SOLO PROJECTS
Projects from solo experience.
Web Security with Cloudflare and Web Site Design
Business impact: self-designed security portfolio website that delivers clear and detailed information
about education, credentials, and projects, secured using many of the industry-leading features of Cloudflare web security
Key skills: domain management, DNS management, CI/CD pipeline, serverless functions, email routing, load
balancing, global CDN, multi-factor authentication (MFA), passkeys, TLS/SSL, DDoS mitigation, web application firewall (WAF), anti-bot security, email anti-phishing, 3-2-1 backups, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
Network Engineering Homelab: Switches, Routers, Firewalls, VPNs
Business impact: network engineering and administration, improving security, efficiency, and scalability through physical and software-defined networking with switches, routers, firewalls, and VPNs.
Key skills: Microsoft AD DS, SMB, VPNs, Tailscale, firewalls, subnetting, VLANs, Docker, Kubernetes
JOB PROJECTS
Projects from job experience.
Web Penetration Test and Threat Assessment
Position: Offensive Security Engineer
Business impact: red team infrastructure
Key skills: red team infrastructure
CERTIFICATION PROJECTS
Projects from practical certifications.
Cloud Reconnaissance and Enumeration in Azure, AWS, and GCP
Certification: Multi-Cloud Red Team Analyst (MCRTA)
Business impact: homelab for practicing penetration testing against Microsoft, Amazon, and Google cloud
services, includes mostly command line interface (CLI) tools for enumerating cloud subscriptions
Key skills: multi-cloud red team operations, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud
Platform (GCP), multi-cloud architecture and authentication, exploiting multi-cloud misconfigurations, exploiting cloud-hosted applications, enumerating multi-cloud environment
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Social Engineering
Certification: Practical OSINT Researcher Professional (PORP)
Business impact: detailed investigation and report on VIPs, key public and corporate facilities, and more
(confidential); social media, email, username, data breach, phone number, and website investigation; used advanced search engine techniques, reverse image search techniques, geolocation, and sock puppets
Key skills: OSINT, OPSEC, CLI OSINT tools, OSINT automation, social engineering, report writing
Active Directory Penetration Testing and Red Teaming
Certification: Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT), Certified Red Team Analyst (CRTA)
Business impact: homelab for testing and learning multiple hypervisors, physical and software-defined
networking, operating systems, Active Directory Domain Services, SMB, and common open-source services and applications
Key skills: red team operations, Active Directory Domain Services, AD enumeration, AD exploitation, AD persistence
SCHOOL PROJECTS
Projects from school experience.
Capstone: Secure Network Infrastructure Deployment
Degree: Master of Science, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Business impact: enhances organizational security and resilience by deploying a robust network infrastructure, reducing attack surfaces, ensuring compliance, and improving operational efficiency
Key skills: network design, architecture, engineering, and administration
Capstone: AI-Enhanced Red Team Engagement
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Business impact: enhances security posture by using AI-driven red team engagements to identify vulnerabilities, simulate advanced threats, and improve defensive strategies
Key skills: red team operations, artificial intelligence (AI)