remote

    • Designed, maintained, and updated the organization's public website (WordPress, HTML, CSS); owned content, performance, and reliability.
    • Managed web hosting, patching, updates, backups, and baseline security controls across organizational systems.
    • Integrated Mailchimp and analytics platforms via APIs to support communication, reporting, and fundraising workflows.

Education & cohorts

  • 2024 — 2026

    BS Cybersecurity

    Christopher Newport University

    • CCI Cyber Scholars Undergraduate Research — Prompt Injection (Spring 2026)
    • CCI INNOVATE Cyber Design Cohort, Team 7 — Vault 7 (Spring 2026)

  • 2019

    BA Fine Arts

    UVA's College at Wise

    • GPA 3.2
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) · Jan 2026Google Cybersecurity Certificate · 2025

03 — Contact

Open to SOC, Detection,
and AI engineering roles.
VA / NC / DC / MD or remote.

Best path in is email. I read every message. If you want a guided tour first, the terminal is faster than the marketing copy.