Laith Darras

Laith Darras

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
— Wayne Gretzky

Positions

Fiducia AI Logo

06/2025 – 08/2025

Software Engineering Intern (Incoming) @ Fiducia AI

I'll be working on Fiducia AI's Sports Activation Platform, building full-stack features, fine-tuning ML models, and working on product strategy in a startup environment.

CodePath Logo

08/2024 – 12/2024

Cybersecurity Technical Support @ CodePath

Assisted 2,000+ students troubleshoot real-world cybersecurity labs using tools like Splunk, Snort, Wireshark, and Metasploit - one command line at a time.

Cybersecurity portal Wireshark logs Splunk dashboard
UC Merced Logo

05/2024 – 08/2024

Network Technician @ UC Merced

Maintained the campus network by auditing 200+ nodes and diagnosing dozens of power and connectivity issues during summer upgrades.

power patch panel switch cable management network technician skills
iD Tech Logo

04/2024 – 08/2024

Coding Instructor @ iD Tech Camps

Taught Python, C++, Arduino, and Cybersecurity lessons to 25+ students through live, project-based learning - with a 95% satisfaction rate from parents.

arduino student project c++ oop student project
ACM Logo

08/2023 – 05/2024

Cybersecurity Lead @ ACM at UC Merced

Led hands-on workshops and CTFs, growing participation in the organization by 75% and helping more students break into the field.

tabling workshop
Open Avenues Logo

09/2022 – 11/2022

Data Science Intern @ Open Avenues Foundation

Built a dashboard and uncovered 50+ insights from a 10,000-user Twitter dataset, improving decision-making speed by 40%.

dashboard data analysis results