Cybersecurity and Information Systems major with 4+ years of experience in IT — currently building hands-on skills in security operations and system administration, on top of a background solving real support and infrastructure problems.
4+Years in IT
3Yrs Helpdesk
'26CIS Grad, U of L
Selected Work
Projects
A mix of coursework, research, and self-directed builds spanning cryptography, infrastructure, and security tooling.
CryptographyResearch PaperNIST PQC
Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms
CIS 481 · Introduction to Information Security · Sept 2025
A team research paper examining why RSA and ECC break down against quantum computers running Shor's Algorithm, and how lattice-based schemes like CRYSTALS-Kyber offer a practical, standardized path to quantum-resistant encryption.
Coming Soon
OLED PC Stats Monitor
Hardware · Telemetry
A lightweight companion app that streams live CPU, GPU, and RAM stats from a desktop to a secondary OLED display in real time. Write-up and repo link coming soon.
MCP ServerDockerPython
MCP Pentesting Server
mcp-kali-tools · Personal Project
A Dockerized MCP server that exposes 13 Kali Linux pentesting tools — including nmap, sqlmap, hydra, and msfconsole — as structured tool calls for AI clients like Claude Desktop. Commands run as direct argv calls with no shell, so arguments can't be chained into injection, and output is capped and timeout-boxed for safe, repeatable runs. Authorized use only.
Coming Soon
Home SIEM Setup
Security Operations
A self-hosted SIEM stack monitoring home network traffic and endpoints for anomalies, log correlation, and alerting. Write-up and architecture diagram coming soon.
Building Resilient Security in the Age of Quantum Computing · CIS 481 · Team 5 · Sept 2025
Abstract
This project looks at how encryption must change to stay secure as quantum computers become more powerful. Systems like RSA and ECC are trusted today because ordinary computers can't easily solve the math behind them — but quantum computers, using tools like Shor's Algorithm, could break them far faster, putting data like bank accounts, medical records, and government systems at risk.
To prepare, researchers are developing post-quantum encryption built on different math: lattice problems, hash functions, and error-correcting codes — approaches believed to be far harder for quantum computers to break.
Problem Statement
Most encryption in use today depends on large prime numbers (RSA, ECC). Quantum computers running Shor's Algorithm can solve those problems quickly, which means personal data, financial systems, healthcare information, and even national security could be exposed once quantum computers are powerful enough.
Proposed Algorithm
The project focuses on lattice-based encryption as the leading post-quantum candidate — specifically CRYSTALS-Kyber, a lattice-based scheme selected by NIST as a standard for post-quantum cryptography. It balances strong security with practical speed, making it viable for real-world use in internet communication, cloud security, and protecting sensitive data.