What I studied
A B.S. in Information Science & Technology from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee — security, networks, systems analysis, and databases, with labs behind each one. More on what that actually taught me →
Information Science & Technology, 2025 [B]
SHIVA BOTTA
I build web apps, mobile products, and the systems underneath them — and I like understanding every layer before I ship it. This site is a working example of that: the layout, the motion, and the interaction on every page are things I built myself, not a template.
What this site is [U]
A working sample
of how I build.
What I've built
A live product used by 10,000+ people, penetration-testing labs, a home detection lab, and a few trained ML models — each one documented on the projects page →
What I'm learning next
Security and cloud certifications, in progress and planned, chosen to close specific gaps rather than pad a resume. See the certification timeline →