pyda's CV
pyda mukesh
Technical Trainer | Cybersecurity Education
Profile summary
Versatile Technical Trainer with 4 years of experience specializing in cybersecurity education, application security assessments, and vulnerability research. Trilingual in Telugu, English, and Hindi, bringing practical expertise in web, API, and network penetration testing alongside curriculum design for university students and corporate teams. Track record of creating instructional content and delivering hands-on bootcamps across multiple institutions. Dedicated to advancing secure coding practices and building active learner communities through open educational initiatives.
Career highlights
Cybersecurity Training Delivery: Designed and delivered custom cybersecurity workshops, bootcamps, and training programs for university students and corporate teams across multiple institutions.
Content Creation: Created and maintains over 300 free practical video tutorials on cybersecurity on YouTube, growing an active learner community.
Application Security Assessments: Directed application security assessments across web platforms and APIs, communicating technical risk data to development teams to guide remediation priorities.
Professional Certification: Earned the Certified Information Assurance Professional credential from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology and DRDO.
Key skills
Professional experience
Coordinates technical training initiatives and educational content creation, focusing on cybersecurity skill development for university students and corporate teams. Oversees mentorship programs for new security hires and interns while maintaining a public instructional video platform.
- Designed customised cybersecurity workshops and bootcamps for university students and corporate teams across India.
- Protected organisations by identifying and reporting vulnerabilities through private bug bounty programmes.
- Mentored students and new security hires through workshops, internships, awareness campaigns, and online tutoring.
- Created and maintains 300+ free practical video tutorials on cybersecurity on YouTube, growing an active learner community.
Directed application security assessments across web platforms and APIs, communicating technical risk data to development teams and stakeholders to guide remediation priorities.
- Executed vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on web applications and APIs.
- Wrote technical reports detailing security flaws and shared findings with developers.
- Worked alongside developers to validate fixes and advised peers on secure coding practices.
CTF competition followed by hands-on cybersecurity training.
Cybersecurity workshop and CTF competition.
45-day practical summer bootcamp (hands-on labs & real-world security).
7-day hands-on cybersecurity workshop.
30-day immersive bootcamp: reconnaissance, web-app pentesting, forensics & AI hacking.
7-day workshop: Linux, web-app pentesting, forensics & AI.
Workshop on emerging trends including AI security & race conditions.
2-day hands-on workshop: Linux & network pentesting.
- Developed engagement specific testing checklists and effort estimations to standardize assessment scoping workflows.
- Communicated findings and remediation strategies to stakeholders and clients to close audit gaps.
Education
Cyber Security
Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering
Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering | CERTIFICATION Certified Information Assurance Professional (CIAP) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune & DRDO Completed advanced Cyber Security training; cleared Phase‐1 (MCQ-based) and Phase‐2 (Practical) assessments — practical examination equivalent in rigour to OSCP.
Certifications
Languages
Telugu · Native
English · Professional
Hindi · Professional