Hi there, I'm Alex — a security-minded builder working toward a SOC analyst / offensive security role, with a habit of shipping side projects along the way.
- 🎓 BBA in Management Information Systems — Western Connecticut State University (August 2026)
- 🏆 Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
- 📊 McGraw Hill Applied Expert in Excel
- 💼 Command Center Operator at Prosegur (Boehringer Ingelheim site, Danbury, CT) — security operations experience since 2023
- ✍️ Write OvernightHacker.com — a beginner-friendly blog breaking down real security incidents and concepts
- 🏠 Run a homelab (Pi-hole, Proxmox, Kali, Suricata) as a personal SOC/pentest practice range
- 🎮 Build browser and mobile games on the side, mostly single-file HTML/JS and React Native
- 🏅 Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
- 📊 McGraw Hill Applied Expert in Excel
- 🎓 BBA, Management Information Systems — Western CT State University (Aug 2026)
- OvernightHacker.com — Cybersecurity blog covering real-world incidents (e.g. Oldsmar SCADA), offensive/defensive security, and homelab walkthroughs, written in plain, jargon-free language
- Athletic Idle — React Native/Expo idle game where real-world steps earn coins for passive upgrades; full test suite and Firebase-ready backend
- SIGNAL RUN — 3D multiplayer FPS parkour built with Three.js and PeerJS
- MagicmaniaCORE + SpellCORE — paired Minecraft plugins powering a magic-themed KitPvP server (shop/economy + a 7-spell combat engine), built and deployed via GitHub Actions
- Several single-file browser games (Three.js/Canvas): Honeypot Tycoon, Aetheria: Last Commander, Arcane Surge, and more — see pinned repos below
- 🔐 Building toward a SOC analyst / penetration testing role
- 🏠 Expanding the homelab with Suricata and Cowrie honeypot setups for hands-on detection practice
- 🧠 Working through TryHackMe rooms and applied exploit walkthroughs
- 🌐 Growing OvernightHacker.com's content and reach