Chad Van Pelt

Performed daily alert monitoring and incident response across Adlumin, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls, investigating, prioritizing, and escalating threats to safeguard citywide municipal operations Administered recurring vulnerability scans and risk assessments across municipal systems using Adlumin, identifying and prioritizing critical findings and coordinating remediation with system owners Configured and hardened routers, switches, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls, applying access-control rules and network segmentation to strengthen the citywide security posture

Network & Cybersecurity Intern at City of Newark – Office of Information Technology (2025-06 – Present)

• Performed daily alert monitoring and incident response across Adlumin, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls, investigating, prioritizing, and escalating threats to safeguard citywide municipal operations
• Administered recurring vulnerability scans and risk assessments across municipal systems using Adlumin, identifying and prioritizing critical findings and coordinating remediation with system owners
• Configured and hardened routers, switches, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls, applying access-control rules and network segmentation to strengthen the citywide security posture

SOC Analyst Intern at University Hospital (2024-06 – 2024-08)

• Oversaw and managed a comprehensive database of over 20,000 patients, employees, and medical devices to ensure the privacy and protection of the hospital and patients
• Conducted daily threat analysis to proactively identify and mitigate potential cyber threats, ensuring the safety and security of patient and employee data

Head Groundskeeper at Raritan Valley Country Club (2023-05 – 2023-08)

• Responsible for the upkeep of the golf course; ranging from cutting the grass, weed whacking, and watering the greens
• Conditioned to thrive under challenging conditions, trained to rise early, and meticulously taught the importance of diligence and perseverance in achieving success

Lifeguard at Fanwood – Scotch Plains YMCA (2022-04 – 2022-08)

• CPR/AED certified lifeguard by the Red Cross, administered first aid in the event of injury and rescued swimmers in distress or danger of drowning
• Responsible for patrons' safety and readily equipped with the proper tools to be able to swim if they were not able to, maintained the upkeep of the pool and enforced pool regulations and water safety policies

B.S. in B.I.T. Computer-Based Decision Support Systems – Virginia Tech (2026-08)