Leo Olbes

Experience

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  Aramark

  Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Catering Services Staff Member

  Served clients across Coastal Carolina University to provide top-quality customer service. Prepared and served meals at football games and other major sporting events where I assisted guests ranging from the VIP suite to the players to the college dean.

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  Coastal Carolina University

  Dec 2018 - May 2019

  Writing Center Tutor

  Tutored students in a variety of disciplines on how to improve their written communication skills.

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  RE-volv

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  Solar Ambassador

  Volunteers to empower local nonprofits through solar energy, engage with local policy and impediments toward renewable energy, and educate the community regarding solar and other renewable energy sources to ensure a more sustainable future. In this role, I presented an award-winning poster (first place in humanities) at the CCU Undergraduate Research Competition with two colleagues, wrote the press release, and recieved North American Board Certification Energy Pracitioner (NABCEP) training for Solar PV installations. Show less

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  Habitat for Humanity

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  UN Youth Corp Ambassador

  I am a student intern implementing several UN Substainable Development Goals (SDGs) in my work with Habitat on the revitalization project. We are collaborating to create a homely environment for the residents of West End to ensure-- beyond the physical infrastructure of the homes--we foster a strong sense of community pride.

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  University of Washington

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  Grant Writer

  Through the university’s Women’s Center, I work to secure funding for programming to support ambitious young women pursuing careers in STEM and other demanding fields.

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  University of Washington, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  I taught 40 students in JSIS 202- Cultural Interactions in an Interdependent World during the first fully online quarter of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am responsible for assisting faculty and staff to prepare materials for courses, research, and additional needs to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Graduate Student Assistant

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
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  The Daily UW

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Currently learning from the photography section editor to expand my role at The Daily to include photojournalism and photo essays. • Wrote 100+ news articles highlighting Seattle-metropolitan area IT developments and cybersecurity awareness, receiving 17,000+ views from readers.• Developed biweekly stories for “Cybersecurity 101” IT column for science and “From the Crow’s Nest” local literature column in arts.• Recognized as staff of the quarter for autumn 2021 for consistent work on The Daily. Wrote articles for the UW student paper while participating in a development course that taught AP style, interviewing methods, and overall expectations for writing at The Daily

  • Photojournalism

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Writer/Reporter

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Contributing Writer

    Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
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  University of Washington, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  Reader/Grader

  I am currently grading courses in Japan Studies taught by Jackson School of International Studies faculty. For the autumn quarter 2021, I grade over 40 students total between JSIS A 472 Science, Technology, and Innovation in East Asia and JSIS A 437 International Relations of Japan.For the winter quarter 2022, I will grade over 50 students for JSIS a 242, the introductory Japanese Studies course.For the spring quarter 2022, I will grade over 30 undergraduate students enrolled in JSIS 495 Space Law. Show less

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  University of Washington Information School

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2022

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Leads a synchronous lab session where I lead and mentor over thirty students with no expected prior research background to successfully write a research proposal in topics ranging from cybersecurity to UI/UX design.

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  GeekWire

  Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Researched and presented on the 2022 GeekWire awards nominees, contributing to an event that supports 1,000+ IT professionals in the Seattle-metropolitan area. • Led the Tech Moves column to release real-time changes in the IT industry with at least two articles per week. • Researched and developed independent news stories covering topics from cybersecurity education to IT startups in the Greater Seattle area.

  • Freelance Writer

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  • News Assistant

    Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
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  Pnw.ai

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Freelance Writer

  I write stories pertaining to AI and cybersecurity in The Seattle Time's new tech spinoff.

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  ISACA

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  UW Chapter President

  • Organized at least two educational and networking events each academic quarter to connect UW students with industry professionals in Information Security. • Doubled UW student chapter membership during my tenure as chapter president through successful engagement and outreach efforts. • Created foundation for ISACA UW's student presence through developing an Instagram page and cataloguing current membership to track growth over time.

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  Costco IT

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2025

  • Designs processes and procedures to support priority intelligence requirements that led to repeatable processes that new team members could immediately be trained on, reducing onboarding time by 50%. • Leads large-scale incidents and monitoring to disseminate reports describing threat actor activity on enterprise detection platforms; successful recommendations led to mitigating adversarial action on objectives.• Plans and writes more than 100 intelligence reports leveraging internal tools and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK that drove processes by other IT teams, which resulted in remediating security vulnerabilities. • Creates 50+ cybercriminal profiles to facilitate cross-team collaboration between Red Team, Penetration Testing, and Cyber Threat Intelligence with IT business owners; these actions led to remediation of critical vulnerabilities.• Presents to 100+ threat intelligence professionals at the Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center 2024 summit on how to create threat actor profiles, resulting in attendees adopting the methodology. Show less • Developed sematic reports reviewing current and upcoming privacy legislation to present to compliance teams. • Led reviews of team documentation to recommend changes and further develop expected competencies. • Developed team spotlight feature where I created a brief summary highlighting a team member's project implementing privacy controls externally for release to 200+ Information Security professionals. • Researched the EU-US data transfer (Privacy Shield), the Colorado Privacy Act, and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act to disseminate among the team to help inform processes with trackers and data subject requests. Show less

  • Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

    Sept 2022 - Mar 2025

  • Privacy Compliance Intern

    Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
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  Association of Information Management Students at University of Washington (UW AIMS)

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Diversity Officer

  • Served as the primary liaison between the 150+ Masters of Science in Information Management students and administration to communicate needs to ensure a culture of inclusion. • Developed the first diversity and inclusion mission statement for the Association of Information Management Students to inform all activities by the organization. • Created and refined an audit for all further events to ensure inclusion based on dietary, sensory, and other needs by the student body. • Planned, led, and hosted the Diversity Speaker Series where industry leaders spoke with students regarding their journey into IT. Show less