Credentials

Certifications

  • AI Professional Certificate, Google, 2026

Education

  • M.S. Cybersecurity Management, Purdue University Global, 2023 (4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude)
  • B.S. Information Technology & Classical Studies, Purdue University, 2021 (3.9 GPA, Magna Cum Laude)
  • A.S. Computer Programming & Analysis, Daytona State College, 2012 (3.8 GPA, Magna Cum Laude)

Awards

  • Bravo Staff Award, Purdue College of Engineering, 2023
  • Navy Achievement Medal, Operations Noble Eagle & Enduring Freedom, 2007

Web Development

  • Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 4 & 5, JavaScript (ES5/ES6), jQuery 3, AJAX (fetch/XHR)
  • APIs & Data: REST, JSON, XML
  • Backend: Python 2 & 3, Coldfusion 9, LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP 7), WIMP (Windows Server, IIS, MySQL, PHP 5)
  • CMS: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Zope 2, Plone 5
  • Editors: VS Code, Notepad++, Eclipse, Sublime Text, PyCharm
  • Version Control: Git, Starteam

Cybersecurity

  • Education: Master's Degree in Cybersecurity Management, Purdue University Global, 2023 (Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA)
  • Specialties: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC); PCI, FERPA, and ADA compliance
  • Technical Skills: Incident response, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, data security
  • Defensive Tools (Blue Team): Snort (IDS/IPS), Wireshark (network analysis), Nmap (port scanning & reconnaissance), Nessus (vulnerability assessment)
  • Offensive Tools (Red Team): Metasploit (penetration testing), Burp Suite (web app testing), OWASP ZAP (application security)
  • Environment: Kali Linux (security testing distribution)
  • Master's Capstone Project: Implementing the NIST 800-53 Compliance Framework