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Expertise
Engineering skills across networking, systems, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Professional domains
Five overlapping areas where I work hands-on — from physical infrastructure to cloud architecture.
Network Engineering
Designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise networks — LAN switching, routing, and Layer 2 security.
- Network administration
- TCP/IP & IP addressing
- Routing & switching
- Inter-VLAN routing & redundancy
- Network security (ACL, port security)
- Wireless networking
Systems Administration
Administering servers and operating systems across physical and virtualized environments, focused on availability.
- System administration
- Windows & Linux
- Virtualization (VMware ESXi)
- Infrastructure troubleshooting
- Patch & lifecycle management
Cybersecurity
Securing networks and infrastructure with awareness of modern threats, defense-in-depth, and least privilege.
- Network security
- Security hardening
- Identity & access (RBAC)
- Zero-trust fundamentals
- Incident awareness & reporting
Cloud Infrastructure
Designing and securing scalable cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, on the path toward cloud architecture.
- Azure virtual networking
- Subnet segmentation & NSGs
- IaaS compute (Windows/Linux)
- Azure networking best practices
- Multi-cloud fundamentals (AWS)
Infrastructure & IT
End-to-end engineering of the systems, networks, and tools that keep organizations running.
- Infrastructure design
- Observability & monitoring
- Backup & recovery
- Documentation
- Technical problem solving
Core skills
The fundamental skill set underpinning the domains above.
Networking
Designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise networks.
- Network Administration
- TCP/IP & IP Addressing
- Routing & Switching
- Inter-VLAN Routing
- Wireless Networking
- Network Security
Systems & Infrastructure
Administering servers and operating systems across physical and virtualized environments.
- System Administration
- Windows & Linux
- Virtualization
- Infrastructure Troubleshooting
- Patch & Lifecycle Management
Cloud & Virtualization
Designing and securing cloud and virtualized infrastructure, applied on Azure and AWS.
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Virtual Networking
- Subnet Segmentation
- IaaS Compute
- Observability & Monitoring
Cybersecurity
Securing networks and infrastructure with awareness of modern threats.
- Cybersecurity
- Network Security
- Security Hardening
- Identity & Access (RBAC)
- Zero-Trust Fundamentals
IT Operations & Technical Support
Day-to-day reliability, documentation, and hands-on problem solving that keeps infrastructure running.
- Infrastructure Design
- Backup & Recovery
- Documentation
- Technical Problem Solving