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Timeline

Milestones, certifications, and hands-on labs.

Labs
48
Machines
28
Challenges
20

2026

  1. Writing

    Wrote “Hack The Box: Busqueda”

  2. Project

    Shipped Portfolio Website

    A Markdown-driven portfolio with a working terminal, a live lab timeline, and zero manual wiring.

  3. Labs · 10

    Rooted 10 Hack The Box machines

    Builder, Administrator, Forest, Magic, +6 more

    1. Lab

      Rooted Builder on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Administrator on Hack The Box

    3. Lab

      Rooted Forest on Hack The Box

    4. Lab

      Rooted Magic on Hack The Box

    5. Lab

      Rooted Bastard on Hack The Box

    6. Lab

      Rooted Beep on Hack The Box

    7. Lab

      Rooted Bounty on Hack The Box

    8. Lab

      Rooted Cronos on Hack The Box

    9. Lab

      Rooted Shocker on Hack The Box

    10. Lab

      Rooted Bashed on Hack The Box

  4. Labs · 2

    Rooted 2 Hack The Box machines

    Admirer, Active

    1. Lab

      Rooted Admirer on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Active on Hack The Box

  5. Education

    Completed B.S. Computer & Information Science

    University of Maryland, College Park

  6. Labs · 2

    Rooted 2 Hack The Box machines

    Sau, Busqueda

    1. Lab

      Rooted Sau on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Busqueda on Hack The Box

2025

  1. Work

    Started as Cybersecurity Analyst at UltraViolet Cyber

  2. Education

    Completed A.A. Cybersecurity

    Howard Community College

  3. Labs · 2

    Rooted 2 Hack The Box machines

    Planning, Cap

    1. Lab

      Rooted Planning on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Cap on Hack The Box

  4. Certification

    Earned Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPT)

    INE

  5. Writing

    Wrote “Intro to Machine Learning”

2024

  1. Certification

    Earned CompTIA Network+

    CompTIA

2023

  1. Certification

    Earned GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD)

    GIAC

  2. Work

    Started as IT Support Specialist at University of Maryland

  3. Work

    Started as Cybersecurity Intern at Edwards Performance Solutions

2022

  1. Certification

    Earned GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT)

    GIAC

  2. Certification

    Earned CompTIA Security+

    CompTIA

  3. Work

    Started as Cybersecurity Tutor at Howard Community College

  4. Work

    Started as Software Engineering Intern at Thorn Technologies

2021

  1. Writing

    Wrote “Ransomware: A Life-Altering Threat”

  2. Work

    Started as Cloud Security Researcher at Howard Community College

  3. Labs · 2

    Rooted 2 Hack The Box machines

    Devel, Spectra

    1. Lab

      Rooted Devel on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Spectra on Hack The Box

  4. Labs · 5

    Rooted 5 Hack The Box machines

    Legacy, Blue, Jerry, Netmon, +1 more

    1. Lab

      Rooted Legacy on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Blue on Hack The Box

    3. Lab

      Rooted Jerry on Hack The Box

    4. Lab

      Rooted Netmon on Hack The Box

    5. Lab

      Rooted Lame on Hack The Box

  5. Labs · 1

    Rooted 1 Hack The Box machine

    ScriptKiddie

    1. Lab

      Rooted ScriptKiddie on Hack The Box

  6. Labs · 3

    Rooted 3 Hack The Box machines

    Delivery, Academy, Passage

    1. Lab

      Rooted Delivery on Hack The Box

    2. Lab

      Rooted Academy on Hack The Box

    3. Lab

      Rooted Passage on Hack The Box

2020

  1. Labs · 1

    Rooted 1 Hack The Box machine

    Doctor

    1. Lab

      Rooted Doctor on Hack The Box

  2. Certification

    Earned Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)

    INE

  3. Writing

    Wrote “The Anatomy of a URL: Part 1”

  4. Writing

    Wrote “WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3”