Professional History #
I have been an IT professional, specializing in network administration and design for a decade. Here’s an abridged story of how I went from a political science major in college to where I am now:
🏫 2005 - 2009: Majored in Political Science at UCLA and worked as an AV Technician for the student Union.
🎵 2006 - 2010: Toured around the country as a drummer in a band, where I obtained certain skills that would come in handy later in life. Some of the skills included building a social network in the music industry, face to face sales at malls (soliciting our album), and audio visual engineering (live sound and recording).
💻 2011 - 2013: Learned the true value of a degree in political science 💩 This meant that I had to leverage my experience as a former college AV tech, as well as the skills I gained as a touring musician to obtain a job in corporate AV support. During my time as a corpoate AV support tech, I learned how to become an IT systems administrator, configuring and troubleshooting media servers, network switches, and end user machines. I eventually landed a job as a contractor at Google, which was a big milestone for me as an IT professional.
📶 2014 - Present: I got a job at Coursea, where I was able to dive into network administration. This is where I decided to stick with network engineering as a long-term career path. I became a CCNA, worked in network operations for a few more years at a couple more companies - Cisco Meraki, Roche, and Stitch Fix. This experience lead to my current position as a pre-sales Solutions Engineer at Cisco Meraki
Skills and Technology #
Cisco Technologies - Where I gained knowledge and experience Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, IoT
Linux Administration - general systems administration for distributions like debian and ubuntu, and shell scripting
Windows Administration - general Windows systems administration, powershell, and Active Directory
Python - Language I use for network automation scripts.
Postman - Tool I use for testing API endpoints.
Visual Studio Code - My IDE of choice.
Git - What I use to version control my projects. For example, managing the repo for this Hugo site.
Github - Where I store all of my project repositories.
Terraform - The automation tool I like to use to deploy infrastructure.
AWS - One of the cloud providers I have experience with.
Azure - The other cloud provider I have experience with.
Certifications #
| Logo | Name | Date | |
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Zscaler Zero Trust Certified Associate | Cert No: gyntwfp8zexf | Expires 2027 |
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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) | Cert ID: 5EFD2EGHFL1Q1PWQ | Expires 2027 |
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Cisco Certified DevNet Associate | Cert ID: WKE1CF0P3GVE1554 | Expires 2027 |
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Certified Wireless Network Administrator | Cert ID: 672793 | Expires 2027 |
Personal Life #
My family and I love going on outdoor adventures. Not including the newest addition to the family for safety reasons.
I’m an avid mountain biker and I love traveling with the purpose of exploring new trails.
I’ve been a drummer for a couple of decades and used to be in a touring band.