PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Engineering from
the physical layer up.

A hands-on foundation in electronics and IT, expanded into cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, and AI automation.

CONTRACT BEGAN
May 2025
SYNTRIX CORE · CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

Mobile Communications America / IWS

Systems administration, network services & automation

Contract work supporting enterprise network services and operations. Responsibilities have spanned technical administration, HubSpot workflows, monitoring integrations, and coordination across service teams.

  • Network connectivity, monitoring integration, and systems administration.
  • HubSpot access and permissions, workflow requirements, lifecycle automation, and data consistency.
  • Automation connecting monitoring, ticketing, notifications, and service information.
  • SharePoint-to-Azure proof-of-concept work and integration evaluation.

Selected scope from the engagement; client data and internal system details are not published.

CONSULTING &
Entrepreneurship

Syntrix Core

Technical consulting & systems delivery

Bringing infrastructure, automation, and hands-on engineering together for business technology needs. Interests include private AI, workflow integration, cloud communications, and practical adoption of emerging technology.

HANDS-ON
Engineering

Repair Squad · Acworth, Georgia

Electronics, diagnostics & technical services

Device and board-level repair, microsoldering, data recovery, and network services. Work at this level builds a disciplined approach to diagnosis: isolate the failure, understand the dependencies, and verify the result.

20+ YEARS
Technical foundation

IT, networks & microelectronics

A multidisciplinary background across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems; network and security administration; cloud platforms; scripting; containers; telecom; and component-level electronics.

TECHNICAL TOOLKIT

AI & workflow automation

ChatGPT / OpenAI, Ollama, n8n, Make, APIs, Python, Bash, PowerShell.

Systems & cloud

AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes.

Networks & security

Fortinet, monitoring, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, connectivity, and systems administration.

Business & communications

HubSpot, service operations, IP telephony, FreePBX, RingCentral, and digital operations.

EDUCATION & CONTINUING LEARNING

A foundation that keeps evolving.

Damascus University

Computer Science · 2010

Electronics

Associate engineering background in radio and television.

Georgia Tech

Cybersecurity certificate training.

MIT

Quantum computing bootcamp.

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