About Me
I’m Neal, a cloud and network security engineer with 7+ years of experience in network operations, Azure infrastructure, and technical support.
I specialize in solving complex networking issues, automating infrastructure with Terraform and Azure DevOps, and designing secure cloud environments using Microsoft Azure. I’m passionate about building resilient systems that balance performance, security, and scalability.
Projects
- Secure Azure Architecture Capstone – RBAC, NSGs, Defender for Cloud
- Incident Response Simulation Lab – Splunk, MITRE ATT&CK
- CVSS Scoring & Vulnerability Prioritization Tool
- Threat Hunting Dashboard with IoCs & TTPs
- AES-256 + SHA-256 integrated DRP App for Synology NAS
Technical Skills
- Networking: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IPsec
- Firewall Config: Cisco ASA/ASR, Juniper SRX, Palo Alto NGFW
- Cloud Platforms: Azure & AWS
- Security Tools: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Splunk, MITRE ATT&CK
- Security Concepts: RBAC, MFA, SIEM, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Management
- Infra as Code: PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, Terraform, Azure DevOps
- Tools: Wireshark, VMWare, Kusto, VS Code
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux
Certifications
- (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003), CompTIA A+ Core 1 & Core 2
- Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700)
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
- Cisco CCNA, CCNP (In-Progress)
- LPI Linux Essentials
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Terraform Certified Engineer Associate
- ITIL v4 Foundation
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT - Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute, Arlington, TX - Bachelor in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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Blog & Insights
- How I Built a Secure Azure Architecture – Lessons