Technical Expertise
20+ years of hands-on production experience across infrastructure, networking, security, and automation — from Haiti's enterprise environments to Houston's tech industry.
Infrastructure & Systems
From bare metal to virtualized environments — building the foundation that everything else depends on.
Linux Administration
Deep expertise in Debian, Ubuntu, and RHEL-based systems. System hardening, performance tuning, service management, and production operations at scale.
FreeBSD
Advanced FreeBSD administration: Jails, Bhyve hypervisor, ZFS storage, rc framework, ports/pkg management, and production homelab operations.
Windows Server
Enterprise Windows Server environments: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Exchange, SharePoint, and hybrid identity management.
Proxmox Virtualization
Proxmox VE cluster management, KVM/QEMU virtual machines, LXC containers, Ceph storage, HA clustering, and backup strategies.
Storage & Backup
ZFS pools, RAID management, NAS solutions with Samba, disaster recovery planning, and backup automation for business continuity.
Monitoring & Observability
Infrastructure monitoring with Zabbix, GLPI for ITSM, proactive alerting, log analysis, and performance dashboards for production systems.
Networking & Connectivity
Designing, implementing, and hardening network infrastructure that stays up when it matters most.
Cisco Networking
CCNA-certified. Catalyst/ASR routing and switching, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VLAN design, STP, and enterprise LAN/WAN architecture.
Juniper Networks
JNCIA-certified. Junos OS configuration, routing fundamentals, network security policies, and enterprise infrastructure deployment.
Fortinet
NSE-certified Fortinet professional. FortiGate firewall management, UTM, SSL/IPSec VPN, SD-WAN, and network security policy enforcement.
VPN & Secure Access
SSL VPN, IPSec tunnels, WireGuard, Tailscale overlay networking, and Zero Trust access architecture for distributed teams.
DNS & Web Infrastructure
DNS architecture design, reverse proxy configuration with Caddy and Nginx, certificate management, and web server hardening.
Structured Cabling & LAN
Physical network design, structured cabling installation (RJ-45, patch panels, j-hooks), server room organization, and LAN upgrade projects.
Automation & DevOps
Reducing toil, enforcing consistency, and building infrastructure that manages itself.
Ansible
Playbook-driven infrastructure automation: server provisioning, configuration management, compliance enforcement, and repeatable deployments across heterogeneous environments.
Bash Scripting
Production shell scripting for system administration, log management, automated backups, monitoring hooks, and operational tooling.
Infrastructure as Code
IaC patterns for reproducible infrastructure: Terraform for cloud resources, version-controlled configurations, and drift detection.
Security & Compliance
Protecting the infrastructure that organizations depend on — from endpoint to perimeter.
CompTIA Security+
Certified security professional with foundational knowledge across threat analysis, cryptography, and risk management frameworks.
ISC2 CC
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity — foundational cybersecurity principles, access control, and information security governance.
System Hardening
CIS Benchmark implementation, unnecessary service removal, privilege minimization, audit logging, and security baseline management.
Access Control
IAM design, RBAC policies, Active Directory user management, privileged access workstations, and zero-trust network access implementation.
Key Technical Skills
A snapshot of core technical capabilities built through years of production use.
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