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SAMUEL A MICHAEL

IT  ·  Cybersecurity  ·  Cloud
SYSTEM STATUS: ONLINE
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// aspiring security & cloud engineer

SAM

IT Support Technician Cybersecurity Student Future Security / Cloud Engineer

I build and secure the infrastructure underneath everyday work — Windows Server domains, hardened networks, and cloud identity — and I document every lab like it has to survive an audit.

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01 — Profile

About

I'm an IT professional and cybersecurity student with hands-on experience supporting enterprise technology environments through academic projects, homelab development, and an IT Help Desk role at Saint Paul College. I'm most interested in Windows Server administration, Active Directory, networking, cloud infrastructure, PowerShell automation, and defensive cybersecurity — the systems that keep an organization running and the controls that keep them safe.

Saint Paul College

EXPECTED GRADUATION · IN PROGRESS
  • A.A.S. — Cybersecurity
  • A.A.S. — Computer Network Engineering
  • configuration — Computer Network Administration
  • Planned: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity
02 — Service Status

Technical Skills

Monitored the way I'd monitor any production environment: what's fully operational, what's actively being rolled out, and what's queued for deployment.

🖥️ Operating Systems

Windows 11operational
Windows Server 2022operational
Ubuntuoperational
Kali Linuxin progress

🌐 Networking

TCP/IP & Subnettingoperational
DNS / DHCPoperational
VLANs & Routing/Switchingoperational
VPN Configurationin progress

🛡️ Cybersecurity

Active Directory Securityoperational
Windows & Linux Hardeningoperational
MFA Deploymentoperational
Incident Responsein progress

☁️ Cloud

Microsoft Azurein progress
Microsoft 365operational
Entra ID / Azure ADin progress
Azure Networkingqueued

⌨️ Programming

PowerShelloperational
Pythonoperational
HTML / CSSoperational
JavaScriptin progress

🧰 Tools on Deck

Wiresharkqueued
Splunkqueued
TryHackMe / HTBqueued
Cisco Packet Tracerqueued
03 — Experience

Professional Experience

CURRENT

IT Help Desk Technician

Saint Paul College
  • Resolved password resets, account lockouts, and MFA enrollment for students and staff
  • Provided front-line technology troubleshooting and ticket management
  • Supported new-student onboarding, including improvements to the orientation website
  • Delivered day-to-day customer service across a high-volume support environment
04 — Deployments

Featured Projects

Homelab builds, coursework, and scripts — each documented the way I'd hand off a real environment.

Windows Server / Active Directory

Windows Server Enterprise Home Lab

Designed and deployed a Windows Server enterprise environment featuring Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, file services, VPN planning, and remote administration.

Windows Server 2022Active DirectoryDNSGPOPowerShell
Active Directory

Active Directory Lab

Created and managed an enterprise Active Directory domain including organizational units, security groups, users, permissions, and Group Policy Objects.

Active DirectoryOUsGPOPermissions
Home Infrastructure

Home Network Infrastructure

Planned and built out a segmented home network with a managed switch, VPN access, remote administration, and VLAN separation for lab traffic.

RouterManaged SwitchVPNVLANs
Python

Python Projects

A collection of applied programming exercises: a bank management system, a bowling statistics program, an arithmetic expression evaluator, a Tkinter GUI, and small automation scripts.

PythonTkinterAutomation
Web Development

HTML/CSS Website Development

Built and improved the student orientation website with responsive layouts, accessibility improvements, and reusable UI components.

HTMLCSSAccessibility
Cybersecurity — In Progress

Security Lab Track

Placeholder for upcoming Security+ study labs, TryHackMe and Hack The Box rooms, SOC-style investigations, and packet analysis with Wireshark and Splunk.

Security+WiresharkSplunk
Networking — Cisco Packet Tracer

Enterprise Network Design

Simulated an enterprise network topology covering routing, switching, subnetting, DNS, and DHCP configuration in Cisco Packet Tracer.

RoutingSwitchingSubnetting
Windows Administration

File Server & Remote Access

Configured a Windows file server with permission structures, remote desktop access, and a backup strategy for a small-office scenario.

File ServerRDPBackup
Cloud — In Progress

Cloud Projects

Placeholder for upcoming Azure labs: virtual machines, Azure networking, Microsoft 365 administration, and identity management with Entra ID.

Azure VMEntra IDM365
05 — Credentials

Certifications

Google IT Support
earned
CompTIA Security+
in progress
CCNA
planned
ISC² CC
planned
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
planned
06 — Get In Touch

Contact