I'm an IT professional building toward a career in AWS cloud infrastructure, enterprise networking, and cybersecurity operations, with hands-on lab experience across identity, networking, and security tooling.

My focus is the modern cloud and network stack: AWS core services, IAM, VPC architecture, enterprise routing and switching, infrastructure-as-code, and network automation. I pair that with foundational skills in Active Directory, Windows Server, Linux, and SIEM workflows so I can operate effectively in the hybrid environments most enterprises actually run.

I'm executing a structured certification roadmap — Network+ → CCNA → AWS Solutions Architect Associate → Cisco DevNet — alongside an Electrical Diploma at Atlanta Technical College. That combination positions me for cloud, network engineering, and data center infrastructure roles where physical infrastructure, enterprise networking, and cloud operations meet.

I build, document, and ship — every project in this portfolio reflects a working system, not theory.

• 🎯 Target Roles: Cloud Support Engineer · Network Engineer · SOC Analyst · Data Center Technician · Cloud Operations
• 🛠️ Currently Building: AWS three-tier VPC lab · AI-enhanced vulnerability scanner · Hybrid identity environment
• 📚 Currently Studying: CompTIA Network+ · CCNA fundamentals · AWS Solutions Architect prep
• 🌍 Location: Atlanta, GA (open to remote and hybrid roles)

AWS Cloud & Infrastructure AWS EC2 VPC IAM S3 CloudWatch CloudTrail Route 53 Security Groups NACLs AWS CLI Infrastructure-as-Code

Enterprise Networking TCP/IP Subnetting Routing & Switching VLANs OSPF Cisco IOS Firewalls VPN Network Automation OSI Model

Cybersecurity & SOC Threat Detection Vulnerability Management SIEM Incident Response Log Analysis GRC Security Operations MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Security

Systems & Identity Windows Server Active Directory Group Policy DNS DHCP IAM Policies User Provisioning Hybrid Identity

IT Support & Operations Help Desk Ticketing Systems SLA Management Incident Triage Documentation End-User Support

Scripting & Automation Python PowerShell Bash Linux CLI Git Terraform (learning) Ansible (learning) Network Automation APIs

Designing and deploying a production-style VPC with public, private, and database subnets across multiple availability zones — the foundational pattern behind most real-world AWS workloads.

• Stack: AWS VPC · EC2 · IAM · Security Groups · NACLs · Route 53 · CloudWatch
• Skills Demonstrated: Cloud network architecture · Least-privilege IAM design · High availability · AWS CLI automation
• Business Relevance: Replicates the exact architecture enterprises deploy for web-tier workloads — a baseline competency for any AWS cloud support, operations, or security role.

📂 Repository launching alongside AWS Solutions Architect Associate prep

A hands-on study of AWS Identity and Access Management: building role-based access patterns, MFA enforcement, permission boundaries, and CloudTrail-driven audit visibility.

• Stack: AWS IAM · CloudTrail · CloudWatch · AWS Organizations · AWS CLI
• Skills Demonstrated: Cloud identity management · Least-privilege design · Audit logging · Compliance evidence collection
• Business Relevance: IAM misconfigurations remain one of the top sources of cloud breaches — this lab directly addresses the controls auditors and security teams actually care about.

A multi-site enterprise topology built in Cisco Packet Tracer and GNS3, covering VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, OSPF, access control lists, and basic network automation with Python.

• Stack: Cisco IOS · Packet Tracer · GNS3 · Python · Netmiko
• Skills Demonstrated: Routing & switching · VLAN segmentation · ACL design · Network troubleshooting · Automation fundamentals
• Business Relevance: Mirrors the day-one responsibilities of a network engineer or NOC technician — and the automation layer bridges directly into the DevNet skill set.

A modular security scanning toolkit that pairs traditional reconnaissance techniques with LLM-driven analysis to triage findings, reduce false positives, and produce human-readable remediation guidance.

• Stack: Python · LLM APIs · Linux · Nmap-style reconnaissance
• Skills Demonstrated: Vulnerability assessment · Security tool development · AI integration · Reporting automation
• Business Relevance: Reduces analyst fatigue by automating low-value triage and surfacing the findings that actually matter — a real SOC pain point.

📂 Repositories:

• COGNISEC — Prerequisites & Environment Setup
• COGNISEC — Baseline Scanner
• COGNISEC — AI-Enhanced Analysis Module

A governance, risk, and compliance walkthrough applied to the COGNISEC toolkit: documenting controls, risk acceptance, data handling, and mapping to recognized frameworks.

• Stack: NIST CSF · NIST 800-53 mapping · Risk register methodology
• Skills Demonstrated: GRC documentation · Risk assessment · Control mapping · Policy authoring
• Business Relevance: Demonstrates the ability to bridge technical security work and the audit/compliance language that regulated industries require.

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Deployed a Windows Server domain controller on cloud-hosted VMs, joined client machines to the domain, and managed users, OUs, and Group Policy at scale — the foundation of hybrid identity in modern enterprises.

• Stack: Cloud VMs · Windows Server · Active Directory Domain Services · Group Policy · DNS
• Skills Demonstrated: Identity management · Hybrid cloud architecture · Domain administration · User provisioning
• Business Relevance: Mirrors the exact workload most enterprises run during cloud migration — directly transferable to AWS Directory Service and AWS Managed Microsoft AD environments.

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Configured cloud-native firewall rules to control inbound and outbound traffic, then captured and analyzed protocol behavior (ICMP, SSH, RDP, DNS) using Wireshark to validate enforcement.

• Stack: Cloud Security Groups · Wireshark · TCP/IP · Linux · Windows
• Skills Demonstrated: Cloud network security · Firewall rule design · Packet analysis · Protocol troubleshooting
• Business Relevance: The principles map directly to AWS Security Groups and NACLs — a core competency for any AWS cloud support or security role.

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End-to-end deployment of a production-style ticketing platform, including infrastructure prerequisites, role-based configuration, SLA design, and full ticket lifecycle walkthroughs.

• Stack: osTicket · IIS · MySQL · PHP · Windows Server
• Skills Demonstrated: Help desk operations · SLA configuration · Ticket triage workflows · End-user support documentation
• Business Relevance: Directly applicable to Tier 1 / Tier 2 IT support roles and reflects ITIL-aligned service management principles.

📂 Repositories:

• osTicket — Prerequisites & Installation
• osTicket — Post-Installation Configuration
• osTicket — Ticket Lifecycle Walkthrough

A structured 24-month path from networking fundamentals to cloud automation:

Why this path: Each certification builds on the last — Network+ establishes vendor-neutral fundamentals, CCNA proves enterprise networking depth, AWS SAA translates those fundamentals into cloud architecture, and DevNet closes the loop with automation and programmability. The result is a profile that maps cleanly to cloud network engineer, network automation engineer, and cloud infrastructure roles.

• Atlanta Technical College — Diploma, Electrical Systems (in progress)
• Self-directed study — AWS cloud architecture, enterprise networking, cybersecurity

To grow into a cloud network engineer and automation specialist who can design, defend, and operate modern hybrid environments end-to-end — from the routing layer to the cloud edge — while building tools and automation that make infrastructure operations measurably more efficient.

I'm focused on doing the work that compounds: real labs, real documentation, real shipping.

📬 Open to opportunities in AWS cloud support, network engineering, SOC analysis, and data center operations. Best way to reach me: LinkedIn DM or email.

"Build the lab. Document the work. Ship the proof."