Development, IT support, networking & security
I set up, break, and fix real systems in my homelab, from DNS filtering and remote access to a small routed network. This is where I show what I built and what I learned along the way.
Available for junior roles
6:57 AM EDT · New Jersey
The window follows New Jersey sunrise, sunset and weather. The laptop screen is a live display of my lab network.
cd ~/lab/rack
I found that a public DNS exfiltration benchmark's attack data contains no attacks, rebuilt it from the raw packet captures, and showed where a model trained on it breaks.
CASE STUDY →The model learned “long and random,” not “exfiltration.”
A small local model (Qwen2.5-3B) that answers questions about my OSPF lab by running read-only commands on the real routers and quoting what comes back. No agent framework, just Python and SSH.
CASE STUDY →I set up Pi-hole and Tailscale so my phone uses the same DNS filter at home and away. I also used ADB to clean up a carrier-issued Android TV box.
CASE STUDY →A Snake controller built from leaky integrate-and-fire neurons and synapses that learn from reward. No ML libraries. Every spike and weight update is my own code.
CASE STUDY →Turns right: the motor with the most spikes wins.
My OSPF lab at home reports through a Google Cloud watchdog to this site. Router passwords never leave the house.
CODE ON GITHUB →Waiting for the first report.
ls ~/projects
open resume.pdf
My current résumé, with experience in data analysis, reporting, networking, and operations support.
whoami
I graduated from Rutgers–Newark and NJIT in May 2026 with a B.A. in computer science. Most of my hands-on IT experience comes from my homelab: two Ubuntu mini PCs, Pi-hole for DNS filtering, Tailscale for remote access, and a three-router network lab in EVE-NG. When something stops working, I check the logs, change one thing at a time, and write down what fixed it.
I'm also careful with my own results. On my DNS exfiltration project, I found that a public benchmark's attack data contained no attacks, so I rebuilt it from the raw packet captures before trusting any score. I'm looking for an entry-level role in IT support, help desk, or junior network, security, or GRC work, on a team where I can learn from people with more experience. I'm studying for CompTIA A+, I speak English and Spanish, and waiting tables taught me how to stay patient and clear with someone who just needs their problem fixed.
