Het Patel Cybersecurity Engineering

About

How I work: precision, realism, and evidence. Less “security theater.” More actionable results.

Profile

Cybersecurity Engineering student at Iowa State University with 3+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, network & system vulnerability analysis, and application/web development; currently researching 5G network security.


PentestWeb SecurityWireless 5G/LTEDetectionReporting

Education

  • Iowa State University — B.S. Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare (Aug 2025 – Present)
  • Nirma University — B.S. Computer Science (Jul 2023 – Jun 2025)

Coursework: Wireless Network Security, Network Protocols & Security, Data Security & Privacy, Adversarial Thinking, Embedded Systems, Operating Systems, Algorithms.

Technical skills

Curated high-signal list.

Languages

BashPythonJava HTMLJavaScriptC SQL (basic)Assembly (basic)CSS (basic)

Tooling

NmapWiresharktcpdump BurpMetasploit Nessus/OpenVASSplunk Aircrack-ngHashcatJohnOpenSSL

Frameworks

MITRE ATT&CKOWASPNIST CSF ISO 27001/27005Cyber Kill Chain

Networking

TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, DHCP, SMTP/IMAP/POP3, VPN, LAN/WAN/WLAN/VLAN, NAT, firewalls, wireless (WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3), cryptography (AES/RSA/SHA/TLS), plus ARA Wireless, srsRAN, O-RAN.

OS / VMs / Containers

Windows, Kali, Ubuntu/Red Hat/Parrot/Tails, Raspberry Pi OS, Windows Server; Docker; VMware; VirtualBox.

Experience

  • Engineering Intern — Cyberage Technomind (Dec 2024): ops + networking + debugging in C/Java/Python.
  • IT Support Technician — Solanum Packtex (Jan–Jun 2024): remote support, installs, configs, automation scripts.

What I’m looking for

  • Red team roles with real operator standards
  • Wireless security / 5G research + testing
  • Hands-on security engineering (build + break + fix)