Systems that work.

SIEM log pipeline — SonicWall firewall → Graylog

Built a log-ingestion and parsing pipeline in Graylog (SIEM) that takes raw SonicWall key–value firewall logs and normalizes them into typed, searchable fields. Wrote the parsing rule with key_value() and set_fields(), validated it in the Simulator, then connected it to a live stream.

Result: firewall traffic became queryable by field (action, source IP, port, protocol) instead of opaque strings — the foundation for dashboards, audit search, and alerting on suspicious activity. Core SOC log-monitoring work.

Hyper-V Server 2019 — headless bring-up

End-to-end build of a headless Hyper-V Server 2019 host: bootable USB via PowerShell bootsect, OS install, then remote management from a Windows workstation over WinRM with PSRemoting and CredSSP.

Gotchas documented: NetworkCategory Public→Private, hosts-file entries for name-based connection, WinRM restart sequence on the client. Reproducible runbook.

Hyper-V virtual network + NAT

Internal virtual switch with host-side NAT so VMs reach the internet without exposing the host NIC. PowerShell-driven: New-VMSwitch, New-NetIPAddress, New-NetNat.

Lesson: don't create the switch via Hyper-V Manager — it hijacks the NIC and locks you out.

rdt — Reddit media downloader

Bash CLI that fetches media from Reddit posts. Built incrementally to handle filename collisions, shell quoting edge cases, and inconsistent variable expansion. Usage: rdt <link>.

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco · 2023

Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security

Technobytes Technologies · Apr 2025

Credential ID: TB-TWS'25-MEA25-EH-087

Pre Security

TryHackMe · Mar 2025

Credential ID: THM-AI7FM0WXDW

B.Tech, Information Technology

Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering · 2020–2024