Archie McDougall
Summary
I am a driven student with a strong foundation in cybersecurity, including networking, firewall management, and SIEM skills. Proven ability to tackle projects and adapt to new technologies. Over three years of retail experience has increased communication and teamwork abilities, essential for collaborative environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Customer Assistant
Marks and Spencer's
Edinburgh
06.2022 - 11.2025
- Developed strong communication and teamwork skills in a fast pace retail environment.
- Handled private customer data and financial information with high detail and care.
- Dealt effectively with customer complaints, resolving issues professionally and amicably.
Education
HND - Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
Edinburgh College
Edinburgh 06.2024 -
Skills
- Networking: Having hours of hands on experience with Cisco and Ubiquiti I have learnt a good understanding of how it works Including the use and understanding on VLANs and the benefits
- Firewall: Engaging in a PaloAlto firewall course has provided me with good skills and understanding with next generation firewalls As well as a home Ubiquiti zone based firewall
- Security Frameworks: Excellent understanding of different frameworks and software, including the use of Wazuh
- Resilience under stressful situations
Interests & Achievements
- One home-lab I made was a Wazuh lab, this project made a full Wazuh server and having multiple agents on different end devices, this allowed me to understand different events.
- Another home-lab I done was the creation of a Ubiquiti Unifi home network, this network including multiple VLANs creating a secure isolated network. With the use of the zone based firewall and the build in IDS/IPS it was very secure.
Certification
- PaloAlto EDU-210 firewall essentials
(Aug 2025 - Present)
- Cisco CCNA: Introduction to Networks
(Jun 2024 - Jan 2025)
- Cisco CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
(Aug 2025 - Present)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
HND - Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
Edinburgh College
06.2024 -
Customer Assistant
Marks and Spencer's
06.2022 - 11.2025