# 🛡 Certifications & Recognitions
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Secret Level Clearance (Active)
CompTIA Security+, Network+, A+
edX CS50x & CS50p Certificates
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician Award (2024)
TAPPS Fine Arts Teacher of the Year (2023)
Peer Mentor Award, Army School of Music (2022)
# 💻 Technical Skills
Python, Go, Powershell, SQL, Git, JavaScript
AWS, Azure, Terraform, AD, Entra ID, M365 Admin, Kandji, Okta
Linux, Windows, MacOS
Homelab: Proxmox, Docker, Nginx, Wireguard VPN, Pi-hole, NAS, Cloudflare Tunnel
# 🧑💼 Work Experience
Nuvitek, Washington, DC - IT Support Trainer (2024-Present)
US Gold Bureau, Leander, TX - IT Support and Systems Specialist (2023-2024)
TX Army National Guard, Austin, TX - SSG, Squad Leader (2007-Present)
Brentwood Christian School - Band Director / Fine Arts Chair / Theater Manager (2006-2023)
# 🎓 Education
The University of Texas at Austin - M.M. in Music and Human Learning
Tennessee Technological University - B.M. in Music Education