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David Kocen

DevSecOps Engineer II
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

I am a DevSecOps engineer passionate about security and automation. Eventually I am going to pursue a Master's degree in Cybersecurity. Outside of work I like to snowboard, am learning the cello, and try my best to finish the CrossFit workout. Currently, I am a DevSecOps Engineer II at Pacific Northwest National Lab


About this site

Welcome to my personal website. This site functions as a blog/portfolio, a place to share code and thoughts. Opinions are my own.

This site is built with Next.js and hosted in AWS. It is based on Parath Desai's open source blog template.

Experience

Productivity Applications Builder Solutions Architect  @  AWS
July 2021 - March 2023
Designed and developed open-source library providing Amazon Connect Step-By-Step Guides users with 5 reusable modules and 5 deployable examples to get started using the new features.
Developed and operated a new feature demo used by ~200 AWS SAs during external presentations.
Documented and wrote set of best practices for using Amazon Connect Step-By-Step Guides AWS blog post.
Served as first internal security guardian for my organization (~200 people) to validate and improve security posture of publicly shared content.
Performed 5 content security reviews, created internal security guidance wiki, and offered ad-hoc feedback and secure design sessions to over 50 SAs.
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B.A. in Computer Science and Psychology  @  Boston College
September 2017 - May 2021
Cumulative GPA: 3.90
Phi Beta Kappa
Gabelli Presidential Scholar: Only merit based scholarship program at Boston College offered to 15 students per year emphasizing leadership, social justice, and international engagement
Dean’s Scholar in Psychology: Award given to top 5% of Juniors excelling in their field of study
Relevant coursework: Machine Learning, Cognitive and Neural Bases of Person Knowledge (applied ML), Principles of Programing Languages
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