I grew up taking things apart. MySpace and Tumblr pages built from raw HTML. Consoles modified to understand what existed beyond factory settings. Phones jailbroken and rooted to see how permission layers worked. Router configurations adjusted just to understand how devices communicated. When something broke, I traced it. That instinct was systems thinking in its earliest form — and it never left.

Today that same curiosity operates in environments where the stakes are real. I've worked inside the operational backbone of regulated financial infrastructure where a missed alert or a failed job affects hundreds of institutions and millions in daily transactions. I've operated SIEM dashboards during night shifts at peak attack windows. I've responded to compromised accounts, phishing campaigns, and social engineering attempts — not as a simulation, but as daily operational reality.

Before security: founded Killiunaire, a real estate venture across 15+ closings. Conducted structured risk and due diligence assessments on 100+ properties using OSINT methodology — aggregating public records, MLS data, and open sources to evaluate exposure. Applied risk management. Same discipline, different domain.

Currently in progress: PenTest+ certification actively studying. IAM Access Review Automation in Python against Microsoft Graph API. Raspberry Pi 2W honeypot mapping real attacker TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK. IR playbook library against NIST 800-61. KQL detection rule library for Microsoft Sentinel. M.S. Cybersecurity planned. WGU Systems Thinking Award 2024.