Build something amazing. Build something that will be used for generations to come, iterated on and improved as time changes what we need and value. Listen to customers, listen to your team, and listen to yourself.Primarily focused on Ops (and lately DevOps) centric workflows and projects for over a decade. I've spent a large amount of time supporting various solutions, systems and applications. Comfortable in both a GUI and command prompt. Let's spend more time automating tasks so that we can move on to bigger and better ideas – make these boxes of silicon work for us!Well versed in:> Cloud platform providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).> Cloud to cloud communication (ie cloud to SaaS / SaaS to SaaS provider integrations and how they function).> Security compliance, implementation and adherence to security model standards.> Management of SIRT related issues, pen test result remediation and bridging the gap between Security Engineering and Engineering teams proper.> Various Kali Linux bundled tools and their usage (Fierce, Legion, whatweb, nmap and of course Burp Suite are a few of my favorites).> Various endpoint and network security products (McAfee ePO, Endpoint Security, DLP, Defender).> Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, Windows administration in both the desktop and server world.> The importance of automating tasks via scripting using Python, Bash, Powershell etc.> Agile methodology, scrum and related ceremonies (Primarily via Atlassian Jira).> The OSI model and networking stacks (TCP/UDP, TLS, SSL).Gaining more knowledge in:> EDR solutions like Carbon Black and Crowdstrike.> Data visualization and logging (Grafana, Splunk, NXlog and Sumologic).> Python and JavaScript (check me out on codewars, getting there :)> Front and back end development (rekindling my old love for HTML/CSS!)> Docker and Kubernetes.> Infrastructure as code.> API integration and how to leverage across the enterprise.> macOS and Linux support / administration.> CI/CD DevOps pipelines (Travis CI and GitHub Actions are pretty darn cool!)Not work related:I enjoy music and music production using a variety of software, hardware and platforms! 20+ years going strong https://soundcloud.com/iammane/tracks - support independent artists of all types!