Alfredo “Red” Pelaez
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Professional Summary

Cyber operations leader specializing in adversary emulation, detection engineering, cyber experimentation, and enterprise defensive validation.

Selected Experience

Section Chief, Tactical Validation and Assessment

33d Cyberspace Operations Squadron

  • Led 10 tactics validation events and produced 51 defensive improvements
  • Reduced SOC triage time by 1.5 hours and open event time by 23 hours
  • Directed a 75-member flight during 24/7 operations
  • Safeguarded 900K endpoints through enterprise defensive validation

Student, Offensive Cyber Operations

39th Information Operations Squadron Det 1

  • Qualified on 100+ offensive cyber tactics and techniques
  • Supported readiness for 22 Cyber Mission Force teams
  • Led a 19-person training cohort

Cyber Warfare Operator

837th and 315th Cyberspace Operations Squadrons

  • Analyzed 20,000 intrusion alerts and identified 9 indicators of compromise
  • Supported threat hunting, malware exploitation, and mission planning

Education

  • MS, Computer Science (AI/ML), Western Governors University — In Progress
  • MS, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Western Governors University
  • BS, Security and Risk Analysis, Pennsylvania State University
  • BS, Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
  • AAS, Cybersecurity, Community College of the Air Force
  • AAS, Munitions Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force

Certifications

CISSP · OSCP · GCFA · GCFR · GDAT · GPEN · GRTP · GREM · GWAPT · GXPN · GPYC · A+ · Security+

Alfredo “Red” Pelaez
Adversary Emulation & Detection Validation
Detection Engineering • Cyber Experimentation