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About
Hands-on infrastructure engineering across networking, systems, security, and cloud.
Who I am
I have two-plus years of hands-on experience working across networking, cybersecurity, systems engineering, infrastructure, and cloud. My foundation is in network and systems administration — troubleshooting, operations, and keeping infrastructure running. My current direction is increasingly focused on cloud infrastructure and cloud architecture: designing secure, scalable, and maintainable environments.
Where I'm headed
My focus is on infrastructure that is reliable first and simple to operate. I build up from hands-on network and systems work, and I am steering that experience toward cloud architecture so the environments I help design are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
What I work across
My work and learning span the core areas of modern infrastructure, from networking and systems to cloud and security. Each domain is a layer of infrastructure I work with directly, not an isolated list of tools.
Networking
Network infrastructure, connectivity, routing, switching, segmentation, and secure access.
Systems
Windows and Linux environments, virtualization, administration, and infrastructure operations.
Cloud
Cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, security, and architecture across Azure and AWS.
Security
Security fundamentals across infrastructure, access control, hardening, monitoring, and network environments.
How I work
- Reliable by design
- Infrastructure should keep working without someone watching it — redundancy, monitoring, and verified recovery paths come first.
- Secure by default
- Security is engineered in — least privilege, segmentation, and defense-in-depth — rather than bolted on afterward.
- Simple over clever
- The best solution is the one the next engineer can pick up and operate. Clear, documented, and boring where possible.
- Continuously learning
- Cloud and networking change quickly. Certification paths and hands-on labs are how I keep fundamentals sharp.
Certifications
The certifications behind the networking, cloud, and security work on this site, verified on Credly.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)Microsoft
- Google Cybersecurity Professional CertificateGoogle · 2025
- Aviatrix Certified Engineer – Multicloud Network AssociateAviatrix · September 2025
- Red Hat System Administration I (RH124)Red Hat · June 2025