AWS Cloud Technologies
Twin Cities, Minnesota · Cloud Security Engineer
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Building secure cloud foundations where identity, automation, and governance work together.
Cybersecurity and AWS professional with 20+ years of enterprise IT operations experience, hands-on cloud engineering projects, and a practical, people-first approach to risk.
A.A.S. Cyber Defense and Network Security
A.A.S. Computer Network Systems Engineering
ISC2 CC · Certified in Cybersecurity
EXPERIENCE
Enterprise grit.
Cloud security.
Two decades of frontline technology operations became the launchpad for secure cloud engineering, automation, and research.
2026 — PRESENT
CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER
Cloud Security Engineer
Designing and deploying AWS environments with IAM, VPCs, infrastructure as code, serverless services, observability, and security controls.
- Built secure multi-tier AWS architectures.
- Automated infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
- Applied least privilege, encryption, logging, and network segmentation.
20+ YEARS
ENTERPRISE IT
Senior IT Analyst · Target Corporation
Directed enterprise-wide IT operations and infrastructure support across corporate, distribution, and retail environments. Led root cause analysis for chronic system issues, driving continuous service improvements and mitigating operational risks. Managed business-critical systems, identity and access management (IAM), and proactive monitoring to ensure optimal uptime while mentoring new team members.
- Enterprise Infrastructure Operations: Managed core infrastructure, hardware, and application support across corporate headquarters, distribution centers, and high-volume retail stores.
- Incident & Problem Management: Led root cause analysis (RCA) for chronic system issues, resolving complex escalations and implementing continuous service improvements.
- System Monitoring & Access Control: Administered proactive system monitoring and identity/access provisioning (VPN, RSA) to maintain business-critical operational continuity.
- Service Delivery & Leadership: Mentored technical peers and optimized onboarding workflows to improve team performance and service delivery.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Built to secure.
Documented to scale.
Hands-on work connecting architecture, automation, and risk reduction—not just theory.
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IDENTITY & ACCESSStartupCo IAM Security Remediation
Replaced unsafe shared-root access with individual identities, job-based groups, least-privilege policies, MFA guidance, and Terraform-managed IAM resources.
AWS IAMTerraformLeast Privilege
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CLOUD ARCHITECTURETechHealth Modernization
Built a segmented AWS architecture with public and isolated subnets, ALB, private compute, RDS, S3, CloudFront, security groups, and VPC Flow Logs.
AWS CDKTypeScriptNetwork Isolation
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SERVERLESS + GENAIAI Recipe Generator
Deployed a serverless generative-AI web application using AWS Amplify, Lambda, Amazon Bedrock, and Cognito with automated GitHub-connected hosting.
BedrockAmplifyLambda
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SECURE NETWORKINGHighly Available Secure VPC
Designed a multi-AZ VPC with public, application, and data tiers; redundant NAT gateways; controlled routing; security groups; NACLs; and flow logging.
CloudFormationEC2VPC
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CAPABILITIES
Security that
survives reality.
A toolkit shaped by enterprise operations, data security, and building AWS cloud infrastructure.
Cloud Security
AWS IAM · VPC · EC2 · S3 · RDS · CloudFront · Lambda · CloudWatch · CloudTrail · GuardDuty · Security Hub
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform · AWS CloudFormation · AWS CDK · TypeScript · Git · GitHub Actions · CI/CD · Docker
Cybersecurity & GRC
NIST CSF · ISO 27001/27002 · PCI DSS · HIPAA · Risk assessment · Incident response · Security operations
Leadership & Operations
Enterprise support · Incident ownership · Mentoring · Stakeholder communication · Documentation · Continuous improvement
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Learning with
purpose.
Every credential is connected to a larger goal: becoming a cloud security researcher and building safer technology.
GRADUATE STUDY · PURDUE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL
In progressM.S. Information Technology
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Technologies
Alpha Sigma Lambda
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
CompletedB.S. Cybersecurity
National Society of Leadership and Success
HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
CompletedA.A.S. Cyber Defense and Network Security
Phi Theta Kappa
MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / GLOBE UNIVERSITY
CompletedA.A.S. Computer Network Systems Engineering
Computer networking and systems engineering
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
CompTIA · ISC2CompTIA Security+
ISC2 CC · Certified in Cybersecurity
CISSP - Pending
LET’S CONNECT
Building the next chapter in cloud security.
Open to individual-contributor opportunities in cloud security, cybersecurity, AWS cloud engineering, security operations, and GRC.