Purva Patel

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About

Pursuing a Bachelor's in Information Technology with Networking & IT Security focus at Ontario Tech University. Ranked top 1% globally on TryHackMe and held #1 in Canada for 3 consecutive months. AWS Cloud Practitioner and Fortinet FCP certified with strong expertise in Cisco networking, system administration, and modern IT security environments.

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Cybersecurity & Marketing

My journey into cybersecurity began at 10, when curiosity led me to start exploring my own home Wi-Fi network and understanding how it could be secured. By 14, that curiosity evolved into exploring Android security and mobile vulnerabilities, where I began analyzing how apps and systems could be exploited and how they could be better protected. What started as simple experimentation quickly turned into a lasting passion for cybersecurity that continues to shape my work today.

  • University: Ontario Tech University
  • Degree: Bachelor of Information Technology
  • Specialization: Networking & IT Security
  • Minor: Marketing
  • Country: Canada
  • City: Oshawa, ON
  • Email: connect@purva-patel.com

Beyond tech, I'm fascinated by business, marketing, geopolitics, and world history. With a minor in marketing, I’ve developed a strong interest in luxury brand management and international marketing, which helps me understand global markets, consumer behavior, and brand positioning. These interests allow me to better analyze global trends and bring a broader, strategic perspective to both my technical and business pursuits.

Skills

I possess a diverse skill set, but here are some of my top strengths:

Python Linux Networking Docker MySQL AWS Git Cybersecurity
Machine Learning Kubernetes JavaScript MongoDB PostgreSQL Azure Node.js Pentesting

Projects & Experiences

I am passionate about continuous growth and believe in learning something new every day. Here are some of the skills and experiences I've cultivated along the way.

Professional Experience

Admissions Representative

January 2024 - March 2026

Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON

  • Communicated with incoming students to address their queries regarding university admission, courses offered, and campus life.
  • Provided detailed information and guidance to help students make informed decisions about their academic future.
  • Automated various tasks using scripts and tools to enhance productivity and streamline the follow-up process.
  • Ensured timely and effective communication by managing schedules and maintaining organized records of student interactions.

School Teacher/Tutor

September 2023 - January 2026

Sylvan Learning Center, Pickering, ON

  • Taught various subjects such as Mathematics and Physics to students from 8th to 12th grade, along with Python programming and foundational Web Development.
  • Developed personalized lesson plans to meet each student's unique learning needs, academic goals, and pace.
  • Simplified complex technical and scientific concepts into clear, student-friendly explanations to improve understanding.
  • Delivered one-on-one and group tutoring sessions that improved student confidence, comprehension, and classroom performance.
  • Collaborated with fellow educators to design and implement effective teaching strategies, exercises, and learning materials.

Executive at Networking and IT Security Student Association (NetSoc)

August 2023 - April 2024

Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON

  • Successfully organized TacOps, a capture-the-flag event at Ontario Tech University, in collaboration with the team.
  • Monitored and maintained systems during the event to ensure smooth operation and security.
  • Designed and set up networking and security challenges for event participants as a part of the technology team.
  • Collaborated with peers to develop and implement effective strategies for club activities and events.

Hands On Projects

Dementia-Friendly Event Discovery Platform (Capstone Client Project)

Winter 2026

AGE-WELL, Toronto, ON

  • Completed this capstone project by designing and delivering a dementia-friendly digital event discovery platform to help older adults in diverse urban communities find relevant and accessible events.
  • Developed robust social features, including friend connections and community/neighbour discovery, to improve engagement and reduce social isolation.
  • Led a 4-member cross-functional team and introduced a DevOps-style delivery culture, improving handoffs, feedback loops, and release readiness across the project lifecycle.
  • Applied Agile principles with milestone planning, sprint-based execution, and frequent client checkpoints to keep delivery on schedule and complete all committed objectives on time.
  • Built user-flow diagrams, database design artifacts, and test-ready synthetic datasets to support rapid prototyping, validation, and decision-making.
  • Built a highly accurate events recommendation engine, with outputs structured to support future supervised-learning model training and iterative AI improvements.
  • Achieved 96% accessibility-friendly outcomes during testing, aligned with Canadian accessibility-focused evaluation criteria for usability and inclusion.
  • Delivered final recommendations, documentation, and implementation guidance; client feedback indicated high satisfaction with both process quality and final outcomes.

Stockwire: Financial News Dashboard (DevOps Final Project)

Winter 2026

Ontario Tech University

  • Built Stockwire, a web-based dashboard that aggregates real-time financial market data and news into a concise, practical interface for quick decision support.
  • Worked in a 4-member Agile team and used Trello boards to manage sprint tasks, priorities, and milestone tracking throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Contributed as Developer by building the CI/CD pipeline and implementing the "descriptive news from headlines" feature for richer article context.
  • Contributed as Recorder by documenting standups, decisions, blockers, and action items to keep execution aligned and project artifacts up to date.
  • Integrated 4 APIs (Finnhub, NewsAPI, NewsData.io, Financial Modeling Prep) to power headlines, trending stocks, stock lookup, topic filtering, and unified search.
  • Implemented backend and frontend with Python, Flask, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap, with environment configuration via python-dotenv and .env variables.
  • Operationalized delivery using GitHub Actions CI/CD on Ubuntu + Python 3.12 with Flake8 checks, Pytest automation, and main-branch deployment flow to Render.

