Eliza Ochoa
Cybersecurity Compliance Portfolio
Professional portfolio focused on cybersecurity compliance, governance, risk assessment, documentation quality, and framework-aligned readiness analysis. This site highlights work aligned with CMMC 2.0, NIST-based security requirements, and structured reporting for regulated environments.
Professional Snapshot
Years of leadership and structured operational oversight
Current academic performance in cybersecurity studies
Expected completion of BS in Cybersecurity | Minor: Data Science
Primary portfolio direction: Cybersecurity + CMMC
Framework and Compliance Focus
Core areas aligned with compliance readiness, governance, and security documentation.
Professional Capabilities
Experience areas reflected in professional reporting, technical support, and structured oversight.
Professional Experience
U.S. Navy — Leadership and Compliance-Focused Operations
- Led structured inspections, documentation, and risk-aware operational oversight across mission-focused environments.
- Supported compliance-oriented reporting and leadership communication aligned with procedural accountability.
- Worked across teams, processes, and technical environments requiring disciplined execution and documentation quality.
Advanced Information Security & Privacy (AISP) Research Lab — Research Assistant
- Collected and validated 500+ research data points across multiple domains, ensuring dataset accuracy and reproducibility for analytical studies.
- Organized and prepared structured datasets for 3+ research projects, enabling efficient statistical analysis and documentation of research methodologies.
SUNY Research Foundation (RF) — Research Assistant
- Organized and maintained documentation and datasets for 5+ faculty-led research initiatives, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and compliance with academic research governance practices.
- Supported research data management and reporting by preparing multiple datasets and project records, improving documentation consistency and analytical readiness.
SUNY Canton IT Department — Systems IT Assistant
- Developed 10+ technical training materials and user guides to support system administration and networking tasks for campus users and IT staff.
- Assisted with 2 network topology and system configuration projects, building sandbox environments and developing Powershell scripts to support testing, troubleshooting, and automation.
Featured Work
Public-facing portfolio demonstrations based on projects developed locally first and later prepared as separate GitHub demo versions. Featured projects highlight responsible AI, cybersecurity analysis, and compliance-aligned tool design.
CMMC Control Mapping and Gap Analysis Tool
A compliance-focused demonstration project for reviewing selected controls, assigning implementation status, and identifying readiness gaps in a structured reporting format.
Demo Repository Coming SoonIP Intelligence Analyst Workspace
An interactive cybersecurity analyst workspace that supports single-IP and batch-IP investigation, lightweight risk scoring, analyst tagging, and persistent case history. Designed to simulate real-world SOC and GRC workflows with data visualization and export capabilities.
🚀 Live Demo 💻 GitHub RepoTrustLens
A deterministic responsible-AI review app that helps students evaluate whether an AI-generated answer is trustworthy enough to submit, cite, or revise. TrustLens emphasizes transparent scoring, explainability, validation boundaries, and structured auditability.
🚀 Live Demo 💻 GitHub Repo 🎥 Demo VideoPublications
Professional research outputs, white papers, and technical publications through GitHub, Zenodo, DOI references, and ORCID.
Mental Health Data Analysis in R: A Comprehensive Guide to Insights in the Tech Industry
Presents an in-depth analysis of mental health trends within the tech industry using R programming language. The study involves data cleaning, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and predictive modeling to uncover actionable insights. Findings emphasize the role of factors like age, gender, and family history in shaping treatment-seeking behaviors, providing foundation for data-driven policy recommendations.
R Analysis: Mental Health in TechA Comprehensive Study of DoD Training Applications and Needs in the Cyberspace Field
Analyzes existing cyber training programs within the Department of Defense (DoD), highlights critical shortcomings, and proposes innovative training methodologies utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital twins, and extended reality (XR).
DoD Cyberspace FieldProfessional Contact
Email: ochoa104cy@outlook.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elizaochoa
GitHub: github.com/eliza-ochoa
Orcid: orcid.org/0009-0006-8845-5692
Merit: meritpages.com/ochoa104
Credly: credly.com/users/eliza-ochoa