$ tree ~/education
M.S. Cybersecurity Intelligence & Information Security
University of South Florida — In Progress B.A.S. Supervision & Management
Polk State College — 2025 Business Information Technology A.S. Network Systems Engineering Technology
Polk State College — 2022 Collegiate High School
Polk State College — 2007 Cisco Networking & Systems Administration $ ls ~/certifications
CompTIA A+ (Good-For-Life) ID: COMP001004827739
$ tail -f /var/log/experience.log
// 5 entries
Owner, Full Stack Software Developer
solomonneas.dev- [+] Building in public since 1999. 30+ projects shipped, 9 MCP servers published, and a full security operations toolkit, all built by orchestrating multi-model AI pipelines (Claude Opus, GPT, Gemini) with automated code review and CI/CD.
- [+] Stack: React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Astro, Vite, Tailwind.
- [+] Security Tooling: CyberBRIEF (AI threat intel), Bro Hunter (Zeek/Suricata threat hunting), FortiSim (firewall simulator), FortiLogForge (log generator), Playbook Forge (SOC playbooks), Intel Workbench (OSINT), SOC Showcase.
- [+] MCP Servers: 9 published servers bridging AI agents to security tools: Zeek, Suricata, Wazuh, TheHive, MISP, Cortex, MITRE ATT&CK, Rapid7, Sophos.
- [+] Developer Tools: Model Arena, Prompt Library, Usage Tracker.
- [+] Infrastructure: Watchtower NOC Dashboard with real-time topology, LibreNMS/Proxmox integration, WebSocket updates, and auto-discovery.
Network & Systems Engineer
Polk State College — Network Systems Engineering Technology Title: Laboratory Assistant- [+] Sole IT support for the NSET department: 4 classrooms, 200+ devices, ~300 students.
- [+] Engineered 7-component open-source SOC (Wazuh, TheHive, Cortex, MISP, Zeek, Suricata): $140K-$217K cost avoidance vs. outsourced MSSP.
- [+] Developing Watchtower NOC Dashboard replacing ~$29K/year SolarWinds licensing.
- [+] Migrated NDG Netlab+ from VMware ESXi to Proxmox VE, eliminating ~$68,600 in annual costs.
- [+] Architecting Hyper-V to Proxmox migration with Samba AD integration for Windows file services consolidation.
- [+] Administer Windows/Linux servers, Active Directory, Hyper-V, and automated SCCM imaging.
- [+] Design and operate Cisco Catalyst switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and UniFi wireless with VLANs, ACLs, and port security.
- [+] Designed custom cybersecurity and Linux+ labs aligned with NDG curriculum and certification objectives.
- [+] Primary technical advisor to department leadership on infrastructure strategy.
User Support Specialist I
Polk State College — Information Technology Services- [+] Technical support across six campuses. Managed ~2,000 endpoints and ~600 VoIP phones.
- [+] De facto technical lead for Lakeland campus, primary escalation point for complex issues.
- [+] Deployed Cisco Catalyst switches; configured VLANs, trunks, ACLs, and port security via CLI.
- [+] Led system refresh replacing 500+ devices with AD integration, batch scripts, and GPOs.
- [+] Administered Microsoft 365, Exchange, SQL Server, and enterprise applications.
Owner, Web Developer, & Project Manager
Neas Web Productions- [+] Freelance web design during the GeoCities/Angelfire era. Custom PHP sites, domain migrations, graphic design.
- [+] Built and repaired PCs as a side operation, learning hardware from the ground up.
Executive Chef & Culinary Professional
Various Establishments- [+] 17 years leading kitchen teams of 5-15 through high-pressure operations. Workflow optimization, resource allocation, and crisis management.
- [+] Skills that translate directly: incident response, infrastructure operations, team mentorship, and training program design.
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