Work Experience
Waabee Self-Help Association
Part Time IT Technician · Silver Spring, MD
- Operated sole IT function for 30-person nonprofit, administering Microsoft 365 Business Premium tenant, on-premises Windows Server domain controller, UniFi network stack, and endpoint fleet across the organization.
- Architected hybrid identity by integrating on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Entra ID via Entra Connect, enabling single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and conditional access policies across all Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Deployed Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Defender to manage endpoints across the staff fleet, enforcing compliance policies, security baselines, and configuration profiles while protecting against phishing, malware, and data exfiltration across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange.
- Automated new-employee onboarding through domain-join and provisioning scripts that configured Group Policy registry settings, installed standard software, and assigned Microsoft 365 licenses, standardizing laptop setup across the staff fleet and eliminating manual configuration.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
Nightblood Gaming
Head Coach, Esports · Boston, MA
- Led professional roster in VCT Challengers League North America 2024; achieved 3rd place in Stage 3 Finals, earning $3,000 from a $25,000 prize pool.
- Achieved 2nd place at MFH YFP Lockdown Arena ($1,000 prize pool) outside of league play.
- Designed map-specific executes, counter-strategic playbooks, and opponent-tailored game plans through pre-match VOD analysis and research.
- Directed individual player development sessions and led real-time mid-series strategic adjustments under professional competitive pressure.
Jun 2024 - Jul 2025
Converse University
Head Coach, Esports · Spartanburg, SC
- Coached the university esports program spanning varsity and JV Valorant teams of 13 players, overseeing recruitment, training, and performance across two full seasons.
- Coached individual players through weekly development sessions and led mid-competition tactical adjustments, building communication and decision-making skills under high-pressure conditions.
Jul 2023 - Jun 2025
AlphaBiz (Freelance IT)
Owner · Takoma Park, MD
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software, and operating-system level issues for 108 clients, including driver conflicts, boot failures, malware removal, data recovery, and performance degradation.
- Managed full-service client lifecycle independently: intake, troubleshooting, resolution, and communication, generating $13,148 in revenue over two years.
- Performed Windows and BIOS performance tuning for esports players and gaming clients, optimizing OS configuration, driver settings, startup behavior, and firmware options to improve FPS stability and reduce input latency.
Feb 2022 - Jun 2025
7-Eleven
Sales Associate · Hamilton, Hyattsville, MD
- Performed regular cleaning activities and other assigned store tasks.
- Received cash from customers, provided correct change, and rang customer sales on an electronic cash register.
- Helped maintain a clean, customer-friendly store environment.
- Provided prompt, efficient, and courteous customer service.
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
Walgreens
Seasonal Sales Associate · White Oak, Silver Spring, MD
- Provided customers with courteous, friendly, fast, and efficient service.
- Registered customer purchases on an assigned cash register, collected cash, and distributed change as requested.
- Constructed and maintained promotional, seasonal, superstructure, and sale merchandise displays.
- Assisted with exterior and interior maintenance by helping keep the store clean, neat, and orderly.
Jul 2018 - Nov 2018
Education
University of Maryland Global Campus
B.S., Cyber Operations · Adelphi, MD
Expected Nov 2027
Montgomery College
A.A.S., Cybersecurity (GPA 3.3) · Rockville, MD
- Relevant coursework: Network Security, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Attacker Tools and Techniques, UNIX/Linux System Administration, Defending the Network, Wireless Security, Microcomputer Essentials, Cloud Computing, Scripting, Cyber Ops.
Jun 2025
Blair High School
High School Diploma · 51 University Blvd E, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Jun 2018
Certifications
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
Issued Mar 2026 - Expires Mar 2029
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Issued Dec 2025 - Expires Dec 2028
Anthropic AI Fluency
Anthropic
Issued 2025 - No expiration
Anthropic MCP: Advanced Topics
Anthropic
Issued 2025 - No expiration
Projects
Homelab Dashboard
ReactTypeScriptViteExpressSQLiteUniFi APIProxmoxDocker
- Built a full-stack homelab operations dashboard that centralizes live infrastructure telemetry across UniFi networking, Proxmox nodes and guests, Docker/Portainer environments, UNAS storage, GPU and sensor data, alerts, events, and syslog-based SIEM views.
- Engineered a React and TypeScript single-page application with routed views for overview, Proxmox, network, Docker, NAS, observability, inventory, settings, and onboarding, using reusable dashboard primitives for entity cards, summary bars, charts, status pills, tables, and detail panels.
