Students from the Cybersecurity program competed in the National Cyber League Fall
2024 season competition, placing 29th out of 532 competing teams. That put the team in the top 5% ahead of schools, including Saint
Louis University and the University of Georgia. Diego Trujano, John Edwards, and Sadia
Chaudry earned the Diamond Rank by placing in the top 10% of competitors in individual
competition, Oct. 25-27. The team competition was Nov. 8-10. Professor Rajin Koonjbearry
coached the team.
Graduate School Students:
Collin College BAT alumni have been accepted and/or completed the following programs
and colleges.
2026 Internships/Training
2026 Employment
2026 Certification Exams
Master's Programs
University of North Texas: Master’s in Computer Science, along with a Postgraduate
Certificate in AI & Data Engineering
1. A. Masoud: Completed May 2026
University of North Texas: Masters in Business in Supply Chain Management
1. J. Ward: starting Fall 2026
Texas A&M :Masters in Legal Studies for Cybersecurity Law and Policy Graduates 1. V. West: Completed March 2024
Texas A&M: Masters in Science in Management Information Systems 1. J. Kennedy
Texas A&M: Masters of Science in Artificial Intelligence
1. J. Illoani starting Fall 2026
Texas A&M Commerce :Masters in Information Systems Cybersecurity 1. T. Holcomb: Completed May 2026
University of Maryland:Masters in Cybersecurity 1. H. Bilal: Completed March 2025
WGU: Masters in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Graduates: 1. M. Hameed: Completed March 2025 2. C. David N. Started December 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology: Masters of Science in Cybersecurity 1. M. Zahid
UTD: Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Information Technology and Management- Cybersecurity
Management track 1. T. Dismuke: Completing Dec 2026 2. M. Ka
The George Washington University: Master's of Engineering in Cybersecurity Policy
& Compliance 1. C. Contant: Completed March 2025
UT Austin: Post Graduate Program Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Business
Applications
Doctoral Programs
Capital Technology University: Doctor of Philosophy in Space Cybersecurity 1. C. Contant
Currently Enrolled Student Internship Wins
B. Qazi: IT Operations Intern at Cencora (summer 2026)
J. Feigenbaum: Cybersecurity Intern at United Health Care (summer 2026)
D. Ndagala: Technical Support Engineer Intern at Tanium (summer 2026)
S. Christian: Help Desk Support Specialist Internship at Collin College
C. Mega: SOC Analyst Intern (ShadowSOC) at US Cyber Defense Center
K. Hadian: Information Technology Intern at CTI Foods Abdullah Khakwani (summer 2026)
P. Akhavan: Cyber Security Specialist at North Texas Fusion Center
Alumni Internship Wins
B. Asmare: GRC Risk Intern at Semperis
Currently Enrolled Student Employment Wins
D. Walker: Help Desk Support Specialist Internship at Pinnacle Group
R. Murphy: IT Systems Admin at Rodeo Dental and Orthodontics
L. Geoghegan: Network Engineer at Prodapt
L. Burton: Security Analyst at Edge Communications
J. Lee: Operations Analyst at CDW
Alumni Employment Wins
C. Quinn: Cybersecurity Engineer at CBRE
C. Lewis: Senior Information Security Analyst at The Depository Trust and Clearing
Corp (DTCC)
S. Korai: IT Systems & VoIP Administrator at Beacon Behavioral Partners
A. Duke: Information Technology Security Specialist at South Carolina Department of
Environmental Services
J. Kinberg: SOC Analyst at Magna5
A. Khakwani: Network Security Engineer II at Verizon
C. Snider: Network Engineer at Prodapt
Currently Enrolled Student Certification Wins
S. Tamez: CompTIA Security+ 1/2026
S. Abdulwahid: EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker 1/2026
J. Mau: CompTIA Network+ 1/2026
J. Mau: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
S. Parajuli: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
H. Dar: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 3/2026
R. Dar: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 3/2026
C. Moses: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
R. Kennedy: CISSP 3/2026
L. Burton: Fortinet Certified Associate in Cybersecurity 3/2026
S. Rider: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
T. Jones: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
B. Jacob: CompTIA A+ 4/2026
T. Shepard: CompTIA Cloud+ 4/2026
F. Fleury: CompTIA A+ and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
A. Baba: CompTIA Security+ 4/2026
C. Aladekugbe: CompTIA Network + 4/2026
A. Baba: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 5/2026
D. Siddiqi: CompTIA Security+ 6/2026
Alumni Certification Wins
S. Beattie: Stellar Cyber SOC Analyst Associate
S. Johnson: CompTIA Network+ 2/2026
S. Abdulwahid: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council 3/2026
B. Asmare: CompTIA Pen Test 4/2026
S. Beattie: CompTIA Security+ 4/2026
Graduate School
2025 Internships/training
2025 Employment
2025 Certification Achievements
Please refer to above info.
