04 — Certifications [D]
A deliberate
sequence.
What I'm earning now and what's next, chosen to close specific gaps rather than to pad a resume. Each one maps to something I actually use in the projects on this site.
Google Cybersecurity Certificate
In progressSecurity frameworks, network defense, Linux, SQL, and SIEM tooling — direct overlap with the detection lab and the penetration-testing work on the projects page.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
In progressCloud fundamentals and shared-responsibility security — the vocabulary most infrastructure conversations assume you already have.
CompTIA Security+
Up nextThe recognized baseline for security operations: threats, architecture, operations, and governance. Turns lab experience into something a hiring manager can verify quickly.
Cisco CCNA
PlannedFormalizing the routing, switching, and segmentation work from my Cisco IOS labs into the standard networking credential.
CompTIA Network+ & further AWS
PlannedBreadth passes — deeper network fundamentals and more cloud depth for the hybrid environments most companies actually run in production.