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I am an oral historian and documentary practitioner trained at Columbia University, with over a decade of experience as a journalist and narrative researcher. I work with individuals, families, and organizations to document meaningful stories through in-depth interviews and carefully crafted narratives. My practice is rooted in listening, understanding not just what is said, but how memory, silence, and lived experience shape a story. I can help you with: • Life stories, memoirs, and family histories • Founder stories and personal narratives • Artist bios and statements • Oral history interviews and archives • Documentary and multimedia storytelling • Impact storytelling for organizations My process typically begins with recorded interviews, where I guide conversations to uncover memories, turning points, and deeper reflections. I then shape these into clear, compelling written or multimedia narratives. I have worked across academic, media, and nonprofit contexts internationally, including journalism and long-form narrative projects. If you are looking for someone who can listen deeply, ask the right questions, and translate lived experience into powerful storytelling, I would love to collaborate.

Experienced historian, gallerist and archivist currently working at a museum, with a background as a researcher, holding an MA in Modern History and a Minor in Political Science. Hi there! I am a dedicated historian with collective expertise on numerous subjects that include but are not limited to history, arts, architecture, cultural restoration, political matters, gender, identity representation, warfare, commodified capitalism, and other creative niches. I enjoy assisting with ideation, research, conducting archival interviews, curating art and museums, sourcing historical documents, and writing articles that resonate with diverse audiences. Key Services: 📝 Academic Writing 📝 Scientific Writing 🧾 Editing and Proofreading ✍️ Essay Writing 📝 Creative Writing ✍️ Ghostwriting 🧾 Content writing 🧾 References and Citations 📊 Data Analysis 🧠 Plag + AI Remover ⏳ On-Time Delivery Eager to connect. Let's translate your vision into consumable documents!

Overview: I secure and segment the infrastructure businesses cannot afford to lose: industrial control networks, production servers, and the boundary between corporate IT and operational technology. 100% Job Success | Top Rated | 1,700+ hours on Upwork. Most of my recent work is OT/ICS: designing and building the controlled access path between an enterprise network and a manufacturing environment, so engineers and vendors can reach plant systems without exposing them. I also do the underlying Linux work that makes it hold together, identity, DNS, time, storage, monitoring, and I document it to a standard that survives an audit. OT / ICS security: - IT-to-OT network segmentation to the Purdue model (Levels 0-5), aligned to IEC 62443 zone-and-conduit principles - Brokered remote access for OT: Apache Guacamole broker, DMZ jump hosts, session mediation, no direct IT-to-OT reach - OT DMZ design and build: controlled realm transition, vendor access mediation, deny-by-default firewall posture - Separate OT identity infrastructure: Samba Active Directory, BIND9 DNS, chrony NTP, Kea DHCP, independent of corporate IT - Air-gapped and internet-restricted environments: internal package mirrors, offline patching workflows, no-egress operation - SCADA/historian platforms: Ignition Gateway, Microsoft SQL Server historians, OT-to-IT one-way data push - Industrial network hardware: Cisco IE-series switches, Sophos XGS firewalls, VLAN segmentation for production lines - Vendor remote access control: time-bound, logged, restricted to approved systems What I deliver: - Wazuh SIEM/XDR deployment: full setup, agent enrollment, custom rules, dashboards, and alerting across Linux and Windows endpoints - Server monitoring stacks: Wazuh, Zabbix, Nagios, Grafana, deployed and tuned to cut alert noise - High availability for infrastructure services: keepalived/VRRP virtual IPs, PostgreSQL replication, HAProxy ingress - Active Directory integration across Linux and Windows: realmd/SSSD, Kerberos, keytabs, group-based authorisation - Linux server hardening to production-grade standards (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS) - Firewall policy design and enforcement (UFW, iptables, pfSense) - ZFS storage and immutable backup design: snapshot policy, retention, SMB file services, restore validation - DNS architecture with failover, DNSSEC, and SPF/DKIM/DMARC for email security - Virtualization platforms: Proxmox VE, Scale Computing HyperCore, VMware - Windows Server and SQL Server administration: domain join, role-based access, cumulative update management - Cloud infrastructure security across AWS, Azure, GCP, and DigitalOcean - NGINX and Apache optimization for high-traffic environments - CI/CD pipeline security and infrastructure automation with Docker and Bash - VAPT: vulnerability assessment & penetration testing, with formal reporting and remediation timelines - Log analysis, threat detection, and incident response - Build records, runbooks and validation evidence, every change documented, reversible, and auditable Recent work: - Built the controlled access path between an enterprise network and a manufacturing plant: Guacamole access broker, IT-side and OT-side jump hosts, dual-realm Active Directory, and the firewall rule set to go with it. Engineers and vendors reach production systems through one audited, revocable path instead of direct connections. - Deployed an OT file services platform on Debian with OpenZFS and Samba: six access-controlled shares for PLC projects, vendor files, gauge exports and database backups, with snapshot retention and least-privilege service accounts proven by test rather than assumed. - Found and fixed a realm-wide time service that had never worked: the NTP servers were synchronised but serving no clients, and the build-time validation checked the wrong side. The site firewall and several infrastructure hosts had been silently unsynchronised for months. Kerberos authentication depends on this. - Migrated an industrial database platform to a segmented OT zone: Windows Server 2022 and SQL Server 2022, domain-joined, with group-based sysadmin delegation replacing shared credentials, and a documented single revocation point per host. - Deployed and managed Wazuh SIEM across multi-server environments with real-time alerting and compliance monitoring. - Handled a live credential-exposure incident: hardcoded admin credentials pushed to a public repository. Full key rotation and git history remediation, zero downstream compromise. - Delivered a full VAPT engagement for a mid-market client with a structured draft-to-final reporting cycle. - Rebuilt email security posture (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) for a client domain from a failing state to fully compliant. Experience includes serving as Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Manager for a venture firm, Senior DNS & Network Security Engineer at a security company, and Infrastructure & Security Consultant for a US-based consulting firm. I respond within 5 hours.

