// Credentials & Technical Skills

Expertise

Industry certifications, specialized skills, and the technical domains where I operate and continue to grow.

CERTIFICATIONS // 5 ACTIVE TOP CERT // COMPTIA SECURITYX (FORMERLY CASP+) DOMAINS // SECURITY ENGINEERING · NETWORK · CLOUD · COMPLIANCE

// Active Certifications

Credentials

Vendor-neutral and vendor-specific certifications spanning security engineering, network security, and ethical hacking.

SecurityX
CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+)
CompTIA
● Active

Advanced-level certification for cybersecurity practitioners performing security architecture and engineering in complex enterprise environments.

GCWN
GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator
GIAC / SANS
● Active

Validates skills in securing Windows environments — Active Directory hardening, Group Policy, PKI, and Windows enterprise security controls.

CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council
● Active

Ethical hacking methodologies, penetration testing techniques, vulnerability identification, and offensive security fundamentals.

Sec+
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
● Active

DoD 8570 / 8140-compliant baseline certification covering core security concepts, threat management, cryptography, and access controls.

CC
Certified in Cybersecurity
ISC2
● Active

ISC2 foundational cybersecurity certification covering security principles, network security, access controls, and incident response.

// Technical Skills

Domain Expertise

Skills built through federal service, self-directed lab work, and continuous certification.

Cybersecurity
Zero Trust Architecture Risk Management Framework NIST 800-53 Security Engineering Incident Response Vulnerability Management Threat Hunting Security Assessment POA&M Management VRAM Compliance Security Architecture ISSO / ISSM Support
Network Security
Cisco ISE Comply-to-Connect (C2C) Network Access Control Firewall Administration Network Segmentation VPN / Remote Access Packet Analysis
Cloud Security
Cloud Security Architecture Cloud Compliance Identity & Access Mgmt Cloud-Native Security Controls
Systems Administration
Windows Server Active Directory Group Policy Linux Administration PKI / Certificate Mgmt Virtualization PowerShell Bash Scripting
Security Operations & Monitoring
Splunk Security Onion SIEM Administration Log Analysis Detection Engineering Continuous Monitoring Alert Triage
Leadership & Compliance
DoD RMF DoD 8570 / 8140 Program Office Support Technical SME Personnel Leadership Cross-functional Coordination Technical Writing
Continuing Education
Always building.
My home lab (spork.local) is where I test architectures, explore detection engineering, and evaluate tools before recommending them in production. Certifications are a baseline — the lab is where the real learning happens.