About
Extensive on-premise and cloud systems, networking, and automation experience. Embraces DevSecOps and agile mindsets. Well-versed in the penetration testing lifecycle, as well as pentesting tools and methodologies. Knowledgeable on defensive security concepts including SIEM, HIDS, NIDS, and threat hunting. Maintains a Proxmox home lab cluster to research and test a wide variety of topics.
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)