Urvi Chheda is a curator and researcher whose practice spans education, writing, programming, and intensive research. Her work engages with contemporary art and regional narratives in South Asia, drawing attention to native nuances beyond dominant colonial frameworks. She has collaborated with institutions and organisations, including art and design academies, galleries, museums and foundations. Through these roles, she has developed exhibitions, publications, and interdisciplinary projects, while also writing on artists from Asia, Africa, the Gulf, Europe, and America. Feb 2026: Intensive led Site-specific Public Art showcase; Sheth CN College Fine Art in collab with Amdavad Art-e Summit, Ahmedabad. 10 to 22 November 2025: Curated Through the Veil of Rangeen, the group exhibition at Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai. Extending into arts, the exhibition presented a performing art event, a merger of Kathak and physical theatre and curated film programme. June- July 2025: Curated Ā sthitī āve kyāre? (When is this state anticipated to arrive?) the solo presentation of veteran artist Amrut Patel at Gallery Prologue, Mumbai. March 8th to 31st: Curated Dagad II, Oblivious Grounds a solo exhibition of recent works by Swapnil Godase at Nine Fish Art Gallery Mumbai. The exhibition stages a site-specific installation, sculptural works, interactive practice and sound installation.

I am an aspiring Science Writer primarily interested in Archaeology, History, Paleontology and Genetics. At present I am studying prehistoric stone tools from Western India for my PhD at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain. I also happen to be a National Geographic Explorer. My doctoral work is supported by grants from the National Geographic Society, Washington DC, and the Andrew Sherratt Fund from the University of Sheffield, UK. I follow cutting edge research in science and love to write about the same for niche as well as general readers. I also work with school children to teach them the basics of flint knapping (making stone tools) and identifying prehistoric stone tools. At the moment, I am working on my first book on understanding and identifying prehistoric stone tools for children as well as general readers. I have an MA in English Literature, and have worked in various editorial positions previously, including Cambridge University Press (India), The Hindu - Young World, and Indian Printer and Publisher. I am comfortable writing in American as well as British English. I am happy to write, edit and proofread scientific articles, and offer my expertise in writing successful grant applications for graduate students.

