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I am a Certified Information Security Analyst with over 13years of proven experience in Enterprise-Level and Start-up Information Security as well as IT Operations. My expertise spans across securing and optimizing complex infrastructures, with a deep focus on threat intelligence, Security Engineering , and Cyber Compliance management. I have successfully contributed to both federal contracts and private sector engagements, delivering tailored security solutions to meet specific organizational needs and regulatory requirements. Core Competencies: • Cyber Security Architecture & Engineering: Skilled in designing and deploying robust security architectures across diverse IT landscapes, integrating best-in-class technologies to mitigate risks and enhance defense capabilities. • Threat Intelligence & Forensics: Expertise in analyzing evolving threat landscapes, developing proactive defense mechanisms, and leading forensic investigations to identify root causes and ensure comprehensive remediation. • Vulnerability Management: Proven ability to assess, prioritize, and address security vulnerabilities through targeted mitigation strategies, ensuring that infrastructure remains resilient and aligned with industry standards. • Compliance & Governance: Extensive experience in aligning security initiatives with regulatory frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA, ensuring that all security controls meet or exceed compliance standards. Key Experience: •Senior Cyber Security Architect: Designed and implemented scalable, secure infrastructures for both on-premise and cloud-based environments. Applied zero-trust principles, multi-layered defenses, and advanced encryption technologies to safeguard sensitive data and critical business assets. •Senior Cyber Security Engineer: Led engineering efforts to secure enterprise networks, deploying next-generation firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint protection solutions. Developed automation scripts to streamline security processes and optimize incident response times. •Senior Cyber Security Compliance Consultant: Provided end-to-end compliance consulting services, guiding organizations through the intricacies of regulatory requirements. Developed and implemented security policies, audit protocols, and risk management frameworks to ensure ongoing compliance and governance. Leadership & Project Management: •Led cross-functional teams in cybersecurity projects, driving initiatives from planning through execution while ensuring security objectives were met within scope, time, and budget constraints. •Acted as Adjunct Team Leader, managing diverse cybersecurity teams in federal and private sector environments, ensuring successful delivery of critical security solutions while fostering collaboration and skill development. Technical Expertise: • Proficient in cloud security for platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, implementing advanced security configurations for both public and hybrid cloud environments. • Hands-on experience with security tools such as SIEM (Splunk, QRadar), IDS/IPS, endpoint security, and security automation platforms. • Extensive knowledge in DevSecOps, integrating security practices within CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery of secure code. As a Senior Cyber Security Architect/Engineer/Compliance Consultant, I bring a strategic, results-driven approach to every project, with a focus on protecting assets, ensuring compliance, and delivering scalable security solutions that evolve with emerging threats and organizational goals.

If you are dealing with a hacked system, a persistent network compromise, or require a confidential internal investigation, you need an expert who goes beyond basic virus scans. I am a certified Forensic Examiner and Security Engineer (GCIH, GCFE) actively managing enterprise-level security for over 350,000 endpoints. With a track record of investigating over 6,000 security incidents, I specialize in immediate threat containment, deep-dive digital forensics, and complete infrastructure recovery. I tailor my incident response to the exact needs of your organization: Rapid Malware & Virus Removal (For Business Owners & Webmasters) When a system or website is compromised, speed is critical. I execute immediate WordPress virus removal, ransomware containment, and phishing remediation. I don't just delete the visible malicious files like some freelancers, I am an incident response analyst and perform manual threat hunting to uncover the root cause, eradicate the infection, and harden your environment so attackers cannot return. Breach Mitigation & Confidential Investigations (For Executives & Legal) I provide enterprise-grade breach response and breach mitigation. I conduct highly sensitive HR investigations, user activity analysis, and data exfiltration tracking. Whether you are dealing with corporate espionage, insider threats, or a compromised Microsoft 365 environment, I deliver the concrete root cause analysis and forensic reporting required to manage liability and rebuild stakeholder trust. The essence of Digital Forensics is to build evidence that can withstand the scruitiny of court. Advanced Digital Forensics & Incident Response (For IT & Engineering Teams) For teams facing advanced persistent threats (APTs) or complex malware, I bring tier-3 SOC analysis and advanced threat detection engineering directly to your environment. I specialize in mapping lateral movement, analyzing privilege escalation (including Kerberoasting and Pass-the-Hash), and executing complete infrastructure recovery across Windows, Linux, and Cloud architectures (Azure, Entra ID, Google Workspace). Core Methodologies & Technical Toolchain File System & Registry Forensics: Executing deep-dive root cause analysis using KAPE, Magnet AXIOM, Autopsy, and the Eric Zimmerman suite for precise MFT carving, prefetch analysis, registry analysis, and system profiling. User Activity & USB Tracking: Tracing insider threats and compromised accounts through jump lists, LNK files, SRUM data, and comprehensive browser web history analysis (Hindsight, BrowsingHistoryView). Enterprise EDR & Network Analysis: Utilizing Palo Alto XSIAM/XDR, Microsoft Defender 365, Wazuh, and Velociraptor for active intrusion detection, event log analysis (EvtxECmd), network forensics, and live host investigation. Exploit Defense & Active Directory Security: Proactive vulnerability scanning and Active Directory hardening against Golden Ticket attacks and LLMNR spoofing utilizing BloodHound, Nmap, and Sysinternals. Beyond professional incident triage, I am a SANS Advisory Board member and I bring my expertise to present at cybersecurity conferences. If your digital assets and reputation are on the line, I can clean up the mess and write a report that regains trust in your stakeholders. Let’s connect to investigate the threat, lock down your network, and get your business back online.

