Technical Skillset
Skill Level Legend
| Skill Level | Explanation |
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Beginner |
Just started learning about this topic and have barely used it. I don't have the knowledge to setup from scratch or manage on a daily basis without significant additional research/assistance in the short term. Uncomfortable with configuring, managing, implementing, or securing this topic. Will learn new things about this topic including implementation, management, configuration, securing, and new features being implemented regularly or even daily. |
| Proficient |
Have utilized in my day to day, either in my homelab or various employers. I don't necessarily have the knowledge to setup from scratch or manage on a daily basis without additional research/assistance in the short term. Still relatively uncomfortable with configuring, managing, implementing, or securing this topic. Actively learning about this topic including new features being implemented regularly or even daily. |
| Advanced |
Heavily utilized in my day to day, either in my homelab or various employers. I have performed setup previously, or on a regular basis, and would need little or no research involving this topic. Very comfortable with configuring, managing, implementing, or securing this topic. Regularly learning about this topic including new features being implemented. |
| Expert | Heavily utilized in my day to day, either in my homelab or various employers. I have performed setup previously, or on a regular basis, and would rarely need research involving this topic. Incredibly comfortable with configuring, managing, implementing, or securing this topic. Very little left to learn about this topic outside of new features implemented. |
| Master |
Heavily utilized in my day to day, either in my homelab or various employers. I have performed setup previously, or on a regular basis, and would almost never require research involving this topic. Extremely comfortable with configuring, managing, implementing, or securing this topic. Almost nothing left to learn about this topic outside of new features implemented. |
Operating Systems
Windows Client OS
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| 08-01-1993 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 01-01-1996 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 01-01-1999 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 11-01-2000 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 08-25-2001 | Personal interest | Expert | No | |
| 01-30-2007 | Personal interest | Expert | No | |
| 08-22-2009 | Personal interest and various employers | Master | No | |
| 08-17-2013 | Personal interest and various employers | Expert | No | |
| 07-29-2015 | Personal interest and various employers/Homelab Use | Master | Yes | |
| 01-01-2023 | Personal interest and various employers/Homelab Use | Master | Yes | |
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Windows Server OS
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| 08-01-1993 | Personal interest in computers | Proficient | No | |
| 04-24-2003 | Personal interest in computers | Expert | No | |
| 02-27-2008 | Tech Team Global | Expert | No | |
| 01-30-2013 | General Motors | Master | Yes | |
| 10-12-2016 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Master | Yes | |
| 08-30-2019 | Syncreon/Homelab Use | Master | Yes | |
| 04-04-2022 | Pinion/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes | |
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Linux Client OS/Distributions
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| 08-01-1993 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes | |
| 01-01-2008 | Personal interest | Expert | Yes | |
| 08-01-1996 | Personal interest | Advanced | Yes | |
| 01-01-2015 | Personal interest | Advanced | Yes | |
| 01-01-2015 | Personal interest | Advanced | Yes | |
| 05-01-2020 | Personal interest | Advanced | Yes | |
| 01-01-2019 | Personal interest | Expert | Yes | |
| 01-01-2019 | Current Primary Desktop | Expert | Yes | |
| 01-01-2019 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes | |
| 01-01-2019 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes | |
| 01-01-2019 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 01-01-2019 | Personal interest | Proficient | No | |
| 08-01-1995 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 01-01-2017 | Personal interest | Expert | Yes | |
| 08-01-2019 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 01-01-2015 | Personal interest | Expert | No | |
| 10-01-1993 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes | |
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Linux Server OS/Distributions
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| 08-01-1993 | Personal interest | Advanced | No | |
| 12-01-2015 | General Motors | Advanced | No | |
| 12-01-2015 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes | |
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Networking Techologies
Networking
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| UniFi Access Points, Switches, and Routers | 08-01-2015 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes |
| Cisco Nexus 3000 Switches | 02-05-2023 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes |
| Cisco Catalyst 3000 Switches | 08-15-2023 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes |
| pfSense Firewall |
Storage Technologies (Hardware and Software)
Storage
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| Synology NAS |
Virtualization Technologies
Virtualization
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| VMWare ESXi | 12-01-2015 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes |
| VMWare vRealize Operations | 12-01-2015 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Proficient | Yes |
| VMWare Horizon | 04-01-2019 | Meridian Health | Proficient | No |
| VMWare vCenter | 12-01-2015 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Expert | Yes |
| Proxmox Virtual Environment | 01-01-2018 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Master | Yes |
| Proxmox Virtual Environment High Availability |
Azure/Entra/M365
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| Microsoft Azure |
Security Tools
Technology
Date Acquired Acquired From Skill Level Skill Still UsedCloudflare Web Application Firewall
09-01-2020 Personal Interest/Homelab Use Advanced Yes Cloudflare Zero Trust Network Access 09-01-2020 Personal Interest/Homelab Use Expert YesFrameworks and Regulatory
Frameworks
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) | 12-01-2015 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes |
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework | 12-01-2015 | General Motors/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes |
| SOC 2 | 08-15-2023 | Personal Interest/Homelab Use | Advanced | Yes |
| CIS (Center for Internet Security) |
Regulatory
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
| HIPAA | 08-01-2012 | Beaumont Hospital | Advanced | Yes |
| GDPR | 12-01-2018 | Syncreon/Pinion | Advanced | Yes |
SkillsHigh ToAvailability Addand Clustering
|
Technology |
Date Acquired | Acquired From | Skill Level | Skill Still Used |
Proficient
Uncategorized
Technology
Date Acquired
Acquired From
Skill Still
Used
02-16-2017
Personal Interest/Homelab Use
Yes Discord Server Management
02-16-2017
Personal Interest/Homelab Use
Yes Discord Bot Installation/Configuration/Management
02-16-2017
Personal Interest/Homelab Use
Yes Graylog
Proficient
UniFi Site Management
Expert
UniFi Site Magic
Expert
UniFi Protect
Master
NetBox
Proficient
phpIPAM
Expert
HTML
Proficient
Cloudflare
Proficient
Powershell
Proficient