Networking is where my IT path actually started. I'm completing my Associate's in Networking & Cybersecurity (3.9 GPA) at Tacoma Community College in June 2026, and this fall I'm moving straight into a BAS in Advanced Networking & Data Security to go deeper into enterprise-level design and defense. Alongside coursework, I hold a Cisco Hardware Basics certification covering routing, switching, and physical network infrastructure.
In my role as an IT Support Tech at TCC, I troubleshoot real network issues for faculty, staff, and students daily — everything from connectivity drops and DNS/DHCP misconfigurations to VPN access problems, working directly on campus infrastructure rather than just in a lab setting.
Hands-On Practice
I don't just study networking, I build it. My home lab is a fully segmented environment running a pfSense firewall, multiple VLANs separating trusted, guest, and lab traffic, and centralized logging so I can see exactly what's happening across the network in real time. It's an ongoing project — I'm expanding it with enterprise-grade gear through 2026 to mirror the kind of infrastructure I want to manage professionally.