CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003)
- Security Monitoring
- Vulnerability Management
- Incident Response
- Threat Analysis
Cyber + CS
The credentials that got me in the door, the tools I use daily, and the story behind why I actually do this work.
- KQL
- SPL
- Detection Tuning
- Threat Intel
- ServiceNow
// Credentials03 ACTIVE
Certifications & what they cover.
Microsoft SC-200
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Defender XDR
- KQL Threat Detection
- Identity Security
CompTIA Security+ (SY-701)
- Security Fundamentals
- Threat & Vuln Mgmt
- Architecture
- Governance & Risk
// Toolkit04 DOMAINS
| Domain | Tools / Skills |
|---|---|
| SIEM | Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, KQL, SPL |
| Endpoint / Network | Microsoft Defender, Carbon Black, ExtraHop, NDR tooling |
| Operations | ServiceNow, playbooks, incident documentation, escalation workflows |
| Security Engineering | Detection tuning, threat intel enrichment, vulnerability assessment, risk analysis |
// AcademicBS CS
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Graduated May 2026
// Operator Notes03 ENTRIES
Beyond the skills.
NOTE-01ORIGIN
How I Got Here
I've always liked working with hardware, taking things apart and figuring out how they work. Cybersecurity was the direction that let me keep doing that while building toward an actual career. A teacher early on helped me build the basic IT and cyber skills that got things started, and it grew from there.
NOTE-02METHOD
How I Approach the Work
When I'm investigating something, I'm running through the same questions every time: who, what, where, when, why, and how. It's less like solving one problem and more like a chain of puzzles, where finding one answer is what lets you go find the next one.
NOTE-03VECTOR
Where This Is Going
I'm not trying to specialize into one narrow lane. My goal is to become a jack of all trades across cybersecurity, comfortable moving between SOC work, investigation, and hands-on hardware, rather than getting boxed into just one discipline.