- Implemented an Express backend that normalizes integration data behind server-side API routes, keeps secrets out of the browser, supports runtime configuration for UniFi, Proxmox, Docker, UNAS, GPU, sensors, Wake-on-LAN, and logs, and exposes health checks for live integration status.
- Added persistent server-backed state with SQLite by default plus PostgreSQL/MySQL configuration paths, one-time migration from legacy localStorage state, Docker Compose deployment for a Proxmox LXC, and setup flows for configuring integrations and database backends.
Jun 2026
ValoBrain (Open-Source)
ReactNode.jsTypeScriptExpressGemini APITailwind CSS
- Built a full-stack esports analytics platform at the Cloud9 x JetBrains Hackathon, delivering AI-driven scouting reports and real-time match insights for Valorant teams, scouts, and analysts using React 19, TypeScript, Vite, and Tailwind CSS.
- Architected a Node.js and Express backend with 9+ REST endpoints that ingests live data from the GRID.gg API, parses large JSONL match feeds, and powers a queued, abort-aware AI report pipeline hardened with rate limiting and environment-driven storage controls for 100MB+ files.
- Engineered an AI scouting pipeline integrating the Google Gemini API, chaining analyst and writer prompts plus a custom zone-state engine with per-map zone definitions for Sunset, Abyss, Corrode, and other maps to generate agent-specific counter-strategies, economy intel, and round-by-round tactical breakdowns from raw telemetry.
- Built a cross-match aggregator and pattern detector that surface recurring opponent tendencies across a team's series history, exposed through modular React analytics components including round and economy timelines, clutch and first-blood analysis, and cross-match reports; collaborated via GitHub PR workflow across 50+ merged PRs and shipped under the MIT license.
Feb 2026
AlphaSec Home Datacenter
Proxmox VEUniFiCloudflareAnsibleWireGuardDebian/Ubuntu
- Architected a segmented multi-VLAN Proxmox environment supporting 9 production workloads across 7 network zones, enforcing zero-trust access with Cloudflare Tunnel and no exposed WAN services.
- Hardened network security posture by implementing layered firewall controls across UniFi and Proxmox, restricting administrative access via allowlisting and WireGuard-only remote entry.
- Configured centralized SIEM pipeline by forwarding UniFi syslog data to Splunk, enabling real-time log aggregation, correlation, and visibility into network and host activity.
- Designed wildcard DNS routing through Cloudflare Tunnel, Caddy, and Traefik, reducing new application deployment to a single domain entry in the control plane.
- Developed event-driven security automation using n8n to trigger workflows from Splunk alerts via webhooks, enrich indicators with VirusTotal, and apply AI-based analysis with Claude to automate threat triage and response.
Jan 2024
KADI Active Directory Lab
Windows Server 2025AD DSGroup PolicyPowerShell
- Built Windows Server 2025 forest with primary and secondary domain controllers, designing organizational unit hierarchy and enterprise naming conventions for users, admins, service accounts, workstations, and security groups.
- Authored and deployed Group Policy Objects including custom password policy and a restrictive managed-user policy disabling command prompt, registry editor, and control panel, validated with gpresult and dcdiag.
Nov 2025
Azure Hybrid Infrastructure Lab
Entra IDAzure FilesAzure BackupAzure Site Recovery
- Configured Microsoft Entra ID tenant and deployed a cloud-hosted domain controller on Azure IaaS as an alternative to on-premises-only AD, testing identity synchronization and authentication flows across hybrid environments.
- Implemented hybrid file services with Azure Files and evaluated disaster recovery using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, comparing recovery objectives against on-premises alternatives.
Feb 2025
Skills
Programming and Scripting
PythonPowerShellBashSQL
Security Tools
WazuhSplunkSuricataMicrosoft SentinelNmapWiresharkMetasploitBurp SuiteSnortNessus
Cloud and Infrastructure
AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM)Azure (Entra ID, Azure Files, Azure Backup, Site Recovery)DockerProxmox VEVMware
Networking
TCP/IPDNSDHCPWireGuardCloudflare TunnelUniFiCaddyCiscoTraefikpfSenseVLANsIPSec
Systems and Tools
Active DirectoryGroup PolicyMicrosoft 365Git/GitHubJira
Operating Systems
Windows 10, 11, Server, and IoTRHELUbuntuDebianKali LinuxmacOS
AI and Automation
n8nClaude APIVertex AIGeminiOpenAIMicrosoft Foundry