Systems Operational

Building real security
not just studying it.

U.S. Army veteran and Critical Care Paramedic transitioning into cybersecurity. I build production-grade tools to learn — then use them every day.

Ghost Network — Live Stats
Devices Monitored
Active last 24h
DNS Queries
Last 24 hours
Threats Blocked
By AdGuard
Network Events
UniFi syslog
Days Running
Continuous uptime

Projects


Ghost Network SOC
Production-grade home Security Operations Center built from scratch. AI-powered log analysis using a locally-hosted LLM (phi3 via Ollama) on a Jetson Orin Nano Super. Ingests UniFi syslog and AdGuard DNS logs into SQLite, analyzes with AI, and delivers intelligence via Discord, Telegram, and a private web portal protected by Cloudflare Zero Trust.
Python Ollama / phi3 UniFi AdGuard Jetson Orin Cloudflare Zero Trust IDS/IPS
Live
Ghost_Net — Meshtastic Mesh Network
Off-grid encrypted mesh communication network using Meshtastic firmware. Wio Tracker L1 Pro mobile node with GPS → Heltec V3 gateway → MQTT bridge → Discord. AES-256 encrypted channel running on the Ghost_Net SSID. Solar outdoor node and APRS gateway integration planned.
Meshtastic ESP32 MQTT LoRa AES-256
In Progress

Tech Stack


Jetson Orin
Raspberry Pi 5
UniFi
AdGuard
Ollama / phi3
SQLite
Cloudflare
Nginx
Python
Linux
Git
Meshtastic

About


12 years of service in the U.S. Army taught me how to operate under pressure, lead teams, and solve problems with incomplete information. 10 years as a Critical Care Paramedic taught me rapid threat assessment, triage, and staying calm when systems fail. I'm applying those same skills to cybersecurity — where the threats are digital but the stakes are just as real.

I build things to learn them. Ghost Project isn't a homework assignment — it's a real production system protecting a real network, running 24/7, and getting more capable every week.

Certifications

CompTIA A+ Core 1 & 2 ✓ Passed
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) In Progress
CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Planned
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) Planned
CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) Planned
CompTIA Data+ (DA0-001) Planned
CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005) Planned
(ISC)² CC Planned
CCSP — Associate of ISC2 Planned
LPI Linux Essentials Planned
ITIL 4 Foundation Planned
CCEMT-P / NRP ✓ Certified

Education

B.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
WGU — In Progress
B.S. Healthcare Administration
Purdue University
U.S. Army — 12 Years Active Duty
Combat deployments — Iraq & Afghanistan