Projects & experiments

Fieldwork

Infrastructure built, monitored, broken, and improved. Each project turns theory into an environment where outcomes can be measured.

13 documented projects · 4 active

In development / 01

Active builds

A01Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering LabProxmox · REMnux · Ghidra · x64dbg

An isolated virtual lab for safely executing, observing, and reverse-engineering malware samples with forensic, debugging, and behavioral analysis tooling.

FocusSandboxingThreat analysisReverse engineeringNetwork isolation
A02Active Directory Attack LabWindows Server 2022 · BloodHound · Kali Linux

A simulated enterprise domain with intentionally vulnerable accounts and misconfigurations for practicing assessment, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and hardening.

FocusAD securityAttack pathsPenetration testingHardening
A03MSP Stack SimulationLinode · Tactical RMM · Wazuh · UVDesk

A cloud-hosted managed-services environment combining monitoring, remote management, security operations, and ticketing into one operational workflow.

FocusCloud deploymentRMMSIEMAutomation
A04Technical Wiki & Knowledge BaseWiki.js · Markdown · GitHub

A centralized record of lab architecture, security procedures, troubleshooting notes, and repeatable configurations built to improve knowledge transfer.

FocusTechnical writingKnowledge systemsStandardization
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Delivered / 02

Completed work

01

Infrastructure

Home Lab Architecture

Proxmox, TrueNAS, pfSense, Ubuntu, and Wazuh integrated into a segmented, monitored environment.

99% uptime
02

Security Operations

Wazuh Monitoring

Centralized real-time events and integrated Snort detections for improved visibility.

Improved detection
03

Network Defense

Snort + pfBlockerNG

Deployed IDS/IPS controls, firewall rules, and curated blocklists on pfSense.

Layered controls
04

Cloud & Web

Secure Self-Hosting

Published Nextcloud securely through SSL, Cloudflare, and a controlled reverse proxy.

Encrypted in transit
05

Web Security

Multi-Domain SSL

Managed certificates and encrypted connections across self-hosted web services.

100% HTTPS
06

Competition

National Cyber League

Applied cryptography, exploitation, traffic analysis, and network defense under pressure.

Top 20% nationally
07

Systems

Plex Administration

Optimized and secured a 24/7 Ubuntu-based media service and its transcoding workflow.

Always-on service
08

Network Integration

CCTV Integration

Integrated a legacy ExacqVision system for secure local monitoring without public exposure.

Local-only access
09

Health Technology

Loop + Nightscout

Configured a secure real-time monitoring system across iOS, Heroku, and MongoDB.

99.999% uptime
10

Leadership

Board Financial Operations

Managed reporting, budgeting, forecasts, and owner-data workflows as condo board treasurer.

Transparent reporting

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