Projects
Secure, usable systems I’ve built–case studies and hands-on labs.
ASUPoolCue — Mobile Queue & Reservations
Real-time visibility and smoother waitlists for a student game room.
React Native · Firebase · Firestore · Cloud Functions
- Student & staff flows; admin tools + display boards
- Live updates with Firestore; role-based access & rules
- Runbooks for support, maintenance, and future features
IT Support Lab — Windows Server + AD + osTicket
A realistic help-desk environment with SLAs, auto-routing, KB, and reporting.
Windows Server · Active Directory · osTicket · PowerShell (basic)
- Ticket categories, SLAs, auto-routing, knowledge base
- Runbooks for triage/escalation; response-time/volume reports
- Concepts for AD integration and role-based workflows
Network Security Lab — pfSense / Snort / Wireshark
Hands-on detection: tuned rules for scans and basic SQLi; validated with packet captures.
pfSense · Snort · Wireshark · Linux
- Custom rules + alert triage; packet analysis to confirm signal vs noise
- Iterative tuning to reduce false positives
- Documented procedures for repeatable lab runs
Want a quick walkthrough or code samples?
Happy to share details and lessons learned from these builds.
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