Education
Bachelor’s in Computer Technology — Expected December 2026
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Honors: National Society of Leadership and Success
Technical Skills
- Cloud: AWS S3, CloudFront, Route 53, ACM, EC2
- Security Tools: Wireshark, Splunk, Kali Linux
- Networking: TCP/IP troubleshooting, packet inspection, Ethernet, VoIP
- Virtualization: VMware, VirtualBox
- Directory Services: Active Directory, Intune
- Scripting: Python automation pipelines
- Infrastructure Tools: Cisco Packet Tracer
- Platforms: Microsoft Planner, SharePoint, Teams, Zoom, Accruent EMS
AWS Deployment Architecture
- Infrastructure: Static asset hosting via Amazon S3 with public access disabled, secured by Origin Access Control (OAC).
- Content Delivery: Globally distributed edge caching via Amazon CloudFront to optimize latency and provide layer 7 DDoS protection.
- Security & SSL: End-to-end encryption with certificates provisioned through AWS Certificate Manager (ACM).
- DNS Management: Custom domain orchestration and health-check routing using Amazon Route 53 alias records.
Projects
Security Challenge Automation Pipeline (Python)
- Automated generation of steganography challenge datasets
- Programmatically created images, filenames, flags, and metadata
- Embedded hidden flags and validated successful extraction automatically
- Exported structured datasets to CSV for scalable tracking workflows
- Integrated outputs with Google Sheets for challenge management
AWS LAMP Stack Deployment
- Provisioned Linux EC2 instance running Apache, MariaDB, and PHP
- Configured secure SSH key-based authentication
- Managed inbound access via security groups
- Deployed and validated dynamic PHP application functionality on EC2-hosted LAMP stack
Security & Networking Lab Experience
- Analyzed packet captures using Wireshark to investigate SQL injection traffic
- Inspected TCP SYN behavior during simulated reconnaissance activity
- Performed packet-level inspection to identify abnormal connections
- Conducted controlled lab exercises using Kali Linux security tools
- Modeled routing and segmentation using Cisco Packet Tracer
- Built isolated testing environments using VMware and VirtualBox
Experience
IT Support Student Assistant — CSUDH CCPE
June 2025 — Present
- Provide technical support for classrooms and administrative systems
- Maintain Windows workstations and installed applications
- Troubleshoot Ethernet and VoIP connectivity issues
- Support hybrid classroom Zoom infrastructure
- Track assets and service activity using Microsoft Planner workflow system
- Create technical documentation and support guides
- Troubleshoot Ricoh, Brother, and HP printer environments
Certifications
- CompTIA: Security+
- Google: Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
- Cisco: IT Customer Support Basics