Self-Directed Home Lab | Nov 2025 – Present
Hands-on practice configuring and troubleshooting real IT infrastructure skills used in production environments.
- Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, OSI Model, Cisco networking fundamentals
- Linux: OS configuration, command-line administration, file systems, service management
- Systems: Root Cause Analysis (RCA), process documentation, knowledge base maintenance
- Configured DNS and DHCP servers in a simulated multi-user environment
- Practiced VLAN segmentation and Cisco IOS fundamentals
- Performed RCA on network connectivity failures (Layer 1–7 OSI troubleshooting)
- Documented all procedures and policies for continuous improvement
- Linux (RedHat/NDG), Cisco Packet Tracer, VirtualBox
- Bash, network diagnostic commands (ping, traceroute, nslookup, netstat)
- CompTIA A+ | ISC2 CC | NDG Linux Essentials (Cisco)