About

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Growing up, I dreamed of becoming an automotive designer—cars were my first passion. That changed when my dad and I built my first computer in middle school. From that moment on, I developed a deep interest in technology, which shaped both my academic and professional journey.

Today, I work as an IT Manager, leading technical operations while continuing to grow in the areas I'm most passionate about: cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and programming. These fields not only fuel my curiosity but also drive my commitment to innovation and problem-solving in the tech space.

Education

Louisiana Tech University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cyber Engineering
Minor in Mathematics

Certifications

  • Amazon Web Services Cloud Practicioner
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Microsoft Azure Admin
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Azure Artifical Intelligence Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Skills

  • Windows 10,11
  • Ubuntu
  • Github
  • Git
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • SQL

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JS

Besides my education and certifications, I have experience in I.T. help desk, retail and customer service. If you want to know more about my professional carrer, check out my Linkedln, and feel free to send me a connection request.

Projects

Homelab

    Software

    Service Description
    pfSense Open Source firewall and router software. Manages my network's DNS server, DHCP server and VPN tunnels.
    VMware ESXi vSphere bare-metal hypervisor that hosts my Windows Server VMs to manage my Active Directory and ISS
    Proxmox Open Source alternative to ESXi, hosts my Docker containers and Linux Servers
    TrueNAS NAS OS that hosts my file shares, media server and data backups
    Docker Containers Ubuntu Server with Docker Engine hosting various useful containers like Heimdall, Portainer, Home Assistant and Grafana

    Network Diagrams

E-Commerce

Setup 2 e-commerce website hosted on Digital Ocean. Both sites are used to compare and contrast performance, security, and user experience.

  • Visio Server - Using WooCommerce
  • EverythingbutBagel- Using PrestaShop

    • Senior Capstone Project

    Replicated Louisiana Tech Universitys Email Server on AWS and determined the best countermeasures of phishing and spear-phishing attacks vectors

    Raspberry Pi Projects

  • NGINX/PHP Webserver currently hosting this website
  • motionEyeOS for video surveillance system using pi cameras and 3-D printed enclosures
  • PiHole for ad blocking, domain white/black listing and query logs
  • Google Coral USB Accelerator for an extra Edge TPU coprocessor with OpenCV for facial recognition and Tensorflow Lite
  • OctoPrint as a 3-D printing web interface for remote printing and monitoring

    • "Cyber Storm” Hackathon

    Participated in Louisiana Tech’s cybersecurity competition that assessed skills in network defense, cryptography, steganography, and server security

    Barcode Scanner with Python

    Developed a Python program to use a phone camera for scanning 2D and QR barcodes using libraries like Tkinter for GUI development and OpenCV for camera stream and analysis

    Activities

    Besides cybersecurity and other I.T. things, I actively indulge myself in my additional passions, which include custom keyboards, 3-D printing, soldering and exploring the latest technology advancements. I'm also a big fan of the NBA and various Esports leagues.