More Projects

Additional projects. Click a card to view details.

  • Analyzed packet capture data in Wireshark to reconstruct TCP streams, recover message content, and isolate suspicious communication flows.
  • Investigated traffic patterns across multiple devices behind NAT and traced activity to individual endpoints using layered network evidence.
  • Applied browser fingerprinting through User-Agent analysis to distinguish users sharing the same public IP address.
  • Correlated recovered email/network artifacts with external records to establish a defensible chain of evidence tied to a specific individual.
  • Performed timeline reconstruction and network topology analysis to document sequence, scope, and method of activity.
  • Produced a structured forensic report with evidence-based attribution findings suitable for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Configured and managed Active Directory (AD DS), including forest/domain setup, domain controllers, and Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) implementation.
  • Implemented centralized identity and access management using Organizational Units (OUs), Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and role-based security groups.
  • Configured DHCP (IPv4 & IPv6) scopes, reservations, and hot-standby failover to ensure high availability and automated IP allocation.
  • Deployed and managed DNS services, including forwarders, reverse lookup zones, and domain name resolution across distributed environments.
  • Implemented secure file sharing with NTFS permissions, hidden shares, and role-based access control for departmental data.
  • Applied Group Policy security baselines including password policy, account lockout, audit policy, and workstation hardening.
  • Automated bulk user provisioning with CSVDE to improve efficiency in large-scale directory management tasks.
  • Configured WAN/LAN segmentation and structured IP addressing schemes across all sites for network clarity and control.
  • Verified end-to-end functionality through AD replication checks, DHCP allocation validation, DNS resolution testing, and access control verification.
  • Built a Python CLI tool with both interactive mode and argument-based execution for flexible OSINT workflows.
  • Implemented search coverage across social media, people directories, public records, professional networks, and username/email/phone intelligence sources.
  • Added support for employment and education traces, relative connections, reverse image lookup paths, web archives, and Google dorking techniques.
  • Implemented export options for JSON and TXT outputs, plus browser integration for direct review of discovered results.
  • Documented intended legitimate use cases (privacy removal services, personal data management, and ethical public-source research) and included a legal/ethical disclaimer.
  • GitHub: https://github.com/Purvapatel4725/OSINT-Tool
  • Developed and analyzed machine learning models for classifying smoke events using IoT sensor data.
  • Performed comprehensive data preprocessing steps, including capping outliers at the 99th percentile and applying log transformations to reduce skewness for features such as TVOC[ppb], eCO2[ppm], PM1.0, and PM2.5.
  • Engineered new features, such as Temperature-Humidity Ratio and Difference, to enhance model interpretability and performance.
  • Evaluated multiple models, including Logistic Regression, Random Forest, SVC, KNN, Decision Tree, Gradient Boosting, and Naive Bayes, with Ensemble based models achieving the highest accuracy of 100%.
  • Conducted a comparative analysis of models, highlighting ensemble methods for their reliability, while showcasing IoT sensor data's potential in predictive safety systems.
  • GitHub: https://github.com/Purvapatel4725/Smoke-Detection-Model
  • Conducted a comprehensive penetration test on a network via TryHackMe, employing techniques such as enumeration, pivoting, command and control, and data exfiltration.
  • Executed network enumeration to identify and map out connected devices, services, and potential vulnerabilities.
  • Utilized pivoting techniques to move laterally across the network, gaining access to isolated systems and critical resources.
  • Implemented command and control strategies to maintain access and control over compromised systems.
  • Compiled a thorough report detailing key findings, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used, providing actionable insights and recommendations for network security improvements.
  • Focused on predicting stock prices for five major tech companies: Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Cisco, and Apple.
  • Conducted data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation to ensure robust and reliable predictions.
  • Developed an ML predicting model utilizing Linear Regression, Random Forest, and Deep Neural Network (DNN).
  • Achieved an impressive accuracy of 98.42% using the Deep Neural Network (DNN) approach.
  • GitHub: https://github.com/Purvapatel4725/Stock-Prediction-Model
  • Collaborated with a group to implement cryptographic encryption and decryption on plain text using various ciphers, including substitution cipher, RSA, Playfair cipher, Caesar cipher, and product cipher.
  • Utilized Python and Object-Oriented Programming to develop and structure the project effectively.
  • Designed and coded modules for each cipher, ensuring accurate encryption and decryption processes.
  • Conducted thorough testing and debugging to validate the functionality and security of each implemented cipher.
  • Presented the project, demonstrating the practical application of cryptographic techniques in securing data.
  • GitHub: https://github.com/Purvapatel4725/Python-Projects

Education, Certifications & Awards

My Academic background and professional achievements

Bachelor of Information Technology

Ontario Tech University

Graduation: June 2026

Minor in Marketing Management

Ontario Tech University

Graduated: December 2025

High School Diploma

Ryan International School

Graduated: 2022

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Issued: October 2024

FCP - FortiGate 7.4 Administrator

Fortinet

Issued: November 2024

President's Honours List

Ontario Tech University

Winter 2024, Winter 2025, Fall 2025 (3 times)

Dean's Honours List

Ontario Tech University

Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2024 (3 times)

International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Pan-STARRS

Issued: July 2020

Contact Me

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Address

Oshawa, ON

Reach Me

I respond to all inquiries by email.

Email Me

connect@purva-patel.com

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What you are is the result of what you have been. What you'll become is determined by what you do now.

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