I am a Christian, a husband to a wonderful wife, a Cyber Security Practitioner, and a very novice developer.

In my day job, I contribute to Grand Canyon Education's IT Security team as a Threat Response Engineer. My efforts focus on improving the Security team's operational tools and capabilities to efficiently detect and effectively respond to threats. This is done primarily through work relating to SIEM, EDR, NTA, and an evolving Threat Intelligence program.

I would love to spend most of my days working out of vim or atom, a few SSH sessions, and a web browser and build cool dashboards, searches, and tools in Splunk. However, my day job involves supporting a fantastic SOC in both solutions and operations, so I don't always get what I want. 😉 When not helping lead response for escalated incidents, I find myself deploying or improving various security detection, monitoring, and response controls or leading development toward a mature COTH program.

Once the workday is over and scattered in between, I enjoy contributing to the Threat Intelligence community via research and TI Content Development. I love to mess around in the fun world of DevOps and Red Team Automation in my home lab. Excited about the role of DevSecOps. While I spend most of my time in Ops, I am working to improve myself as a developer to actualize ideas and contribute to others fighting cyber-criminals.

When AFK, I try to get out and hike, kayak, or explore God's green earth in some capacity with my best friend and biggest supporter, my amazing and wonderful wife.

In Cybersecurity, we don't have the luxury of time. Our work demands persistence, proactivity, and collaboration. I believe that you don't need to work at the same company to be on the same team.

Grand Canyon Education
My day job is as a Threat Response Engineer working out of the Phoenix, Arizona area. I was also responsible for developing a Threat Intelligence and now Threat Hunting program. In this role, I am also responsible for handling most of our Cyber Forensic Analysis.

Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance
I am also a Global Watch Center Handler and Core Contributor for ACTRA. I also lead our Threat Intelligence Exchanges, help develop tools for our operations, and I am an instructor at ACTRA's Academy.

Cyber Resiliency Institute
And finally, I recently joined the CRI as a Solutions Architect. Additionally, on the CRI's Sports-ISAO program, I am a Cyber Observable Threat Hunting Team member. We recently supported the Threat Intelligence operations of the Tokyo Olympics.

🐱 My GitHub Data

📦 210.4 kB Used in GitHub's Storage

🏆 11 Contributions in the Year 2025

🚫 Not Opted to Hire

📜 66 Public Repositories

🔑 15 Private Repositories

I'm an Early 🐤

🌞 Morning                249 commits         ███████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   28.23 % 
🌆 Daytime                375 commits         ███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   42.52 % 
🌃 Evening                211 commits         ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   23.92 % 
🌙 Night                  47 commits          █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   05.33 % 

📅 I'm Most Productive on Monday

Monday                   180 commits         █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   20.41 % 
Tuesday                  149 commits         ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   16.89 % 
Wednesday                113 commits         ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   12.81 % 
Thursday                 160 commits         █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   18.14 % 
Friday                   180 commits         █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   20.41 % 
Saturday                 49 commits          █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   05.56 % 
Sunday                   51 commits          █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   05.78 % 

📊 This Week I Spent My Time On

🕑︎ Time Zone: America/Phoenix

💬 Programming Languages: 
Python                   2 hrs 13 mins       ███████████████░░░░░░░░░░   59.03 % 
JSON                     53 mins             ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   23.41 % 
Other                    19 mins             ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   08.55 % 
Markdown                 10 mins             █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   04.46 % 
Git Config               8 mins              █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   03.64 % 

🔥 Editors: 
VS Code                  3 hrs 46 mins       █████████████████████████   100.00 % 

💻 Operating System: 
Linux                    3 hrs 46 mins       █████████████████████████   100.00 % 

I Mostly Code in Python

Python                   20 repos            ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░   50.00 % 
JavaScript               3 repos             ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   07.50 % 
AutoIt                   1 repo              █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   02.50 % 
C#                       1 repo              █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   02.50 % 
Java                     1 repo              █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   02.50 % 

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