CompTIA Security+
SY0-701
Earned 2024
Education
A technical foundation.
Applied through building.
A B.S. in Software Development from Southern New Hampshire University, complemented by certifications in networking, security, and Linux. The practical work connects directly to the systems and software I build today.
Southern New Hampshire University / 2019–2023
Bachelor of Science. Software Development.
Software engineering, databases, mobile development, and infrastructure, bringing programming fundamentals together with practical IT operations.
Software EngineeringDatabase DesignJava / C++ / PythonNetwork SecurityAgile / SDLCEnterprise Architecture
Industry credentials
Grounded in systems and security.
Certifications earned across network administration, Linux operations, and security fundamentals.
CompTIA Network+
N10-008
Earned 2024
CompTIA Linux+
XK0-005
Earned 2024
Cisco CCNA
200-301
Earned 2024
Featured case study / IT 420 & IT 489
From a design brief to a working lab.
F-Secure System Design: an academic infrastructure project for a fictional company, followed by hands-on implementation in my own lab.
01 / The brief
Plan a secure expansion
Design an environment that brings together multiple sites, remote access, cloud services, and centralized security. The assignment connected enterprise architecture with network and security planning.
02 / The design
Connect the infrastructure
The design combined SD-WAN, FortiGate firewalls, Tailscale remote access, and Azure services. VLAN segmentation, inspection policies, and centralized logging supported the network design.
03 / The implementation
Test it in the lab
I took the work beyond the design document, using real FortiGate hardware, Tailscale networking, and Azure to explore the proposed setup. The lab made configuration and compatibility questions tangible.
04 / The lesson
Validate the connections
The project brought software lifecycle fundamentals together with networking and operations. Building the environment helped me understand the gap between a diagram and a system that can be configured, observed, and maintained.
Selected academic work
Build something. Learn from the decisions.
Application development, database design, and team delivery each taught a different part of the engineering process.
CS 360 / Mobile Development
Event Tracking App
An Android application written in Java with SQLite storage, user authentication, an event grid, and SMS reminders.
What I learned: I reduced an ambitious calendar interface to a focused GridView that I could finish and polish. Scoping the work was as important as implementing it.
View the code ↗DAD 220 / Database Administration
Quantigration RMA Database
A relational schema connecting customers, orders, and returns, supported by an ERD and MySQL queries for return analysis.
What I learned: Joins and aggregations turned transaction records into useful summaries, connecting database design to the questions a stakeholder needs answered.
CS 250 / Software Development Lifecycle
Travel Planning Application
A team project using Scrum, user stories, test cases, a JIRA backlog, and GitHub version control.
What I learned: A change in product direction required revised stories and tests. The exercise made the relationship between requirements, scope, and validation concrete.
Coursework
The supporting fundamentals.
IT 489
IT Capstone
Capstone project integrating SD-WAN, Fortinet firewalls, Tailscale VPN, and Azure cloud infrastructure.
IT 420
Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise-level IT infrastructure design, network architecture, and security framework implementation.
CS 360
Mobile Development
Android application development with Java, SQLite databases, and Material Design.
DAD 220
Database Administration
Relational database design, SQL optimization, and data modeling with MySQL.
CS 250
Software Development Lifecycle
Agile methodology, user stories, test case design, and iterative development.
IT 331
Network Security
Network security principles, firewall configuration, and threat mitigation.
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