Dean Gruta
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Dean Carmelo A. Gruta

Security Product Management Specialist

Building cybersecurity learning products, from research to delivery.

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Quezon, Philippines

About

I’m a Security Product Management Specialist at FusionNode, working on cybersecurity learning products from research and prototyping through content integration, development support, and QA.

My work connects cybersecurity research, learning design, and product delivery. I translate research into structured content and requirements, coordinate priorities with developers and subject matter experts, and use AI tools to prototype, debug, and refine product features.

I graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Batangas State University – Alangilan. My interests include cybersecurity products, AI-assisted products, product design, and emerging technologies.

Experience

FusionNode

September 2026 – Present

Security Product Management Specialist

  • Lead product research, prototyping, content integration, and QA for cybersecurity learning products.
  • Manage product priorities, requirements, timelines, and deliverables across developers, SMEs, and other stakeholders.
  • Develop and refine prototypes, resolve QA-reported issues, and support feature implementation during active development.
  • Perform first-pass QA to identify functional, content, and usability issues before stakeholder and SME review.
  • Use Claude and Claude Code for prototyping, debugging, code refinement, and AI-assisted development.
  • Support product operations involving licensing, budgeting, and P&L tracking.

FusionNode

May 2026 – September 2026

Data Security Specialist

  • Continued product research and development of the cybersecurity learning platform across prototyping, content, and feature validation.
  • Developed and refined the platform’s learning engine using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  • Translated cybersecurity research into structured learning content, product requirements, and learning experiences.
  • Applied Perplexity and prompt-engineering techniques to support technical research and AI-assisted content development.
  • Collaborated with developers and cybersecurity SMEs to validate product content and implementations.

FusionNode

October 2025 – May 2026

Security Trainee

  • Supported early SIEM product development through front-end design and product support activities.
  • Researched and conceptualized a cybersecurity-focused learning platform and developed its initial MVP.
  • Designed the MVP in Figma and supported development using v0 and Cursor.
  • Used Perplexity and prompt engineering for cybersecurity research, content development, and product exploration.
  • Developed a learning architecture that was later integrated with Bloom’s Taxonomy to support the platform’s learning engine.

Product work

Highlights from my cybersecurity learning product work at FusionNode. Expand a topic to read my contributions.

Cybersecurity Learning Platform

From researching a cybersecurity learning concept to developing its initial MVP and supporting ongoing product development at FusionNode.

  • Researched and conceptualized the platform and developed its initial MVP.
  • Designed the MVP in Figma and supported development using v0 and Cursor.
  • Continued prototyping, content integration, and feature validation with developers and cybersecurity SMEs.

Product Research · Figma · v0 · Cursor · Prototyping

Learning Engine & Architecture

Learning engine development and architecture for the cybersecurity platform.

  • Developed the platform’s initial learning architecture.
  • Refined the learning engine using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  • Translated cybersecurity research into structured learning content, requirements, and learning experiences.

Learning Engine · Bloom’s Taxonomy · Learning Design · Cybersecurity Research

Product Delivery & Quality Assurance

Coordinating priorities and deliverables while refining prototypes and reviewing cybersecurity learning products before stakeholder and SME review.

  • Manage requirements, priorities, timelines, and deliverables across developers, SMEs, and stakeholders.
  • Identify functional, content, and usability issues through first-pass QA.
  • Use Claude and Claude Code to refine prototypes, debug issues, and support feature implementation.

Requirements Management · QA · Claude · Claude Code

Skills & interests

Technical Skills
Product Development, Product Research, Product Prototyping, Requirements Management, Product Prioritization, Cybersecurity Research, Prompt Engineering, AI-Assisted Development
Development & Product Tools
Claude, Claude Code, VS Code, GitHub, Jira, Notion, Perplexity, Cursor, v0
Creative Tools
Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Blender
Product Focus
Cybersecurity Products, AI-Assisted Products, Technical Product Development, Product Design, Emerging Technologies

Education

August 2021 – July 2025

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Batangas State University – Alangilan

Brgy. Alangilan, Batangas City

GWA: 1.4221 | Cum Laude

Get in touch

gruta.deancarmelo@gmail.com
LinkedIn +63912-769-7340

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