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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools, Technologies & Expertise

A comprehensive overview of technical capabilities across networking, infrastructure, monitoring, and security disciplines.

Networking

Enterprise routing, switching, Layer 2/3 protocols, and ISP/campus access technologies.

MikroTik RouterOS

Core

Routing, VLAN, firewall, NAT, VPN, and network infrastructure configuration.

RouterOS v7CRS / CCR SeriesWinBoxCLI

Cisco IOS

Core

Layer 2/3 switching, VLAN trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and EtherChannel.

Catalyst SwitchesVLAN / TrunkingSTP / RSTPLACP

Routing Protocols

Core

Dynamic routing implementation, static routes, and inter-VLAN routing.

OSPFBGPRIPStatic RoutingInter-VLAN

Subnetting & IP Addressing

Core

VLSM design, IPv4 allocation, CIDR planning, and DHCP server management.

IPv4 / CIDRVLSMDHCP Server & RelayDNS Resolution

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Advanced

Secure site-to-site and client-to-site tunnel deployment.

WireGuardOpenVPNIPsec / IKEv2SSTPL2TP

Access & Optical (GPON / OLT)

Working Knowledge

Optical Access Network setup, ONU provisioning, and fiber distribution.

GPONEPONOLT ConfigurationONU / ONT

Network Troubleshooting

Core

Packet analysis, port mirroring, latency isolation, and Layer 1–4 diagnostics.

WiresharkPing / TraceroutePort MirroringIP Scan

Infrastructure & Virtualization

Server administration, hypervisors, containerization, and data persistence.

Linux Systems

Core

System administration, service management, SSH access, and shell scripting.

DebianUbuntu ServerCentOS / RockySystemdBash

Proxmox VE

Core

Type-1 hypervisor deployment, LXC containers, VM backup, and resource allocation.

Proxmox VELXC ContainersKVM VirtualizationZFS Storage

Docker & Containerization

Advanced

Container deployment, Docker Compose stacks, volume persistence, and networking.

Docker EngineDocker ComposePortainerBridge Networks

Reverse Proxies & Web Servers

Core

HTTP routing, SSL/TLS certificate automation, and load balancing.

NginxCaddyCertbot / Let's EncryptReverse Proxy

PostgreSQL Database

Working Knowledge

Relational database installation, user permissions, automated backups, and maintenance.

PostgreSQLpg_dumpDatabase OptimizationUser Roles

Server Storage & Backup

Working Knowledge

Data resilience, RAID arrays, offsite backups, and snapshot scheduling.

ZFSRsyncRcloneAutomated Snapshots

Monitoring & Observability

Telemetry collection, metric aggregation, metric visualization, and log analysis.

Prometheus & Exporters

Core

Time-series metric scraping, Node Exporter, SNMP Exporter, and PromQL queries.

PrometheusNode ExportercAdvisorSNMP ExporterPromQL

Grafana Dashboards

Core

Custom metric visualization, alert threshold rules, and network status boards.

GrafanaDashboard DesignPanel TemplatingAlerting

LibreNMS & SNMP

Core

Auto-discovery of network hardware, bandwidth graphs, and device status tracking.

LibreNMSSNMP v2c/v3RRDtoolSyslog Integration

Log Management

Working Knowledge

Centralized syslog aggregation, log parsing, and log search indexing.

GraylogOpenSearchRsyslogLogrotate

Security & Network Protection

Firewalls, access policies, threat surface reduction, and perimeter security.

Stateful Firewall Rules

Core

Filter rules, NAT/PAT rules, connection tracking, and port forwarding.

MikroTik Firewalliptables / nftablesNAT / Port Forwarding

Network Segmentation

Core

Isolating management, user, guest, and server traffic via VLANs and firewall policies.

VLAN IsolationSubnet BoundariesDMZZero-Trust Principles

Access Control & AAA

Working Knowledge

Centralized authentication, SSH key management, and administrative privileges.

SSH Key AuthRADIUSUser Access ControlSudo Policies

Infrastructure Hardening

Core

Disabling unused services, secure port configuration, and brute-force defense.

Fail2banPort HardeningSystem AuditTLS Encryption

Web & Database Technologies

Modern full-stack technologies for technical application management and web interfaces.

Next.js & React

Core

Production-ready App Router web applications with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.

Next.js App RouterReact 19TypeScriptTailwind CSS

Backend Applications

Working Knowledge

RESTful API development, containerized applications, and database integrations.

LaravelPHPNode.jsREST APIs

Database Systems

Working Knowledge

Relational data modeling, query optimization, and local application persistence.

PostgreSQLSQLiteDatabase Migration
Observability Pipeline

Monitoring & Observability Architecture

How networking telemetry, server metrics, dashboards, and centralized logs interconnect to provide full observability.

Stage 01

1. Collection & SNMP

Periodically polls network switches, routers, and Linux servers for interface counters, CPU load, memory usage, and status.

LibreNMSSNMP v2c/v3Node Exporter
Stage 02

2. Metric Storage

Ingests metrics from node and container exporters into an optimized time-series database with retention policies.

PrometheusTime-Series DB
Stage 03

3. Visualization

Transforms raw time-series metrics into real-time visual dashboards, traffic graphs, and SLA reports.

GrafanaDashboards
Stage 04

4. Centralized Logging

Aggregates event logs across network equipment and server instances for rapid fault root-cause analysis.

GraylogOpenSearchSyslog
Environment

Tools & Daily Workflow

Version control, command-line utilities, remote administration, and editor environment.

GitCore
GitHubCore
Docker ComposeCore
Linux CLICore
SSH Remote MgmtCore
VS CodeCore
CI/CD WorkflowsWorking Knowledge
Continuous Improvement

Currently Exploring

Infrastructure and networking technologies currently being researched, tested in lab environments, or evaluated.

  • [Technology 1: e.g., Ansible Infrastructure Automation]
  • [Technology 2: e.g., Kubernetes Container Orchestration]
  • [Technology 3: e.g., BGP EVPN / VXLAN Campus Fabrics]

See These Technologies In Action

Check out sample infrastructure topology projects and technical case studies.