Skills

The tools and practices behind my IT work, followed by areas I am learning. Each entry explains how I have used it and links to available supporting work.

How skill levels are defined
Demonstrated
Supported by production experience or completed, verifiable work.
Working
Used with practical foundations, with room to deepen.
Familiar
Documented exposure, short of working proficiency.
Learning
Under active, structured study.
Planned
A future direction, not a current capability claim.

Skills by area

Open a skill for details and related work. Learning and planned labels identify areas still being developed.

Systems administration

  • IT supportDemonstratedCompTIA A+ and documented IT support experience.

    Production endpoint support, ticketing, hardware and operating-system troubleshooting.

    • Systems administrationWorkingOperating-system support and completed Linux foundations coursework.

      Windows and Linux administration foundations developed through support work and structured study.

      Networking

      • NetworkingDemonstratedCompTIA Network+ and documented IT troubleshooting experience.

        Networking foundations and troubleshooting developed through IT support, structured study, and credential work.

        Programming and automation

        • PythonFamiliarEvidence entries are being organized; no unsupported proficiency claim.

          Python is part of the current programming and automation toolkit.

          Defensive security

          • Defensive securityLearningSecurity+ earned; CySA+ study in progress.

            Detection, log analysis, alert triage, and incident-response foundations under active study.

            • Malware analysisPlannedNo current professional experience; explicitly a future study area.

              Planned study area after stronger SOC and lab foundations.

              Offensive security

              • Offensive securityLearningPenTest+ study in progress; no professional offensive-security claim.

                Authorized testing concepts are being studied as part of PenTest+ preparation.

                • Reverse engineeringPlannedAspirational direction; no current experience claimed.

                  Long-term goal after malware-analysis and systems-internals foundations.

                  AI security

                  • AI securityPlannedPlanned learning direction, not completed expertise.

                    Long-term direction covering secure AI applications, agent security, evaluation, and responsible adversarial testing.