Now
Last updated: October 2026
What I'm focused on this month.
Building
- Expanding the 4-node AI cluster - adding a dedicated inference box (10GbE NIC, separate from gaming workstation)
- Iterating on the cluster control plane: SLO dashboards, automated snapshot sync, portfolio publishing pipeline
- OpenClaw development - multi-node AI agent orchestration with safety gates and burn-rate gating
Learning
- B.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance at WGU (enrolled March 2026)
- CompTIA Security+ - targeting certification this year
- Deeper into SRE practices: error budgets, chaos engineering, incident postmortems
Improving
- This portfolio - professional design system, OG previews, technical SEO
- Lab documentation and GitHub Pages - making infrastructure work recruiter-visible
- Network segmentation: tightening VLAN rules, 10GbE for storage traffic
Looking for
- Entry-level SOC Analyst, Security Analyst, or IT Operations roles
- Remote or hybrid positions (based in Fairfield, CA)
- Teams that value hands-on builders with non-traditional backgrounds
Changelog
- 2026-10-07 — Repositioned the site for entry-level security roles, labeled the private cloud as a personal lab, added AI tooling and pressfarm.io, and made the Status page say which figures are re-checked weekly and which are older.
- 2026-10-06 — Accuracy pass: military service now listed as Unit Supply Specialist (92Y) with Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N) training, unsourced figures removed, certifications list corrected, and the downloadable resume PDF replaced with the current engineering resume.
- 2026-07-29 — Site quality pass: honest staleness handling on the Status page, Security Engineering surfaced in capabilities and structured data, credentials line in the recruiter TL;DR, 30× smaller hero image (WebP), trimmed font payload, accessibility skip links, and sitemap coverage for all pages.
- 2026-07-21 — Site consistency pass: standardized "Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Portfolio" branding and nav labels, surfaced prior TS/SCI clearance on the homepage, per-page OG preview images, live-wired Status page dates to cluster snapshot data, corrected automation metrics (50+ priorities, 200+ acceptance tests).
- 2026-03-05 — Added proof-line metadata, flagship 3-card grid on Projects, screenshot placeholders on case studies, site-wide open-to-roles subnav strip, copy-link on case studies.
- 2026-03-04 — Portfolio overhaul shipped (AI Cluster diagram, case studies, Proof Pack, SEO/social cards) + GitHub profile refresh.
- 2026-03-03 — Reliability automation shipped (SLO evaluation, burn-rate alerting, postmortems, acceptance tests).
- 2026-03-01 — All 3 Linux nodes (Nova/Mira/Orin) paired and connected via OpenClaw. Multi-node orchestration live.
- 2026-02-28 — GitOps backup system deployed: daily auto-commits from 4 nodes, CI secret scanning gate with 11 patterns.
This is a /now page. Last updated October 2026.