Omar Chaudhry

Cybersecurity Specialist & Technology Ethicist
Website: cancanomar.net
Email:omar@cancanomar.net
 
Featured Work Experience


Freelance Author & Content Creator
Self-Employed
June 2024 – Present
- Produced regular blog content, including posts on AI, ethics in technology and tech literacy for a technical and nontechnical audience. 
- Conceptualized, wrote, and self-published a full-length novel, showcasing independent project management, targeted marketing for a niche audience, and creative problem-solving.
- Created and promoted a regular series of blog posts on AI ethics and cybersecurity with the intent to inform and protect readers from cyber threats and network safety.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
End User Support Specialist
December 2022 – June 2024
- Conducted IT audits, identified weaknesses in controls, and supervised government contractors adhered to service level agreements (SLAs).
- Established relationships with subject matter experts and end users to understand their needs and requirements.
- Proposed and facilitated the implementation of AI-powered accommodations / Assistive Technology for disabled employees. Examples include: Voice Recognition Tools, Sign Language Translation and realistic speech synthesis.
- Planned and implemented the Problem Management team which led to an increase in efficiency in ticket triaging.
- Communicated major system changes to over 17,000 federal employees, contractors, and interns successfully.

National Association of Counties (NACo)
IT Support Specialist
August 2022 – December 2022
- Resolved technical issues in a timely and efficient manner as part of the IT helpdesk.
- Created and managed Active Directory user accounts for on-premises and cloud servers in Azure.
- Utilized Microsoft Intune to deploy, install, and configure new hardware and software.
- Assisted in IT equipment inventory management.

The Consortium of School Networking (CoSN)
Blaschke Fund Research Fellow
May 2022 – August 2022
- Conducted a report on emerging IT staffing in school systems and presented findings to trustees and leadership.
- Specialized in reporting on cybersecurity, data privacy management, and differences between smaller and larger school districts.
- Developed blog posts highlighting select findings from the project, including interviews with CTOs, Directors of Technology, and former hackers.

Education & Certifications
CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003)
November 2025
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
November 2024
Masters of Sciences (M.S.) in Cybersecurity
Old Dominion University
June 2022

Skills
Risk Management Framework
- NIST 800-53 Controls
- ITIL
- ISO27001

Ethical Tech Practices
- Responsible AI Principles
- Ethical Tech Frameworks
- Data Privacy & Governance
- Digital Wellness Strategy
- Inclusive System Design

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies
- Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT/ChatGPT/GPT-3 API)
- Microsoft Copilot
- Perplexity
- Ollama Integration and Data Training

Business Applications
- SharePoint
- PowerBI
- Intune
- ServiceNow

Spoken Languages
- English (Native)
- Spanish (Intermediate B1)
- Arabic (Elementary A1)