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Ethan Sam

AI Security EngineerFull-Stack Developer

Building secure AI systems and using AI to break insecure ones.

Open to opportunities

AI / ML

LLMs & RAGTensorFlow.jsPrompt EngineeringAI AgentsAdversarial MLFine-tuning

Security

Network SecurityICS/OT SecurityCryptographyDigital ForensicsNIST FrameworksCloud Security

Engineering

TypeScriptReact / Next.jsPythonReact NativeSupabaseFirebase

Featured Projects

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Anchor

Shipped a habit-tracking social app to iOS with 26 row-level security policies covering every database table. Real-time messaging, friend system, and on-device TensorFlow.js inference for AI-powered streak insights — all running through Supabase with zero exposed endpoints.

React 19SupabaseCapacitorTensorFlow.js

26 RLS policies | On-device ML inference | iOS-deployed

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Campaign Insights Bot

Built before the interview, not after. Designed an AI-powered Slack monitoring system with Z-score anomaly detection and GPT-generated campaign insights. Closed-loop feedback lets the model improve from analyst corrections in real time.

ReactRechartsOpenAI GPTTailwind CSS

Built proactively — secured the role before the first interview

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Roomies App

Co-founded a mobile app for roommate coordination with end-to-end encrypted data. Built a consensus-driven AI framework inspired by Waze — LLM-powered task aggregation resolves household conflicts through anonymous proposals.

React NativeFirebaseAI/MLCryptography

E2E encryption | LLM consensus engine | Anonymous proposals

Experience

MiQ Digital

Associate, Innovation & Automation

2025 - Present

New York, NY

  • ◆Built Daily Briefing Buddy — AI agent with 93% adoption across US org and 46K+ conversations
  • ◆Designed push-based agent architecture integrating Slack, Gmail, and Google Calendar
  • ◆Shipped Account Snapshot, Deal Desk assistant, and Weekly Outlook agents on Glean platform
  • ◆Pioneered zero-friction deployment model for AI agents across 1,400-person organization

Roomies

Co-Founder & Lead Developer

Feb 2024 - 2025

New York, NY

  • ◆Implemented cryptography techniques to secure sensitive user data
  • ◆Developed consensus-driven AI framework inspired by Waze for household challenges
  • ◆Created LLM-powered module for task aggregation and anonymous proposal submission
  • ◆Built 'Task Transform' feature to demonstrate AI's practical value to non-technical users

NYU Langone Health

AI & Cybersecurity Intern

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

New York, NY

  • ◆Developed AI-driven chatbot enhancing vulnerability management by 30%
  • ◆Automated ICS security scans across 11 hospitals and 300+ ambulatory sites
  • ◆Created documentation and training materials for IT security team adoption

NYC Cyber Command

Cybersecurity Auditor

Dec 2021 - Aug 2023

New York, NY

  • ◆Administered ICS security assessments across 50+ mission-critical OT/ICS systems
  • ◆Identified and remediated 100+ cybersecurity vulnerabilities
  • ◆Reduced non-compliance issues by 20% using NIST frameworks
  • ◆Developed internal Audit Guide reducing audit time by 20%

Education

New York University

M.S. Cybersecurity

Aug 2022 - June 2025

GPA: 3.96

NSA-CAE DefenseNational Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)
Exploring Adversarial Machine LearningNVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
  • ◆Key Coursework: Network Security, Digital Forensics, Cloud Security, Applied Cryptography
  • ◆Co-developed CNN-based phishing detection system at CSAW (Best Challenge Award)

CUNY Lehman College

B.S. Computer Science

Sep 2018 - June 2022

GPA: 3.90

  • ◆Led CodePath.org cybersecurity program with 70% placement rate
  • ◆Enhanced threat detection accuracy by 20% with IBM QRadar
  • ◆Received Black Hat Briefings Scholarship for cybersecurity work

Ideas

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Let's Connect

Looking for roles where I can secure AI systems at scale — guardrails, red teaming, model governance, or building the infrastructure that makes AI safe to deploy.

Also open to collaborating on AI security research and open-source tooling.

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