About Me

I work in IT Service Management for a large financial institution as a Problem Manager, where I investigate major incidents, identify root causes, and collaborate with technical teams to develop and implement solutions to reduce repeat issues. While this role gave me a strong foundation in structured problem solving and documentation, I discovered that my real passion is cybersecurity.

In my free time, I read cybersecurity articles, build home security labs, and found myself doing TryHackMe and Hack The Box labs purely for fun — which made me realize this is what I should be doing as a career. Right now I am focused on defensive security, alert triage, SIEM and EDR investigations, and incident response.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Business Computer Information Systems, network+ certification, and am currently preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam and working toward a transition into a SOC or Security Analyst role.

Early Years

Born in Colorado and raised in Texas. I love being in the mountains and being outdoors, except when it's August in Texas!

Education

Graduated with a degree in Business Computer Information Systems, and I have been constantly learning and expanding my knowledge ever since.

Life

Lovely wife and 2 boys keep me busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We also have two Corgis that are like kids.

Hobbies

Our family's favorite sport is baseball so we try to go to as many baseball games as possible (Go Rangers!). I also enjoy coaching both of my sons' baseball, basketball and football teams.

More Hobbies

If I'm not coaching or playing with my kids, I am working on my 1982 Chevy K5 Blazer, and just recently started learning to weld.

Food

Food always needs its own section. I love to cook and smoke BBQ, I am in Texas after all!