M.S. in Information Security Student
I'm an Information Security graduate student with a background in economics, hands-on IT support, and technical research. My interests include cybersecurity, systems administration, automation, and AI security. I use this site to document projects, share what I've learned, and explore practical approaches to technical problems.
Burp Suite, Hydra, Metasploit, Nessus, Netcat, Nmap, and Smbclient
Conducted a team-based penetration test of a nine-system virtual network, using Kali Linux, Nmap, Burp Suite, and SMB enumeration to identify, validate, and document 17 security findings involving access controls, authentication, network services, and system misconfigurations.
AWS EC2, Windows Server, Active Directory, PowerShell
[Summary. Example: Set up a Windows domain on AWS EC2, configured user permissions and network access, and wrote PowerShell scripts for remote administration.]
Python, pytest, Jenkins, Docker, Webex API
[Summary. Example: Built a Jenkins pipeline that runs Python tests after a GitHub push and sends build results to a Webex room.]
Flask, Ansible, Docker, SSH, SQLite
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NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-115, NIST 800-53
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RHEL, Windows Server, AWS, Bash, PowerShell
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Handshake AI Fellowship
Develop and evaluate cybersecurity-focused prompts for large language models, assessing responses for technical accuracy, clarity, and completeness. Conduct independent research to support model evaluations and investigate unfamiliar security topics.
Financial Literacy Non-Profit
Provide technical guidance on nonprofit infrastructure, DNS, and network security. Recommended UFW and Fail2ban protections for Linux servers and am developing a System Operations Guide to improve documentation and standardize IT procedures.
University Transfer Club
Coordinated activities and resources for a 33-member student organization, collaborating with internal and external partners. Also assisted the organization's executive board with Google Workspace permissions and technical troubleshooting.
Self-Owned Business
Built and provisioned more than 100 Windows and Linux computers for community programs. Provided hands-on troubleshooting, hardware repairs, operating system recovery, printer setup, and local network configuration, explaining technical issues to nontechnical users.
My background combines an undergraduate education in Economics with graduate studies in Information Security. I began working with technology through computer repair, system configuration, and helping others troubleshoot technical problems. Over time, my interests expanded into programming, network security, digital forensics, and AI model evaluation.
I'm particularly interested in understanding how systems behave, investigating security weaknesses, and developing practical tools that improve reliability and efficiency. This site documents projects from my coursework and independent work, with an emphasis on the methods, decisions, and lessons behind each project.
Expected 2027
2024
2021