Cybersecurity professional turned founder. Building things at the intersection of security, exploration, and honest storytelling.
Based in the Indian Himalayas. Previously: Cisco, Ministry of Defence, Versprite. Now: building my own stuff.
Before Maps — An exploration-led travel company focused on discovering meaningful experiences across India. Scouted routes, small-group journeys, and stories from the field.
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Hobie — A cozy hobby-tracking app. Pick a hobby, complete quests, earn XP, level up. Built to make creative practice feel like play.
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My Portfolio — Personal portfolio site with a dual-persona layout — professional and personal, one site.
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Miss Paul Therapies — Built the web presence for a therapy practice. Client project.
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The CTI Dispatch (Jun–Aug 2025) — Weekly curated threat intelligence for security professionals. No fluff, just signal.
2025-2026 Product Owner / Technical Lead — Cisco
SAL Intelligence & Analytics, firewall ecosystem
2023-now CEO & Founder — Before Maps
Exploration-led travel company, full-stack platform
2025 Writer & CTI Analyst — The CTI Dispatch (Jun–Aug 2025)
Weekly curated threat intelligence publication
2022-2025 Senior SOC Analyst & CTI Analyst — Versprite Cybersecurity
Threat intelligence, detection engineering, 65% workflow improvement
2021 Security Researcher — Ministry of Defence, India
National cyber defense, APT hunting, IOC analysis
2018-2020 InfoSec Analyst — Innefu Labs / Innobuzz
Penetration testing, endpoint defense, 1500 nodes
Certifications: Certified Red Team Professional · Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst · Reverse Engineering (U.S. DHS) · Top 1% TryHackMe & Hack The Box
I don't write every line by hand — I architect, direct, and ship using AI as an engineering layer.
My toolchain: Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf (Cascade), Antigravity
I treat AI the way a film director treats a crew: I own the vision, the architecture, the product decisions. The AI handles implementation. Every codebase has CI, tests, type safety, and documentation — not because it's trendy, but because systems protect meaning.
I'm drawn to mental models, psychology, and philosophy — not as academic exercises, but as operating tools.
- Systems thinking — I see connections before I see parts. Everything I build starts with architecture, not aesthetics.
- First principles — Most complexity is manufactured. Clarity is the real work.
- Anti-fragility — I design for resilience, not perfection. Rough edges that ship beat polished things that don't.
- Enneagram 5w4 — The Investigator with an Individualist wing. I go deep, not wide. Capability is the core drive.
- The examined life requires action, not just reflection. Reflection without movement becomes self-indulgence.
I reject hustle culture, productivity-as-identity, and shallow branding. Depth over volume. Always.
7 years in cybersecurity — SOCs, threat intel, national defense, enterprise firewalls. I was good at it, but I wanted to build things instead of defending them.
Now I run an exploration company from the mountains and ship products with AI. The code here reflects that transition: real projects solving real problems, built with modern tools and honest intent.
