Vendor-recognized credentials backed by hands-on work. Each earned certification links to the projects where I put it into practice, and each one in progress builds on something I already hold.
CompTIA
Industry-recognized certification covering threat detection, network security, identity management, cryptography, and security operations fundamentals. It validates the ability to assess and respond to security events across enterprise environments.
Applied in SOC alert triageVulnerability scanningActive Directory lab
CompTIA
Covers secure AI deployment, AI governance, the risks of large language models in enterprise environments, adversarial AI, and integrating AI-assisted workflows into security operations. It lines up directly with my AI and security automation work.
Applied in SOC alert triagePrompt engineeringTHE BRAIN
Microsoft
Validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, security, compliance, privacy, and pricing. It complements my hands-on Azure lab work, including VM deployment and cloud-based vulnerability scanning.
Applied in Azure and Tenable lab
Google, through Coursera
A comprehensive program covering security foundations, network security, Linux and SQL, threat analysis, incident detection and response, SIEM tools, and Python automation for security tasks.
Applied in SOC alert triageLinux troubleshooting
What I’m studying for now. Each one deepens a track I already work in.
Red Hat
A hands-on Linux administration exam covering users and permissions, storage, networking, services, and SELinux. My current focus as I deepen Red Hat systems administration.
Builds on my hands-on Rocky Linux and CentOS work
Microsoft
Identity and access management, platform protection, security operations, and data and application security in Azure. It builds directly on AZ-900 toward cloud security engineering depth.
Builds on AZ-900
CompTIA
A security analyst certification covering threat intelligence, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, and reporting. It validates practical analyst-level skills on top of Security+.
Builds on Security+
TryHackMe
Security Analyst Level 1, focused on SOC operations, threat detection, log analysis, and incident investigation. A practical, hands-on pathway for entry-level analyst skills.
Builds on the Google Cybersecurity Certificate
University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS. Graduated May 2025.
A four-year cybersecurity program covering network security, operating systems, cryptography, digital forensics, security operations, risk management, incident response, and the legal and ethical frameworks of cybersecurity.
In 2023 I also helped build out the university’s cybersecurity lab, installing and connecting the workstations and peripheral equipment used for coursework and applied security training.
Relevant coursework
Activities and leadership