Cloudflare blocking real customers - or failing to stop bots, scrapers, login abuse, and malicious traffic? I help businesses diagnose and fix Cloudflare WAF, bot-protection, rate-limiting, DNS, SSL/TLS, and origin-security problems without applying generic settings that break checkout flows, APIs, or legitimate users. I’m a US-based, CISSP-certified security engineer with 19 years of IT and cybersecurity experience and multiple recent Cloudflare engagements on Upwork. I can help you: • Analyze Security Events and identify what is actually being blocked • Build and tune custom WAF and rate-limiting rules • Reduce bots, scraping, credential abuse, and unwanted traffic • Fix false positives affecting customers, APIs, or administrators • Review DNS, DNSSEC, SSL/TLS, caching, and origin exposure • Document every change, its purpose, and its rollback path Every engagement is scoped in writing before production changes begin. I operate through an insured US LLC. Send me the symptoms you’re seeing, your Cloudflare plan, and whether the priority is stopping abuse, fixing false positives, or reviewing the current configuration. I’ll tell you the most practical next step.

Server down, hacked, locked out, slow, or not working right? I’ll find the cause and fix it. I troubleshoot, administer, recover, and secure Linux and Windows servers. I also work with AWS/VPS environments, WordPress, web servers, DNS, SSL, SSH/RDP, email systems, Docker, and compromised infrastructure. I bring 20+ years of hands-on IT experience, including supporting hundreds of production Linux servers and working across Windows environments, web infrastructure, automation, and enterprise security. I don't just apply temporary fixes. I investigate the root cause, restore service safely, verify the result, and help reduce the chance of the same problem happening again. Small one-time troubleshooting jobs are welcome. I CAN HELP WITH: • Linux server administration: Ubuntu, RHEL, AlmaLinux, CentOS • Windows Server administration and troubleshooting • SSH/RDP access, authentication, users, sudo, permissions, firewall, and ports • CPU, memory, disk, filesystem, storage, LVM, and performance problems • Failed services, processes, systemd, cron, logs, and application errors • Server patching, backup, recovery, monitoring, and hardening • Compromised servers, malware, unauthorized access, and incident investigation • AWS EC2, Lightsail, and VPS setup, migration, recovery, and troubleshooting • Apache, Nginx, IIS, cPanel, WHM, PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB • WordPress repair, migration, malware cleanup, and hacked-site recovery • DNS, Cloudflare, SSL/TLS, HTTPS, AutoSSL, and Let's Encrypt • SMTP, email delivery, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and mail server troubleshooting • 403, 404, 500, 502, 503, redirects, and connectivity errors • Docker, Docker Compose, application hosting, and service troubleshooting • Python and Bash scripting, automation, monitoring, and log analysis LINUX & WINDOWS SERVER TROUBLESHOOTING A reboot may bring a server back. It doesn't explain why it failed. I investigate logs, processes, services, CPU and memory usage, storage, filesystems, network connectivity, ports, permissions, authentication, scheduled jobs, application errors, and recent changes to determine what actually happened. If SSH stopped working, RDP is inaccessible, a service won't start, disk space disappeared, CPU usage suddenly increased, permissions broke, or an application went offline, I work from the evidence before making changes. SECURITY & COMPROMISED SERVER RECOVERY If a Linux or Windows server, VPS, or website may be compromised, I investigate suspicious processes and files, user accounts, login activity, SSH activity, scheduled tasks, services, permissions, web logs, persistence mechanisms, and other indicators of compromise. After recovery, I can help reduce repeat incidents through patching, SSH hardening, firewall rules, account cleanup, permission review, exposed-service reduction, and practical server hardening. WORDPRESS & WEB SERVER RECOVERY WordPress hacked, redirecting, slow, showing errors, or completely offline? I troubleshoot beyond WordPress itself when necessary. That can include plugins, files, permissions, malware, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Apache/Nginx, SSL certificates, DNS, logs, redirects, hosting configuration, and underlying server resources. AWS, VPS, DNS, SSL & EMAIL I troubleshoot AWS EC2/Lightsail, VPS hosting, DNS, Cloudflare, SSL/TLS certificates, HTTPS, SMTP, and mail-server problems. This includes broken DNS, expired certificates, Let's Encrypt/AutoSSL failures, SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration, email delivery problems, redirects, firewall/connectivity issues, and server migrations. PYTHON & BASH AUTOMATION I build practical Python and Bash automation for server health checks, monitoring, log collection and parsing, reporting, storage cleanup, scheduled tasks, security checks, and repetitive infrastructure work. HOW I WORK My background combines system administration, troubleshooting, automation, and information security. I have hands-on experience with RHEL, Ubuntu, Windows Server, Python, Bash, Apache, Nginx, IIS, AWS, VMware, Docker, DNS, SIEM, DLP, CrowdStrike, production infrastructure, and enterprise security environments. My troubleshooting process is straightforward: Understand the symptoms Gather evidence Identify the root cause Make the safest appropriate fix Test and verify the result Explain what happened and what should be done next Have a Linux or Windows server problem and aren't sure what's causing it? Send me the symptoms or error message. I’ll take a look at what may be going wrong and explain how I would approach it.

IT and Cybersecurity professional with experience in technical support, troubleshooting, networking, system configuration, vulnerability assessment, and security analysis. Skilled in identifying and resolving technical issues, assessing security risks, and applying cybersecurity best practices. Dedicated to providing reliable solutions that improve system performance, security, and user experience.

I specialize in Cybersecurity, threat mitigation (hacking cleanup and repair) and system administration on a enterprise scale, as well as full stack development. Complete, integrated and reliable solutions to the most challenging and unique business IT needs, no matter the complexity or difficulty. Fluent in PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Node, and several other programming languages. Experienced Network architect Cybersecurity preventative monitoring and protection, threat detection, and response Cloud Infrastructure management, consulting, and deployment Web & Database migration, management and repair I am your complete IT solutions provider, with over 5+ years of experience!