I don’t believe great websites should look like everyone else’s. Instead of relying on bloated templates and generic themes, I take a Design-First approach combining thoughtful UI/UX with clean, custom WordPress development to build websites that are fast, modern, responsive, and aligned with your brand. Hi! I’m Arvinder, a WordPress & Elementor Developer with 9+ years of experience specializing in transforming designs, ideas, existing websites, and AI-generated HTML/CSS into high-quality WordPress experiences. Whether you have a Figma, PSD, XD design, HTML/CSS website, AI-generated website, existing WordPress site, or simply an idea, I can turn it into a professional, responsive, and easy-to-manage WordPress website. 🛠 My Design-to-Development Process Phase 1 — Design, Review & Strategy I begin by reviewing your existing design, website, or concept. If you have a Figma/PSD/XD design, I analyze the layout, typography, components, responsiveness, and user experience before development. If your website was generated using AI in HTML/CSS, I can work directly with the existing code and convert it into a clean, flexible WordPress/Elementor website while preserving the original look and feel. If needed, I can also create the UI in Figma first so we can refine the design and user journey before development. Phase 2 — WordPress Development Once the design and requirements are finalized, I bring everything to life using WordPress and Elementor Pro. I focus on clean structure, responsive layouts, smooth interactions, performance, and easy content management. Why Work With a Design-First Developer? ✅ Design to Website: Figma, Adobe XD, PSD, HTML/CSS, or AI-generated designs converted into professional WordPress websites. ✅ Custom & Unique: Websites built around your brand instead of modified generic templates. ✅ AI-Ready Development: Convert AI-generated HTML websites into flexible and manageable WordPress/Elementor websites. ✅ Pixel-Perfect: Careful attention to spacing, typography, colors, layouts, animations, and responsive behavior. ✅ Easy to Manage: Websites structured so you can easily update content, images, and sections without relying on a developer. 💎 Core Services ➤ Custom WordPress Website Development ➤ Elementor & Elementor Pro Development ➤ Figma to WordPress / Elementor ➤ PSD / XD to WordPress ➤ HTML/CSS to WordPress ➤ AI-Generated HTML to WordPress ➤ Custom WordPress Theme Development ➤ WordPress Theme Customization ➤ Elementor Template Development ➤ Responsive Website Development ➤ Landing Page Development ➤ WordPress Bug & Error Fixing ➤ WordPress Website Redesign ➤ WordPress Maintenance & Support ➤ Framer Website Development ➤ AI Website Development & Integration 🎨 UI/UX Expertise ✅ Figma Website Design ✅ Website UI/UX Design ✅ Custom Website Design ✅ Landing Page Design ✅ Responsive Web Design ✅ Wireframing ✅ Design Systems & Components 🌟 Why Choose Me? Design + Development: I understand both the visual and technical sides of website development, allowing me to turn designs into functional, high-quality websites. AI + Development: Already have an AI-generated website or HTML/CSS? I can transform it into a structured, responsive, and manageable WordPress website without starting from scratch. Pixel-Perfect Execution: I carefully reproduce designs while ensuring they work properly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Performance Mindset: I focus on clean structures, optimized assets, responsive layouts, and avoiding unnecessary website bloat. Problem Solver: Every project is different. I focus on understanding your actual requirements and building practical solutions rather than forcing your project into a predefined template. Attention to Detail: From typography and spacing to animations, hover effects, responsiveness, and visual consistency, I make sure every detail feels intentional. 🚀 Let’s Build Something Great Your website is more than just an online presence—it represents your brand, builds trust, and can become one of your most valuable business assets. If you have a Figma design, PSD, XD, AI-generated HTML/CSS website, existing WordPress website, or simply an idea, I can help turn it into a professional, responsive, and high-quality digital experience. 📩 Send me a message or invite me to your project, and let’s discuss what you’re looking to build.