Paul Tiemele

Arlington, Virginia, 22209 • (507) 304-3602• paultiemele@gmail.com •tiemele.p@northeastern.edu• https://github.com/paultiemele-net •https://tiemelep.sites.northeastern.edu/•       https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-tiemele-yao-31901920a/

Available: August – December 2026

Northeastern University, Arlington,VA

Khoury College of Computer Sciences                                                                                                                                                                         Sept 2025 - Present

Master of Science in Cybersecurity                                                                                                                                                        Expected Graduation: Dec 2027

Related Courses: Network Security practices, Network Security

Boston University, Boston,MA

Boston University Metropolitan College (MET), Department of Computer science                                                                                                                                                                              Jan 2022 - May 2023

Master of Science in Computer Information Systems

Minnesota State University, Mankato,MN

Khoury College of Computer Sciences                                                                                                                                                                  Aug 2017 – Dec 2021

    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Cloud, Networking & Security:                     Microsoft Azure (VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Front Door, App Services, Container Apps, Storage Accounts, Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Policy)

Security Ops:                                                       Zero Trust, IAM/RBAC, Managed Identities, SIEM, Vulnerability Management

Networking:                                                    TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, VLANs, DHCP, VPN, SD-WAN, MPLS, DNS

Environment and Tools:                                FortiGate Firewall, Azure Portal, Terraform, ManageEngine solutions (Log360, PAM360, AD360), Jira, Docker, Git, GitHub, Python, PowerShell, Bash

Certifications:                                                 Security+ (2023), Network+ (2023), A+ Core 1 (2024), Fortinet’s Networking Fundamentals Bootcamp, Azure AZ 104: Microsoft Azure Administrator (Expected: August 2026), AZ 305: Solution Architect (Expected: December 2026)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cloud Engineer Intern – Find me LLC, NC, USA

• Assisted in designing and implementing a modern Azure cloud architecture using Azure Front Door, Container Apps, and App Services to build the public-facing web platform
• Configured and validated multi-region Azure Container App deployments to support high availability and regional failover using Azure CLI and ARM templates.
• Configured front-end-to-backend communication between public frontend services and internal backend APIs.
• Deployed containerized applications using Docker and Azure Container Apps and implementing secure backend architectures using internal Container Apps and private networking concepts.
• Implemented Azure networking solutions including Front Door origin groups, path-based routing, VNet integration, and regional failover configurations.
• Implemented cloud security controls including RBAC, least privilege access, managed identities, VNet integration, and secretless authentication to strengthen the Azure environment.

May 2026 – August 2026

     Support & Integration Engineer /CISO consultant – Vbest Technologies, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire                                                                                                                                                                      Dec 2024 - Aug 2025

• Deployement of IT solutions (PAM360, AD360, Log360 and Microsoft Azure)
• Remediation of critical vulnerabilities across systems and networks
• Delivered audit reports and verified remediation compliance.
• Delivered Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical support for ManageEngine security and identity management solutions.
• Participated in the migration of on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure by provisioning Azure Virtual Machines, configuring Virtual Networks (VNets), implementing RBAC, and validating secure connectivity across cloud resources

     Network Engineer – ELITE CI Consulting, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire                                                                                                                                                                              July 2023 - Dec 2024

• Deployed and configured FortiGate firewalls for enterprise clients, implementing secure network infrastructures tailored to business requirements.
• Configured VLANs, LANs, and inter-VLAN routing on FortiGate devices to enable secure network segmentation and communication.
• Configured High Availability (HA) clusters to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity during hardware or network failures.
• Implemented site-to-site and remote access VPNs, SD-WAN, and firewall security policies to improve connectivity, performance, and network resilience.
• Development of governance and audit documentation.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

-GNS3 & FortiGate Labs (Github):                                                                                                                                                               Jan 2023 – Present

• Designed multi-site topologies, configured OSPF/BGP/GRE/MPLS, built HA clusters, implemented VPNs, HSRP, EtherChannel, automated tasks etc...

    -AWS Solutions Architect Learning Plan/Azure (Includes Labs):

• AWS Solutions Architect - Fundamentals of Architecting on AWS.
• Designed and deployed scalable and highly available architectures using VPCs, EC2, Amazon S3, ECS, EKS, subnets, route tables, Internet/NAT Gateways, and multi-AZ deployment.

-Azure Infrastructure as Code Project (Terraform and Github):

• Designed and deployed Azure infrastructure using Terraform including Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Virtual Machines, VNet Peering, DNS Zones, Storage Accounts, RBAC, Monitoring, and Azure governance controls.

-Azure Networking & Cloud Infrastructure Lab project on Azure for Student Plan

•   Deployed virtual networks (VNets), subnets, and virtual machines in Azure
•    Configured network security groups (NSGs) and identity access controls
•      Configuring environments simulating enterprise (Vnet peering, DNS zone etc.)
• Managing Entra ID, Subscription and RBAC for governance
• Microsoft Applied Skills: Deploy and configure Azure Monitor, Configure secure access to your workloads using Azure networking, Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage

-Secure Network Design using FortiGate Implementing VPN and Network    segmentation in Enterprise Environments (Outstanding Project Cybersecurity award (Spring 2026) @ Northeastern University

• Designed and implemented a hub-and-spoke enterprise network architecture using FortiGate firewalls
• Configured IPsec site-to-site VPN tunnels to secure communication between multiple sites
• Implemented BGP dynamic routing for scalable inter-site connectivity
• Built VLAN-based segmentation (IT, HR, Finance, Student Services) to isolate network traffic
• Configured firewall policies and NAT to enable secure Internet access

INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES

• DevFest DC AI Edition (2025)
• Awarded for Graduate Leadership Institute (Northeastern University) (2025)
• Professional Development & Cloud Networking (AWS) (2026)
• Participation in AWS-focused career networking events and resume review sessions, engaging with cloud and infrastructure professionals
• Outstanding Project Cybersecurity award Spring 2026 (Northeastern University)