About

Hello! I'm Aset, a cloud support specialist looking to grow in the field. I graduated from Western Governors University with a Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing and my Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. My time both at WGU and in the workplace taught me a lot about information technology and equipped me with knowledge I am ready to apply in my career.

What first got me in love with information technology was the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification. At this point, I was still a tech novice, but it gave me a glimpse of what cloud computing was like. After this, I began to study more, do more hands-on, graduate from WGU, and land a job. Now, I'm proud to say that not only did my skills grow, but my passion for the field is still strong and continues to drive me forward.

I enjoy spending my free time completing new certifications, listening to cybersecurity podcasts, and embarking on new projects. I like to challenge myself to ensure that I continue to grow in expertise.

I love learning new things and continually seek ways to improve my skills. I am deeply passionate about IT, so studying for certifications and working through projects is fun. I look forward to putting my knowledge to use in the real world!

Experience

Cloud Support Specialist, RapidScale - Feb 2025 to Present

  • Worked alongside MDR SOC team to triage and investigate SIEM alerts, reducing incident response time and improving overall threat visibility.
  • Created macros to automate SIEM alert response processes, increasing efficieny by 60%.
  • Monitor systems and respond to alerts, incidents, and service requests in accordance with SLAs.
  • Troubleshoot basic compute, storage, networking, and access-related issues in hosted cloud environments.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and knowledge base articles to support cloud operations and incident resolution.

Cloud Engineer, Naiman LLC - Oct 2023 to Aug 2024

  • Designed and implemented a backend architecture for a scheduling process consisting of API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
  • Configured and monitored cloud resources with AWS CloudWatch and set up notifications using SNS.
  • Collaborated with team members and leadership to plan and implement infrastructure changes efficiently.
  • Deployed and integrated EC2 instances into existing cloud infrastructure.
  • Resolved client issues effectively to ensure a positive customer experience.

Projects

Cloud Resume

This website is proof of this project! This is my rendition of the Cloud Resume Challenge using Amazon Web Services. Through this project, I demonstrated my experience integrating AWS technologies using a CI/CD pipeline, source control, and infrastructure as code. I also implemented API integration and grew my knowledge in coding in HTML, CSS, JS, and Python. The project is on my GitHub here.

Python Russian Roulette

My biggest Python project so far simulates a Russian Roulette text-based game and has a test for the code as well. It was this project that made me grow to like Python so much. This helped me learn a lot about Python, and I plan to do more in the future. You can find the project on my GitHub here.

AWS Control Design

I love cloud computing and cybersecurity, so this project is an implementation of a secure cloud environment. In this project, I was able to implement a NIST 800-53rev5 compliant environment by using AWS services. It taught me much about least privilege and best practices like secure credentials. I documented this project as well on my GitHub here.

AD Home Lab

I wanted to get more experience with VMWare and Active Directory, so I made this project! In this project, I created a virtual environment comprised of a Windows Server 2019 domain controller VM and a Windows 10 VM, all running on VMWare. I configured things like DHCP, DNS, and NAT on the domain controller as well as created users using a PowerShell script. I go more in depth on the architecture and what I did here.

AWS Honeypot

This project was more of a mix between cloud and cybersecurity since I want to expand my horizons in security. I hosted a honeypot on an EC2 instance and created visualizations using Kibana with the attack log data. I used the TPOTCE honeypot for this configuration, and in total, I was able to demonstrate my ability to set up a honeypot and all prerequisites, like the network. I have this project documented here.

Education

Education

Master of Science, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Western Governors University, 2025

Bachelor of Science, Cloud Computing

Western Governors University, 2024

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
  • AWS Certified Developer Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified Identity and Access Administrator Associate
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Cloud+
  • CompTIA Pentest+
  • Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Linux Essentials
  • Axelos – ITILv4 Foundation Certification