About
Technology enthusiast with a passion for systems engineering, computer networking, and ethical hacking. Strong systems experience in cloud and on-premise networks. Primarily programs in PowerShell and commits code to GitHub regularly. Curious and always learning, enjoys building and reverse engineering systems, and understanding systems internals. Embraces DevOps and Agile mindsets. Enjoys working with people from all backgrounds.
Experience
Penetration Tester
Dark Wolf Solutions
Aug. 2023 — Present
Cyber Network Analysis Tech 3
HII Mission Technologies
Feb. 2023 — Aug. 2023
Security Specialist
SHINE Systems
Feb. 2021 — Feb. 2023
IT Systems Engineer
Cofense
Mar. 2020 — Feb. 2021
IT Systems Administrator
Cofense
Dec. 2016 — Mar. 2020
Tier 3 IT Support Analyst
AllStaff Technical Solutions
July 2015 — Dec. 2016
Tier 1 Desktop Support Analyst
L-3 National Security Solutions
Nov. 2014 — July 2015
Education
George Mason University
BA, Global Affairs
GPA 3.52/4.00
Graduated with Cum Laude honors
Certifications
Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT)
Nov. 2022
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Sept. 2022
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
Oct. 2020 -- Oct. 2024
LPI Linux Essentials
July 2017
CompTIA Security+ ce
Jan. 2016 -- Jan. 2025
CompTIA Network+ ce
Aug. 2015 -- Jan. 2025
CompTIA A+ ce
Oct. 2014 -- Jan. 2025
Personal Projects
Security and Research Lab
A diagram of my lab environment is available here
Creating a Security Lab with Proxmox
Creating a Security Lab with VirtualBox
Skills
Infrastructure
- Cloud Providers (AWS | Azure)
- DevOps Tools (Ansible | Terraform)
- Enterprise Services (Database | DNS | SMTP | Web)
- Hypervisors (ESXi | Proxmox | VirtualBox)
- Identity Providers (Active Directory | Azure Active Directory)
- Single Sign-On Configuration (SAML | SCIM | OAuth | OpenID)
Networking
- IP Masking (Proxies | Tor | VPN)
- Network Engineering (Routing | Switching | VLANs)
- Protocol Analysis (Wireshark | Zeek)
Operating Systems
- Server Operating Systems (BSD | Linux | Windows)
- Desktop Operating Systems (Linux | Mac OS | Windows)
Programming
- Scripting Languages (Bash | PowerShell | Python)
Security
- Endpoint Monitoring (Carbon Black | Osquery | Wazuh)
- Ethical Hacking
- Firewalls (pfSense | ModSecurity)
- Incident Response and Remediation
- Intrusion Detection Systems (Suricata)
- Security Assessment Tools (Burp Suite | Kali Linux | Metasploit | Nmap | Nessus)
- SIEM (Wazuh | Elastic Stack)