Currently Enrolled Student Internship Wins
S. Christian: Collin College Cougarworks Internship at the Help Desk
K. Non: AI Sales Strategy Extern at HorizonX
T. Anbu: Cloud Infrastructure Services and Cybersecurity Risk Services (CIS/CRS)
at Wipro
Many students in the TLT Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cybersecurity Internship program
A. Mojahed: Nokia Solutions Service Analyst Co-Op
R. Murphy: Nokia Solutions Service Analyst Co-Op
C. Aladekugbe: Support Technical Account Manager (STAM) at Tanium (Summer 25)
C. Lynch: Support Technical Account Manager (STAM) at Tanium (Summer 25)
C. David: Information/Cybersecurity Intern at USAA (Summer 25)
Z. Nyelong: Collin College Helpdesk Intern
J. Shaw: Internal Audit/GRC Intern at Trintech
R. Gutierrez: Information Technology Intern at North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)
H. Hamza: Internship at MasTec
C. Quinn: Cybersecurity Internship at CBRE
Currently Enrolled Student Employment Wins
J. Barrier: Senior Network Engineer at Oracle
T. Anbu: IT Specialist at Frisco ISD
A. Crayton: Associate Cybersecurity Consultant at Undaunted Consulting
M. Harryman: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
S. Abdullah: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
L. Geoghegan: Collin College Helpdesk Student Assistant
S. Tamez: Moblie Repair Technician at Samsung
C. Contant: Cybersecurity Engineer at Crowe (BAT Alumni)
I. Gappinger: Cybersecurity Systems Administrator at Prosper ISD
Z. Meeks: IT Support Specialist at AmpThink (in Computer Networking program)
A. Rabeeah: End User Engineer at AccentCare
J. Meisner: Network Administrator at Safari Solutions
J. Barrier: Level 1 Network Analyst at Citi
H. Sundal: Information Technology Support Technician at The 20 MSP
I. Mustafa: Cybersecurity Tester and Assessor at Fidelity Investments
W. Kingori: Cyber Security Technician at US Air Force
M. Parker: Datacenter Technician at CoreWeave
C. Oswald: Network Operations Center Manager at 1Finity
Alumni Employment Wins
T. Korai: Global Security Operations Center Analyst at LinkedIn
A. Alshihani: Network Engineer at Hewlett Packart Enterprise
H. Hamza: Asset Analyst at MasTec
E. Hachem: Identity and Access Management Analyst at Toyota Financial Services
D. Rangel Rios: Systems Engineer II at Ratheon
C. Contant: Cybersecurity Engineer at Collins Aerospace
G. Kyeremeh: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
C. Moses: IT Customer Service at L3Harris Technologies
A. Boivin: Service Desk Analyst at TEKSystems
J. Pool: Information Technology Analyst at Nebraska Furniture Mart
A. Maier: Technical Support Engineer at Forescout Technologies Inc
C. David: Incident Response Analyst at Semperis
K. Bazih: Network Engineer at Wipro
R. Dutta: Cyber Security Analyst at Ribbon Communications
D. Waisner: Cyber Defense Analyst/Project Manager at Logos Systems
Currently Enrolled Student Certification Wins
D. Curtin: CompTIA Security+ 12/2025
D. Curtin: EC Council CHFI- Certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator 12/2025
S. Abdulwahid: EC Council CEH- Certified Ethical Hacker 12/2025
S. Beattie: EC Council CEH- Certified Ethical Hacker 11/2025
J. Khalid: CompTIA Security+ 9/2025
B. Khaldi: CompTIA A+ 8/2025
S. Hillard: CompTIA Security+ 8/2025
M. Untalan: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator from EC Council 8/2025
D. Robinson: Certified Ethical Hacker from EC Council 8/2025
M. Marquez: AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals 7/2025
J. Shaw: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals 7/2025
C. Aladekugbe: Azure Fundamentals Microsoft 5/2025
T. Korai: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 5/2025
M. Ingoldby: AWS Certified AI Practitioner 5/2025
K. Non: Splunk Core Certified User 5/2025
J. Barrier: Cisco Certified Specialist- Enterprise Core 5/2025
K. Non: CompTIA CySA+ 4/2025
R. Majhi: AWS AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 4/2025
F. Basit: AWS AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 4/2025
I. Gappinger: IS2 CISSP 3/2025
E. Sanchez: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
R. Murphy: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
D. Barazanji: CompTIA Network+ 2/2025
O. Prakash: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 1/2025
J. Edwards:CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
M. Hernandez: CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
E. Sanchez: CompTIA Network+ 1/2025
T. Korai: CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
G. Kyeremeh: AWS Cloud App Development 1/2025
Alumni Certification Wins
K. Wilder: CompTIA Security+ 12/2025
E. Jordan: CompTIA Security+ 11/2025
L. Lewallen: CompTIA A+ 8/2025
A. Masood: CompTIA Linux+ 7/2025
B. Eko: CompTIA PenTest+ 7/2025
S. Johnson: CompTIA Security+ 7/2025
A. Masood: Cisco AI Solutions on Cisco Infrastructure Essentials 5/2025
J. Greenlee: IS2 CISSP 4/2025
S. Ahmed: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 4/2025
S. Biju: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
G. Kyeremeh:AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 3/2025
Want to be on the brag wall? Email GoCyber@collin.edu to get yourself added today!
