IT Engineer & Cybersecurity Specialist

Turning complex problems into secure, reliable systems.

NAVY SUBMARINE VETERAN · MSP · SECURITY OPERATIONS

I’m a United States Navy Submarine veteran and IT engineer who thrives in high-stakes environments. I design, secure, and support infrastructure so teams can get work done without wondering if the network, backups, or defenses will hold.

Day-to-day, that means hardening Microsoft 365 and Azure estates, tuning FortiGate firewalls, fixing Veeam backups, and documenting everything so the next incident is easier than the last.

Location: Ringgold, GA (UTC-5) Focus: Security-minded infrastructure for MSP clients
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Available for full-time & contract roles.
Remote-friendly MSP experience Security-first mindset
Core focus

What I’m good at

Security-first infrastructure work that still respects uptime and user experience.

Microsoft 365 & Azure

Entra, Intune, Conditional Access

Hardening identity and endpoint posture, enforcing Conditional Access, and simplifying device management so security doesn’t turn into support tickets.

  • Entra ID & hybrid AD, secure device join, and group-based policy design.
  • Intune compliance and configuration profiles with minimal “policy soup”.

Network & edge security

FortiGate · VPN · segmentation

Designing and maintaining site-to-site VPNs, remote access, and segmentation that actually match how the business works—not just pretty diagrams.

  • Multi-site FortiGate deployments with templates and rollback plans.
  • Routing, VLANs, and firewall policies that don’t surprise your helpdesk.

Backup & recovery

Veeam · VMware · Windows Server

Keeping backups boring: healthy Veeam jobs, clean retention, and restores that are tested instead of “hopefully fine”.

  • Fixing VSS writer and snapshot issues across VMs.
  • Documented recovery runbooks for on-prem and cloud.

Security operations

SentinelOne · email security · incident response

Connecting alerts to action: triage, containment, and documentation that stand up to post-incident review.

  • EDR triage and playbooks for MSP environments.
  • Clear timelines and communication during incidents, not just ticket notes.