Cybersecurity graduate with a B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, focused on building practical experience across offensive and defensive security.
My portfolio includes hands-on work in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, Windows security monitoring, endpoint telemetry analysis, and SOC investigation.
- Security Operations & Incident Investigation
- Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment & Management
- Windows Endpoint Security
- Threat Detection & Event Analysis
- Network Security
Built and documented a Windows 11 security monitoring environment using Windows Advanced Audit Policy, Event Viewer, PowerShell, and Sysmon.
The project demonstrates:
- Windows Security Event analysis
- Successful and failed authentication investigation
- Process creation and command-line monitoring
- PowerShell activity analysis
- Sysmon process and DNS telemetry
- Event correlation and timeline reconstruction
- Structured SOC investigation methodology
View Windows SOC Monitoring Lab
Conducted and documented an authorized penetration-testing assessment against an intentionally vulnerable Linux system in an isolated home-lab environment.
The project demonstrates:
- Network reconnaissance and service enumeration
- Vulnerability identification and analysis
- Controlled vulnerability validation
- Evidence collection and technical documentation
- Security findings and remediation recommendations
- Structured penetration-testing methodology
View Vulnerable Linux Pentest Lab
- CompTIA PenTest+
- CompTIA CySA+
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Project+
Security:
Security Operations, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Incident Investigation, Endpoint Monitoring, Event Correlation
Tools:
Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Sysmon, Windows Event Viewer
Systems:
Windows, Linux, VMware
Scripting & Languages:
Python, PowerShell, Bash, SQL
Continuing to develop practical cybersecurity experience through hands-on labs focused on security operations, detection, penetration testing, and incident investigation.